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USMC Entrenching Tools and Covers

The M1910 T handle entrenching shovel was a WW1 design. It was still being manufactured at the DQP and outside contractors during WW2. Several variations of the E-tool and covers were produced even in camouflage. In 1943, a folding shovel was developed with its own cover by the US Army. The Marines adopted the folding shovel for their use.

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20 Comments

@bauxiticaxis1048 7 years ago

Market gardening intensifies

@jamesedwards1588 8 years ago

When I was an infantry paratrooper in the 82nd ABN from 80 to 83, I carried one with a pick and shovel on a straight wood handle and heavy canvas cover. They gave us an option to take the heavier pick-shovel or the new lighter folding Ames shovel with plastic cover. Most troopers and many more NCO’s chose to carry the Ames folding shovel. I could out dig and out chop them by far. The pick came in real handy in the frozen ground of Ft Greely, Alaska and in the rocky ground of the desert of Ft Irwin, Ca. I chopped lots of trees at Bragg and Alaska for overhead cover and firewood with it. I have one I carry in my truck tool box. I wish in could find another, but will probably have to settle for an Ames folding E-tool

@foxsake6483 7 years ago

wow this is so helpful i found a old e tool in my great uncles attic and turns out its from ww 1

@antacidabsorber56 10 years ago

in my opinion, that camo cover that is stamped "boyt" is a well fabricated fake, the box stitching and binding tape is not typical for boyt, I have seen many other confirmed fake items using the same stamping and stitching.

@lovingmesomeoutdoors8729 10 years ago

Joe is a surplus god. knows his shit for sure.

@sonofjimbo 5 years ago

I bought a French one at a local antique store but I can’t find anything on it. The only markings on it are that it’s a champion shovel, and that’s it’s made in France

@chrisrennirt8465 2 years ago (edited)

As usual here, an incredible amount of otherwise hard-to-find and valuable information about an interesting niche topic of militaria collecting. Thanks!

@Pestgrube 9 years ago

Thank you, very informative clip!
Especially for me as collector of worldwide e-tools.

@Can-rk6yj 6 years ago

thanks to this video i found out that the t-handle shovel i have is actually a marine corps shovel. Wow!

@Darthdoodoo 10 months ago

I like watching these things every time I think about getting into collecting because I immediately realized that it's damn near impossible to get the whole collection for any kind of reasonable price and also there's way too many to collect and store😂so i just enjoy watching this channel

@stevechauser6697 11 years ago

Awesome video as always, johns collection is very impressive.

@w.rustylane5650 9 months ago

For all those who do not know what they are called, they are not shovels. They are entrenching tools or e-tool for short. Cheers from an old Marine sergeant in eastern TN

@tymcw9163 9 years ago

I found an US AMES entrenching tool from 1944

@Nyllsor 3 years ago

Cool!

@THOMMGB 7 years ago

Hi,
Recently I bought an M1943 US Army folding shovel that is somewhat unusual. It says US, then underneath that it says AMES and underneath that it says 1944. The unusual thing about it is that it has a serrated blade all around it. To me it looks like something the AMES factory made. It's painted olive green and appears to be in really nice condition. Has anyone heard of a serrated blade that goes all around the shovel? I've been doing some research, trying to find out something about this shovel. Can you help me?
Thanks a lot, Tom

@w.rustylane5650 6 years ago (edited)

Well, I've learned something about e tools from the USMC. I never paid that much attention to them. I think my e tool was made in 1944, the one I carried when I was in the USMC. We never had the T- handle e tools. Ours were straight handle. Cheers from an old Marine sergeant in eastern TN

@CrossOfBayonne777 5 years ago

The 1st Marine Division also had M1943 folding shovels when they landed late in WW2 and became standard in Korea.

@juliusdream2683 5 years ago

Have the adjustable cover and thought tool was later but it’s identical to the one you just showed. That’s cool I have a real 43 e tool with adjustable cover...