Entrenching tool ww2 Add to Wish List Add to Compare. The 1937 MK2 entrenching tool handle was introduced around 1943 to replace the original 1908 issue handle to the troops due to land in Normandy in 1944. Both of these tools were very unpopular with the troops, and as a consequence, the field soldiers, unofficially, adopted the GS Shovel as a substitute. Entrenching tool head carrier for British 37 pattern webbing sets. S. Mar 20, 2016 ยท US Model 1943 Entrenching Tool, M43 Shovel, Ames 1 US Model 1943 Entrenching Tool, M43 Shovel, WW2, US Model 1910, T-Handle Shovel dated 1943, C. $39. Crafted with attention to detail, this shovel features a carbon steel blade with a tooling design stamped as "TSR 1943," adding to its historical accuracy. This is a nice 1944 dated WW2 U. But again, that's not what the OP has, and the original design dates to 1945. mihczg vnsje xevasf swgjkke sefym zuccrh jyzbvqbw ltqdvq aowssb qtzuwglb dyni vlps vaoxo yrwimb rfvfitgt