Original German WWII Square Head Entrenching Tool With Preßstoff Carrier by Cottbusser Lederwarenwerk Curt Vogel dated 1943 - Schanzzeug Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly It measures 7 1/2 inches

It measures 7 1/2 inches tall and is 10 3/4 inches wide at the tips of the wings

I never dreamed that we would have a defensive position of this size without any backup or help from our division or regiment

The wings were realigned to provide the 53rd TCW

and is quite long

The underside of the left strap has a faint circular RBNr

Original German WWII Square Head Entrenching Tool With Preßstoff Carrier by Cottbusser Lederwarenwerk Curt Vogel dated 1943 - Schanzzeug Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly It measures 7 1/2 inchesOriginal Item: Only One Available. The entrenching tool was a basic item issued to all EM NCOs and was issued with a specific carrying case that was to be worn on the load carrying waist belt. Originally the non folding entrenching tool utilized by the Germany army in WWII was a carryover of the WWI and Reichswehr era M1887 entrenching tool until November 12, 1938 when a new improved folding shovel was introduced to replace the earlier non folding