I have one of the folding US versions from the vietnam era. Probably the
same as today's. Nice and compact, has spent most of its life in one vw bus
or another. All I had to pay for it was to go through basic training with
it and carry it around for years after that.

Jim

On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 11:14 PM, Scott Daniel <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>wrote:

> It is a necessary vanagon tool to have for sure.
>
> I have one like your E. German one , exactly like it. I think it was
> made in Czechoslovakia ( aka The Czech Republic ) .
> I bought it in Oregon in about 1975.  It cost me $ 12.
>
> I still have it and it works perfectly.
> If you use one enough often they'll crack near the rivets in the blade.
> Mine is welded there.
> I prefer the threaded colar system to lock the handle angle.
>
> 38 years use for 12 dollars, I think I'm getting good value out of this
> handy nicely made small shove.
> The original varnish on the handle is even in good condition still.
>
> gotta have one............ for camping, trips to the bushes, getting
> unstuck etc.  in your Vanagon .
>
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> On 11/28/2013 8:04 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>
>> (You all must have one I�m sure. Maybe you have the modern US army type -
>> you know, with the triangular handle.)
>>
>> to celebrate the return of the prodigal shovel, I took some picks
>> comparing it with it�s E. German relation.
>>
>> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/trenching-tools-east-meets-west/
>>
>> alistair
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