Description: 1pcs Original WW2 USSR Soviet Red Army Infantry Sapper Shovel Spade We offer you a small infantry (sapper) shovel "WWII model" produced in 1943-45. MPL is a wearable entrenching tool for privates and sergeants of the Red Army and the Armed Forces of the USSR.Manufacturer Neivo-Shaitansky plant "NSHZ". The same plant that previously produced Comintern shovels.It turns out that the blades with the “NSHZ” mark are the direct descendants of the “Comintern” blades, shovels with the marks of which were found until 1941 inclusive (in August 1941, the last melting was carried out at the Comintern plant and the plant was evacuated to the Sverdlovsk region in Neivo- Shaitansk). In October, the Germans had already occupied Dnepropetrovsk and, accordingly, the workshops of that same Chaudoir Brothers plant. Here's the story.As a rule, these are well-made MPLs. Yes, the steel on them is ordinary St4 or St5. Yes, the thickness is 2-2.2 mm, instead of 1.8 mm, like the light German ones. But shovels for digging and chopping are quite suitable. The manufacturer's mark on the bayonet is present and legible. The year of manufacture on the bayonet may not be present (depending on the batch supplied).The design is extremely simple: a tray (bayonet) of a shovel and a rod with a rivet, a wooden handle (handle). The handle is fixed with two strong screws.This shovel is simply ideal for hunting and fishing, on a hike, for outdoor recreation, for paintball and airsoft, for a digger and stalker, for a camping trip. Many people just keep it in the car, at the cottage, in the garage, basement and at home, just in case.A small infantry (sapper) shovel (SPL), first of all, is an engineering tool and its main purpose (digging trenches, trenches, burying and digging up mines, digging out cars and ............), and in war it was also used as a bladed weapon (with 4 sharpened edges), both piercing and chopping, and throwing in hand-to-hand combat. And also as passive armor (for protection from fragments, piercing blowsAlso, the MPL can be used as an oar (when rowing on boats, rafts, SPP, etc.), as an ax, as a measuring device. And also as passive armor during combat (for protection from shrapnel, stabbing attacks with a knife).In terms of quality, it was accepted by the Ministry of Defense at the end of the war. Good condition (don't forget about the honorable age) from army storage. Shovels may be coated with preservative grease.This is also a great gift for those who are passionate about “reconstruction” and lovers of military paraphernalia! Keep this in mind when giving gifts to relatives, friends, acquaintances, colleagues, clients and partners!VintageMade in 1943-1945STAMPED! (Stamps "НШЗ" or year. See pictures. Ships randomly.)NEW, not used.Not fake or modern replica.Original!Parcel include 1 pcs shovel !Made in USSR
Price: 69 USD
Location: Bobruisk
End Time: 2024-09-02T19:43:00.000Z
Shipping Cost: 15 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation