Evolution history of engineering shovel

Engineer shovel, improved by three generations of shovel to be folded twice, the handle is triangular and streamlined, and has the functions of shovel, pick, crowbar (thorn), saw, and knife. In terms of production technology, high-quality quenched high-carbon steel is used to increase strength. , Anti-wear, anti-corrosion, high temperature resistance. Also known as sapper shovel. During the First World War, the German army had a large number of equipment and use. The number of our army is the largest among the three armed forces of the People's Liberation Army. After the disintegration of the former Soviet Union, it is currently the army with the largest number of people in the world. In history, the People's Liberation Army first used shovels on a large scale for military purposes in the three major battles. Before that, they were fighting guerrillas. After liberation and due to historical reasons, the Republic used military strategies such as preparing for war and preparing for famine, digging deep holes and accumulating grain, etc., and carried out a large number of underground bunker construction projects. It was only then that the engineering shovel was officially included in our army’s military use. In the field of equipment, there has been no uniform and real military engineering shovel before, and a very common long wooden handle shovel has been used.
The birth of a generation of military engineering shovels can be said to be the need for survival. Soldiers found that the wooden handle of ordinary shovels was too long, it was not easy to carry, and it was easy to expose the target, so they sawed the wooden handle short. Later, this method gradually spread. At that time, the logistics department added some small changes to the shovel based on the suggestions of many veterans and field observations on many shovels that had been used for many years. First, the wooden handle was far from the top of the shovel. A small through hole was opened parallel to the shovel surface. Secondly, according to the wear and tear of some frequently used old shovels, the wooden handle was changed into a thick-thin-coarse streamlined shape, and small holes were added on both sides of the shovel surface. The four small holes are used to tie the shovel to the marching bag with a rope. It is not easy to fall off during armed swimming, strenuous exercise and long-term marching. The streamlined wooden handle is more suitable for hand holding, and it also uses traditional army green paint.