WW1 entrenching tool - 1915 year dated, Used by Red Army till the end of WW2. In 1942 this shovel got official name "Lopata PTL" -, which means in russian - Shovel for Infantry with square tray. WW1 period issued shovel with a fat layer of preservative ointment, from an old RKKA stock.
WW1 entrenching tool - 1915 year dated, Used by Red Army till the end of WW2. In 1942 this shovel got official name "Lopata PTL" -, which means in russian - Shovel for Infantry with square tray. WW1 period issued shovel with a fat layer of preservative ointment, from an old RKKA stock.