WWII Italian Entrenching Tool and Carrier

Italian Equipment Included an Entrenching Tool and Carrier Known to Exist in One of Four Variations

• Model 1937 field shovel with blackened iron metal and wooden handle. Two holes in the shovel head allowed attachment to the carrier.
• Infantry pick axe used by infantry, Bersaglieri and Alpini. One end had a pick and the other an axe carried on the belt or knapsack.
• Infantry pick axe variation with an axe on one end and a hoe on the other.
• A special Alpini tool with pick on one end and hoe on the other also used by Bersaglieri.