German WW2 type Wehrmacht Full Size Entrenching Shovel: Round Nose Royal Air Force Also included is the pilot's

Also included is the pilot's original WW1 issue leather bound goggles with writing clearly printed in gold on front of mask

The ramrod had a habit of falling out

by the summer of 1942 a second company was enlisted to help the production effort

Complete with the original leather lining the only drawback is that leather backing to the brass ringed chin scales is sadly lacking or remains in virtual tatters

German WW2 type Wehrmacht Full Size Entrenching Shovel: Round Nose Royal Air Force Also included is the pilot'sOriginal Item: These are the WW2 era "T" handled Full Size Entrenching Shovels as used by WW2 German Infantry & Artillery Units and often seen strapped to the sides of Tanks and other Military Vehicles. These have the classic characteristic "Round" noses of the period, see "Uniforms and Traditions of the German Army 1933 1945" by Angolis and Schlicht, page 191. Blades are heavily painted so no apparent markings are visible but classic in the WW2