Original British Rare 1883 Wallace Patent Entrenching Tool and Pioneer Spade- Dated 1883 21st Century Most still have a visible

Most still have a visible “U

Such a shame

May be worn

M/55 and M/57 needle-ignition carbines featured the re-adoption of the shortened bolt

Interestingly the butt has to be removed or at least swiveled 90 degrees for the MG 42 sights to be operable

Original British Rare 1883 Wallace Patent Entrenching Tool and Pioneer Spade- Dated 1883 21st Century Most still have a visibleOriginal Item: Only One Available. Few people get excited about military entrenching tools BUT this is the Holy Grail! Entrenching Tools became essential in WWI and then again in WWII however they were first officially introduced during the Victorian era as "essential equipment". The rarest of them all is the scarce Wallace Patent entrenching tool patented in 1883 by Nesbit Willoughby Wallace, which was a design of sheer genius. Commonly used with the