Modified USMC M43 Entrenching Tool

[Aragorn243]

I got a new book today on US Marine Corps gear. Called "782 Gear". I'm looking through it and there's a picture of a weird shovel I bought last year and couldn't find any information on. Turns out it's a modified M43 shovel. It's fixed, not folding. Only issued to the Marines. Supposedly, they are pretty rare.

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[RCS]

These two USMC shovel covers were issued to US Marines assigned to larger naval ships. The location od the hook attachment was changed after WW1 to have a slight angle