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Pair of Entrenching Tools
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07-04-2021 03:07 PM
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How old of a person was the seller? I think I would trust what they told you about the one marked Taiwan. The "War Surplus" stores were full of reproduction "Army Shovels" back in the day. I've got one from Korea that I bought at a store my brother managed back in the 80's. That's just my opinion, though. - Bob
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I'm familiar with the reproduction shovels which is why this one is unusual. It's not cheaply made. This could have been issued to US troops other than the obvious TAI WAN stamp on it. The cheap ones are easy to pick out.
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I had one that was made in Japan some years back. Seems like whenever there isn't enough genuine surplus to be had or it is too expensive, commercial versions pop up.
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Originally Posted by
Aragorn243
I'm familiar with the reproduction shovels which is why this one is unusual. It's not cheaply made. This could have been issued to US troops other than the obvious TAI WAN stamp on it. The cheap ones are easy to pick out.
Here's some pics of my Korean "knock-off." I can't see much that's different about it. ??? - Bob
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Looks like a good one to me but I don't have a US shovel next to it to compare. Like Taiwan, Korea probably produced shovels for their own military as well. This isn't one of the cheap reproductions either.
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I bought that one in the 80's (see post #2) brand new, along with a Korean "knock-off" GI pistol belt. I used the belt for my tool pouch at work for several years and still have it. I believe they were made especially for the "war surplus" outlets in the U.S. when the real stuff was drying up. I've used the heck out of both of them. - Bob
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