Gary Cain Posted December 12, 2008 Share #1 Posted December 12, 2008 This is a recent garage sale pickup. I have never seen one before but it is well made and fits in a standard US shovel carrier. As you can see it is a three piece collapsible tool and was very heavily rusted when I got it. This is after about 20 hours of cleaning. There is a makers mark but I can't quite make it out yet. Anyone ever seen one of these before? Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Cain Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share #2 Posted December 12, 2008 2 This is a recent garage sale pickup. I have never seen one before but it is well made and fits in a standard US shovel carrier. As you can see it is a three piece collapsible tool and was very heavily rusted when I got it. This is after about 20 hours of cleaning. There is a makers mark but I can't quite make it out yet. Anyone ever seen one of these before?Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Cain Posted December 12, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted December 12, 2008 this is all that is currently visible of the makers mark. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artu44 Posted December 12, 2008 Share #4 Posted December 12, 2008 I can read AMES who's a notorious manufacturer for US entrenching tool. Anyway this doesn't look a military marking nor a military tool. Maybe camping or hicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Romantic Posted December 12, 2008 Share #5 Posted December 12, 2008 Maybe this is from the WWI period? A couple of years back I was reading Gary Mead's "The Doughboys" and there was a passage where an officer mentions buying his own uniforms and gear. One item that stood out was a folding shovel which I found interesting. Perhaps the shovel on this post is similar to that purchased by the officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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