Entrenching Tool 1908 British Army
An Entrenching Tool was one of the tools belonging to a soldiers equipment.
The Entrenching tool was either used for digging or chopping. It was either used as an pickaxe or a shovel.
In the middle of the entrenching tool there is an ovally formed hole through which a helve can be placed.
This is a replica of a 1908 British Army Entrenching Tool.
It is made of cast-iron and can only be on display, as it is too fragile and would break during usage.
The ovally formed hole measures: 2.5x3.5 cm
the width is 2.5 cm
the length is 9 cm
the pickaxe has a width of 2.5 cm, and a length of 14 cm
the whole length is 30 cm
the Entrenching Tool weighs approx. 800 gramm