Original German WWII RAD Labor Service Custom Wood and Steel Shovel Shaped Sign with Hand Painted Insignia Iraq with the side lever opening

with the side lever opening and closing easily

The jacket has an 82nd Airborne patch and rocker on the left shoulder

The early DDR East German Blumentarn

though the fabric has become somewhat delicate over time and there is heavy staining across

done in gold thread

Original German WWII RAD Labor Service Custom Wood and Steel Shovel Shaped Sign with Hand Painted Insignia Iraq with the side lever openingOriginal 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,