GERMAN WW2 FOLDING SHOVEL DATED 1940 AND MAKER MARKED
GERMAN FOLDING KLAPPENSPATEN (SHOVEL) DATED 1940 AND MAKER MARKED - ORIGINAL
This is an original German WWII folding e-tool or shovel (Klappspaten) with wooden handle. The shovel is dated 1940 and maker marked with a logo. It also has an H on the shovel.
This shovel has had the handle changed or modified .
The folding shovel or Klappspaten was introduced in 1938. The German folding shovel was the first ever army spade with a folding mechanism.
The Americans then copied the design and made their own (M1943 entrenching tool) as a new standard Infantry E-tool.
The folding shovel features stamped steel blade. The blade can be locked in 3 positions through means of a Bakelite locking knob. The blade can be unfolded fully or in a 90 degree angle to hack in the ground. The blade can be locked shut when carried in the cover.
Markings: A circular logo, 1940, H
Year: 1940
Shovel #6
SKU | O1243 |
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Weight | 2.010000 |