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    Posted 6 years ago

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    clpitts
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    Appreciate any information regarding date and country if this shovel. I can not find any markings. Maybe rust destroyed the markings. The handle is suppose to collapse but frozen.

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 6 years ago
      It is an Army trenching tool. It folds up and has a holster that goes on your web belt. Pain in the butt digging a fox hole. Great weapon to cut a throat in close combat if you swing it right.
    2. clpitts, 6 years ago
      Thanks for your information. Do you know what era? I have not been able to find one with this type handle. Most are either wood or metal post type.
    3. scottvez scottvez, 6 years ago
      Called an entrenching tool or e- tool for short. It is a modern US military item-- hard to tell if yours is a genuine issue item or a knock off version.

      Take a look online for "e-tool" and you will find a lot of information.

      They actually work fairly well-- I have used them numerous times to dig a hasty fighting position.

      scott

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