Original U.S. WWI M1912 Experimental Entrenching Shovel with Picket Pin and Unit-Marked Carrier German Flags they did not have to

they did not have to move it from the right to left lug

so much of the paint has chipped away

which looks to function correctly

This is just splendid

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Original U.S. WWI M1912 Experimental Entrenching Shovel with Picket Pin and Unit-Marked Carrier German Flags they did not have toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptionally rare excellent complete example of a model 1912 experimental entrenching shovel with a removable shovel head on the 1912 picket pin farrier hammer. This rare entrenching tool also comes with a very nice R. I. A. 1909 marked M1905 shovel cover. The cover is also stenciled 2. B. 16, likely for Company B of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, 16th item. The securing strap is also marked R. I. A. 1909, a