ww1 german, russian, french or........... shovel?

[sorecat]

Hello friends,

Here I'm again to search for your help.I have this shovel , I buyed it 3 or 4 years ago in a market near Rome.I think it's the Linnemann type, may be ww1 but there aren't marks.
So I can't say if it's german, french, russian, belgian bulgarian.....I have noticed that its ''ears'' are flat and not riveted or bent.....is this a sign that can help us to recognize it?
Waiting for your support I thank you for your helpfullness and Always excuse me for my Scholastic english.
Gabriele

[sorecat]

Does anybody have an idea?

[SRB]

some markings?

maybe austrian ww1 ......

[sorecat]

No markings my friend.....I have two Austrian shovel and they have ''ears'' bent, markings and they are not rectangular but pointed .......May be a variant?

Anyway thank you for your helpfullness

[M422A1]

Since it is riveted and not spot-welded, it is not WWII German. But there are plenty of photos out there showing WWII German soldiers using shovels just like this one. The Germans used lots of different captured shovels.

[sorecat]

Thank you M422A1.So we have clear that it may be used in WW2 but it's WW1. ''The circle narrows''...... can we say that is WW1...but German?
I think that the ears so flat ( i haven't seen ''in person'' or on Internet...but may be due to my ignorance) can tell us a lot.Anyway Thank you again my friend.

[timpe]

I think it is ww1, but not german. maybe romanian or other smaller country, that is copied german shovel

[sorecat]

why not.....It's a right suspect....thank you my friend. Consider that the shovel has a profile very flat that may be you can't see in photo.

[oradour]

IMO it could be of Austro-Hungarian origin, I had one, mine was stamped "Linnemann 1917" .
Prost ! Steve.

[sorecat]

Thank you Steve, beautiful!I have two other that are different ( markings tell me that they are Austrian)....so this is another austro hungarian in collection....different from the Others I have......Thank you again.