Germany, Imperial. A First World War Entrenching Tool, with Carrier, c. 1916 Hold the top a purple cushioned

the top a purple cushioned fabric and the bottom a purple velvet medal bed made to house a second class Breast Star

slender badge

Master (in silvered and gilt bronze

and pinned with a single aluminum pip

diagnosed with Impetigo

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Entrenching Tool, with Carrier, c. 1916 Hold the top a purple cushioned(Schanzzeug mit Tasche). A well preserved and field used entrenching tool, consisting of square magnetic metal spade head with sharpened edges facilitating use as both a practical tool and melee weapon, affixed with five domed rivets to a shaft of identical magnetic metal construction, in turn fastened to a lacquered wooden handle which bears a hand carved letter N (or Z) on the reverse, the head stamped with a partially legible mark which includes a