Original Pre-WWII Finnish Infantry Shovel - All Wood Handle German Field Equipment these are quite hard to

these are quite hard to find today

zinc had been replaced by copper in calibers used by the Royal Army and Royal Navy

The Ordnance 2

and was then imported to Belgium

The rifling differed from the German original in details to accommodate various lots of 9mm ammunition then being acquired for service use

Original Pre-WWII Finnish Infantry Shovel - All Wood Handle German Field Equipment these are quite hard toOriginal Item: Acquired in IMA's the recent exclusive purchase from the Finnish Army. These steel and wood infantry shovels, or trench spades, were used extensively before WWII up until the 1970s. As used in the Winter War of 1939 40 and the Continuation War of 1941 44, these were imported directly from Finland and bear SA (Finnish Army) markings but are undated. The handle of the shovel is comprised completely of wood, which contrasts with the later