Is this folding e-tool original?

[lianshangzheng]

Hi this E-tool is what I find in China forum.
The stamp looks strange
And need your opinion

[Gunny Hartmann]

Looks OK to me, i've seen "ago" marked klappspaten before. The only little downside is it's been repainted and whoever did so painted part of the handle!..

[timothy]

Yes that is OK folding German ww2 shovel by ago dated it looks like 41 somewhere under that thick repaint might be a waa nice shovel but has been painted at some point as mentioned above. timothy

[MP44tom]

Yes, original ago 41 Klappspaten.....

ago = E. Luft, Eisen- und Metallwarenfabrik, Zentrale Tetschen/Elbe (Decín)

now the hard part: finding an original carrier

Tom
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[Danmark]

Can someone confirm or deny what I was told many years ago to identify these.

Dutch E tool ribs are not as pronounced ( are more rounded ) than the German made tool and a "true" German tool has an angled stop so the handle when closed does not lay parallel with the blade so it sits away from the soldiers leg. This is similar to the angle on the flat shovel.

Tom or any other equipment guys or gals, what are your thoughts on these beliefs?

Dan

[Gunny Hartmann]

Can someone confirm or deny what I was told many years ago to identify these.

Dutch E tool ribs are not as pronounced ( are more rounded ) than the German made tool and a "true" German tool has an angled stop so the handle when closed does not lay parallel with the blade so it sits away from the soldiers leg. This is similar to the angle on the flat shovel.

Tom or any other equipment guys or gals, what are your thoughts on these beliefs?

Dan

Yeah Dan you are right, i think the handle on the German tool rests a few degrees away from the "blade" when folded!...

[MP44tom]

Right

german blades should look like this



Tom
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[Danmark]

So does that mean that the klappspaten that opened this thread is not german?

[JPhilip]

So does that mean that the klappspaten that opened this thread is not german?

Hello,
No, it means that the metal/bakelite ring has been unscrewed enough to allow the blade to lie against the handle...
Here the ring on Tom's folding shovel is not completly unscrewed...it has been screwed up to block the blade to show that when the ring is screwed up enough to block the blade when the latter it's folded, then both are not parallel...but if you unscrew the ring down till "the end", you can of course have them parallel...otherwise it would have been a serious problem to carry a folding tool that can't be properly folded...i hope it makes sense...
Thanks

[Austrian]

I have to pull out this old post because the topic is still relevant.

This is a postwar Dutch e-tool with fake marking "ago 41"
These e-tools are regularly found on Ebay.de (for example right now) and unfortunately people still fall for the scam.
It is a well-known dealer who offers almost exclusively fakes to the detriment of the collector.
By the way, the marking ago 41 in this form is never to find on original German e-tools.