ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Germany
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"In 1973, the Bundesgerichtshof made a ruling that Made in Germany does not enable people to properly distinguish between the two Germanys of the time, so Made in West Germany and Made in GDR became popular."
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I also have the same GDR trenching shovel.� I think for a while they were available in some of the army surplus stores in Ottawa.� I carry these in my 1986 Vanagon GL 2.1L�and my 1985 Bombardier Iltis.
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Cheers!
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Stuart