Do I have the correct M1956 etool cover? How to date. It fit's too tight. Help!! LONG

[browningautorifle]

The covers were shrunk by washing them and then throwing them in the drier. If you soak it and stretch it and set it to dry away from direct heat, it'll help fit again. Now, steel wool and oil the shovel... Have it ready for morning inspection...

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[fjruple]

... Have it ready for morning inspection...

Jim-- Your comment reminds me of an incident that took place while I was Officer's Candidate School at Ft. Benning, GA where the US Army teaches the future officers the finer things of being an officer and a gentleman including the mess hall. While in the mess hall for the supper meal. One of our classmates from the South was using his knife to eat peas. I personally have never seen anyone eat peas with a knife before. The gentleman from the South would carefully balance the peas on his knife while eating them. Well, one of tac officers was carefully watching him as well and could not believe his eyes. The Southern gentleman's fatal mistake was that one of peas fell off the knife and on to the floor. At this point you would have thought our Southern gentleman had committed a mortal sin!! The tac officer flew into a rage and stated that if your people want to eat like pigs so be it!! He ordered everyone out of the mess hall and to go and get their e-tools which had to be clean and ready for inspection at all times. Well the day before we had classes on the building of field fortifications and had to dig a number of two man fox holes and MG emplacements so the red Georgia clay was embedded into the e-tools. Well some the candidates did not clean their e-tools from the previous days activities. That night supper meal was steak, mash potatoes and gravy with green peas as a side dish. Have you ever tried to cut a piece of steak with an e-tool? Or eat green peas with the end of shovel part? There was steak, mash potatoes, gravy and green peas all over the mess hall and ourselves which infuriated the tac officers even more. At the time I did not think it was funny but now I can only laugh!!

[browningautorifle]

an incident that took place

Must admit although I never instigated something like that, we did our share. Now days that would be clear abuse of authority...by position or rank... Would have been a bit disgusting too. But, the tac offrs got what they paid for.

[breakeyp]

Wow! You got steak? I was in the army for three years and I don't think I got steak more than ten times. The steak I got on my last day was exceptional, I must admit.