Wehrmacht Folding Shovel, MINT (Klappspatenr)
Price: Sold
Description:The folding shovel consists of a lathed hardwood construction handle with an enlarged ball head for ease of handling and a slightly curved, pointed tip, tooled steel construction shovel head. The shovel head has three, evenly spaced, embossed, reinforcement ribs and is affixed to a hinged bar by eight, small, dome headed rivets. The hinged bar is secured to an internal steel retaining bar which is fitted into the wooden handle and secured by dual, extended sheet metal sleeves with two flat headed rivets. The shovel has a vertically ribbed, molded brown bakelite and steel nut with internal screw threads that allows the shovel head to be adjusted into three different positions as required. The bakelite nut still functions. The three different positions consist of the open position for use as a shovel, the 90 degree angled position for use as a pick, and the closed position for transportation and storage. The shovel head is dated ‘41’, ‘WaffenAmt’ proofed and bears its manufacturer’s distinctive logo. This Shovel is as mint as they come with a knife-blade sharp edge. It comes with an excellent reproduction ersatz cover; Impossible to upgrade this MINT beauty.
