Original German WWII RAD Labor Service Custom Wood and Steel Shovel Shaped Sign with Hand Painted Insignia Category_Snider Rifle Accessories The black patent leather chin

The black patent leather chin strap and buttons are still present and in very good condition

but olive colored canvas

Sling is quite clean on the canteen body

with a handle that is nickel-plated over a steel base

Original German WWII RAD Labor Service Custom Wood and Steel Shovel Shaped Sign with Hand Painted Insignia Category_Snider Rifle Accessories The black patent leather chinOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an original German WWII period custom made RAD, or Reichsarbeitsdienst, decorative sign constructed in the form of a shovel. Measuring approximately 36" overall, it combines a wooden handle with a curved steel shovelhead bearing a large hand painted RAD insignia. The Reichsarbeitsdienst, or Reich Labor Service, was the German state labor organization responsible for compulsory labor service, public works,