Original U.S. Army Model 1880 Entrenching Tool with Leather Sheath Russian Navy 1944 over Plauen

1944 over Plauen

these are regarded as the final true members of the stahlhelm family

The set consists of: waist belt with brass snake buckle

A ramrod was affixed to the carriage to provide a wet swapping action for the hot barrel and to push shot down all the way to the chamber base

the "Cherry Pickers"

Original U.S. Army Model 1880 Entrenching Tool with Leather Sheath Russian Navy 1944 over PlauenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is something that we have not had before! Developed during the same period of American "multi use" military experimentation that produced the Springfield Trapdoor ramrod and trowel bayonets, the 1880 Entrenching Tool was meant to be issued in lieu of a field knife and a shovel. The tool measures 12 3 4 inches overall, with a 8 1 4 inch long and 3 1 2 inch wide blade. This is fitted with an upturned spine and a