An impressive example of a original
World War One
Imperial German Stormtrooper's
Large Cast-Iron Shovel Head
as issued to
Elite German Infantry in
The Trenches of the Western Front in 1917-18
Excavated from German positions at Verdun on the banks of the River Meuse,
the Battle of Verdun was the longest in
The Great War
lasting from February 21st to December 16th 1916
With the shovel head measuring approx 14" in length
by 10" across and treated with a rust-inhibitor,
these very impressive large shovels were often stripped down
and worn under the Stormtrooper's tunics
in the form of armour against enemy fire.
In a superb restored condition, this is
another superb surviving item as located on
The German Verdun Sector of the Great War..
(B/W Foto courtesy of The Tomahawk Films German Archive)
Part of the on-going acquisition of
a fascinating collection of
Great War Barn-found & Trench Dug
artefacts' from
The Somme & Verdun in France
and from the
Ypres Salient of Belgium
that was carefully built up & curated over a 40-year period .