I don’t have much to say about this. I just wanted to share my good fortune. I got lucky and was in the right place at the right time to get this Nam era, near mint E-tool and M67 cover. This was the later war issued E-tool that folds 3 times and stores in the nylon carrier as opposed to the old shovel that took up a lot more room.

This one was made in 1971. Of course everyone knows this tool. It’s been the issued since the war even though it has had a variety of covers. The ALICE version being like a rubberized type cover and then the various MOLLE pouches in all the camo patterns or colors the military has went through in the last 40 years.