WW2 German Folding Entrenching Tool & Carrier

A WW2 German folding entrenching tool & prestoff carrier introduced as of 1938.
These replaced the more traditional straight entrenching tool although both were seen in use throughout WW2. Tool has brown bakelite tightening nut to neck with maker code 'ekz' & eagle & swastika waffenamt marking to reverse side.
Carrier is of black prestoff & leather with very faint traces of now illegible markings to bottom pointed edge . The pull over securing strap has had a piece of strengthening tape collector applied to its reverse where the crease coming over the edge of the tool has weakened the leather over the years. Perfectly fine for a belt equipment display .

Code: 149