Original British WWII Army Full Size Entrenching Shovel- Marked and Un-Dated Availability_Domestic These are seldom encountered for

These are seldom encountered for private purchase as the British Government discourages sales of police surplus and normally require all helmets to be destroyed

• Maker’s code with size marking “68” stamped on the interior of the shell found over the wearer’s left ear

Original Item: Issued for use in the D-Day invasion of Europe in 1944

(NS)- Vereinigte Deutsche Nikelwerke

Shell paint colors towards the end of the war typically ran to matte gray-green

Original British WWII Army Full Size Entrenching Shovel- Marked and Un-Dated Availability_Domestic These are seldom encountered forOriginal Item: Standard issue to all mechanized and Artillery units as well as Sappers and Engineers, these are the correct shovels used by the British military for over 100 years. Wood "T" handle with steel blades bearing military markings but no WW2 Dates. Length: 37 inches. Shovel blade: 8 inches wide.