Description: An impressive example of a original World War One Imperial German Stormtrooper's Large Cast-Iron Shovel Head as issued to Elite German Infantry in The Trenches of the Western Front in 1917-18 Excavated from German positions at Verdun on the banks of the River Meuse, the Battle of Verdun was the longest in The Great War lasting from February 21st to December 16th 1916 With the shovel head measuring approx 14" in length by 10" across and treated with a rust-inhibitor, these very impressive large shovels were often stripped down and worn under the Stormtrooper's tunics in the form of armour against enemy fire. In a superb restored condition, this is another superb surviving item as located on The German Verdun Sector of the Great War.. (B/W Foto courtesy of The Tomahawk Films German Archive) Part of the on-going acquisition of a fascinating collection of Great War Barn-found & Trench Dug artefacts' from The Somme & Verdun in France and from the Ypres Salient of Belgium that was carefully built up & curated over a 40-year period . Thanks for looking..!
Price: 95 GBP
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
End Time: 2024-09-19T14:28:26.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25.24 GBP
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Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Beaumont Hamel: Chemins des Dames
RFC: Royal Flying Corps
Cambrai: Aisne
Ypres: Passenschendale
Vimy Ridge: Flanders
Country/ Organization: Germany
Army Entrenching Tool: 1916
ANZAC: Gallipoli
The Somme: The Western Front
Verdun: Stormtrooper
BEF: British Expeditionary Force
Mons: Marne
Imperial German Army: Kaiser Wilhelm
Aisne: Loos
Service: Army
Modified Item: No
Ancre: Thiepval
Type: Field Gear
Conflict: World War I (1914-1918)
Era: 1914-1945
Theme: Militaria
Arras: Lord Kitchener
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Canadian Expeditionary Force: American Expeditionary Force
