Original WWII Finnish Infantry Shovel - Metal & Wood Handle Hand Select:No Those issued to the troops

Those issued to the troops were typically fitted with two Perspex filter for signaling in Red and Green as well as a quick-release button for signaling in Morse Code

Very few in stock

The British finally adopted this weapon in 1869

although “polygroove” sounds like a modern term

Original WWII Finnish Infantry Shovel - Metal & Wood Handle Hand Select:No Those issued to the troopsOriginal 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 style of this shovel is very close to WW2 Russian and even some German WWII