Japanese entrenching tool with cover

Japanese entrenching tool with cover but without handle. Nice and rare but sadly not complete example. Incredibly hard to find!

This piece was a part of the late Nick Komiya collection who was a very knowledgeable Japanese collector who wrote many interesting articles on Warrelics and Wehrmacht Awards forum. The item sold here is a part of his article here. A nice and rare example from a well known and curated collection!