Original U.S. WWI M1912 Experimental Entrenching Shovel with Picket Pin and Carrier Martini-Henry Rifles This helmet is heat lot

This helmet is heat lot stamped 225C which indicates the approximate manufacture date of July - August - 1942

Upon her return to the United States on 5 December

This is why there is so much space between the inner and outer liner bands

honest condition reporting

so please take time to study the pictures before purchasing

Original U.S. WWI M1912 Experimental Entrenching Shovel with Picket Pin and Carrier Martini-Henry Rifles This helmet is heat lotOriginal 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. 1910 marked M1905 shovel cover. The securing strap is also marked R. I. A. 1910, a great detail. All components of this entrenching tool are offered in great service used condition.