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    Entrenching tool - Wikipedia

    During World War I, entrenching tools became extremely important with the introduction of trench warfare. Entrenching tools designed for the individual infantryman soon appeared with short straight handles, T-handles, D-handles, and other designs. The British entrenching tool of this period was a … See more

    An entrenching tool (UK), intrenching tool (US), E-tool, or trenching tool is a digging tool used by military forces for a variety of military purposes. Survivalists, campers, hikers, and other outdoors groups have found it to be … See more

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    In 1870, the U.S. Army introduced the trowel bayonet, intended for individual soldiers as both a weapon and an entrenching tool. This was followed by the development of separate trowel and spade tools, small one-hand implements that could be carried as … See more

    "In 1938, the (German) Klappspaten foldable spade, appeared, being the precursor of all modern spades of this kind, including the 1943 American copy." Folding designs … See more

    Many millions of surplus entrenching tools have made their way into the hands of civilians. They are commonly used for camping, gardening … See more

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    Entrenching tools go back at least to the times of the Roman Legion who used a type of mattock known as a dolabra. Julius Caesar, as well as other ancient writers, documented the use of spades and other digging implements as important tools of war. The Roman … See more

    The first truly modern entrenching tool was invented in 1869 by the Danish officer Mads Johan Buch Linnemann. In 1870, it was patented and supplied to the Danish Army. The next year … See more

    The United States Army entrenching tool has evolved since the time of the Pattern 1907 non-folding T-handled spade to a tri-fold design with a … See more

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    With the advent of trench warfare in the fall of 1914, the entrenchment tool proved invaluable. Indeed in a sense, it became just as important as the soldiers rifle, primarily as a means of self-preservation.

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