This very nice P39 shovel has just arrived.
It is the first one I have seen with 1939 marking.
Almost all of them are from 1940.
This very nice P39 shovel has just arrived.
It is the first one I have seen with 1939 marking.
Almost all of them are from 1940.
Fabulous find, Austrian!
Exceedingly jealous.
Rob
Thanks!
Here is the younger brother from 1940 with an interesting perforation.
This rectangular hole was already made at the factory.
Is there any knowledge or conjecture on the purpose?
My guess would be some tool function or maybe an alternative strap mount, but I don't know.
Best regards,
Austrian
Bottle opener!
Just a Squaddies opinion, (it's what I'd use it for).
"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing he cares more about than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature with no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
I noticed that this hole is to find on a few Brades 1940 shovels only.
So it could also be Brade's own invention that came to nothing very quickly.
Here is an other example to see: Feltspade -
Norsk Industriarbeidermuseum /
DigitaltMuseum
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