This is a Cold War-era West German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) folding entrenching tool (Klappspaten)
£60.00
- Condition: good
- Sold by loobywall71
The text stamped directly into the steel blade reveals its exact military origin through its formal NATO Stock Number (NSN) tracking sequence:5120: The standard NATO supply classification group code specifically designated for Hand Tools.12: The NATO country designation code uniquely assigned to West Germany / Germany.121-7532: The national item identification number mapping directly to this exact pattern of folding spade.4: The single number stamped at the bottom usually indicates the quarter or the specific manufacturing factory batch number.