Original U.S. WWI M1912 Experimental Entrenching Shovel with Picket Pin and Unit-Marked Carrier German Flags so much of the paint

so much of the paint has chipped away

they did not have to move it from the right to left lug

which looks to function correctly

Harold Eugene Tacia Naval Serial Number 3122776 was part of the crew aboard USS BOLIAR (APA-34) during WW2 in the Pacific

The payload operator used a joystick and console to control the pointing of the payload camera

Original U.S. WWI M1912 Experimental Entrenching Shovel with Picket Pin and Unit-Marked Carrier German Flags so much of the paintOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an exceptionally rare excellent complete example of a model 1912 experimental entrenching shovel with a removable shovel head on the 1912 picket pin farrier hammer. This rare entrenching tool also comes with a very nice R. I. A. 1909 marked M1905 shovel cover. The cover is also stenciled 2. B. 16, likely for Company B of the 2nd Infantry Regiment, 16th item. The securing strap is also marked R. I. A. 1909, a