Polish entrenching tool, era 1970s?
Article about: Presenting a very compact entrenching tool, I believe it to be manufactured in Poland around the 1970s. It was also used by Czechoslovakia. Information about this entrenching tool is not eas
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Nice item. Who copied who? The US or Polish? Very similar to US.
John
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Nice item. Who copied who? The US or Polish? Very similar to US.
John
Hi John, the US copied the German 1938 model with their 1943 version, itself was copied by many Western European countries post WW2 followed by Asian countries. Almost forgot also Austria & yes, Switzerland... & the list goes on. Enough material here for an interesting book.
Similar thing happened with the bazooka (the "stovepipe" not the bubble gum) except the other way around that time, but that is another story. Jack
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