Original U.S. WWII M1943 Entrenching Tool Shovel with Canvas Carrier Category_Night Sights Most likely it was a

Most likely it was a GI Bring-back that has been deactivated

The New Model 1863's were made without patch boxes

of tooled and embossed leather with gold inlay bearing the official Coat of Arms of the Master General of Ordnance of Three Cannons in a shield under a Crown

Hard covers

Reconnaissance Vehicle

Original U.S. WWII M1943 Entrenching Tool Shovel with Canvas Carrier Category_Night Sights Most likely it was aOriginal Item: One Only. One of scores of items that made life a little easier and safer for the World War II soldier was an improved entrenching tool. Unlike World War I where soldiers spent most of their time at the front in, in World War II the emphasis was on individual shelter and the need to construct hasty foxholes. For that reason, the entrenching tool became an indispensable piece of equipment, as necessary as a weapon in many settings. One