Original WWI US M1910 Entrenching Tool ‘T-Handle’ Shovel. 21608:6. Original WWI US M1910 Entrenching Tool ‘T-Handle’ Shovel. 21608:6. Antiques & Militaria

Sometimes known as ‘e tool’ T handle shovel, M1928 e tool, M1910 entrenching tool etc. Originally called the M1910 model when it was introduced in WWI, the cover was then modified in 1928 and the modified cover was called the M1928 cover in WWII. This T-handle model is the type of shovel carried by U.S. Doughboys and Marines during WWI, also carried in the early years of WWII until the development of the M1943 shovel. The M1910 T-handle shovel was probably the most commonly carried entrenching tool by U.S. Airborne and infantry assault troops during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The T-handle shovel also was regularly used by U.S. Marines in the Pacific Theatre. This example is in very good condition. The metalwork has a good aged patina and the wood is solid. The price includes UK delivery. 21608:6.