ISIS fanatic beheaded

Daily Express ^ | 7th January 2018 | Mark Chandler

[Timocrat]

AN SAS soldier who ran out of ammunition during his six-hour battle with ISIS fanatics used a spade to decapitate a jihadi.

[Charles Martel]

I would much rather have a WWII type entrenching tool than a bayonet.

Either way, the blade in question must've been a lot sharper than standard issue.

[Bonemaker]

I believe that!

[MarkL]

It's not the weapon, it's the man wielding it. And many items can become weapons in the "right hands."

I do recall seeing a show about different countries' special forces training, and I recall seeing a segment on the Spetznaz, and they chronicled how they actually train using entrenching tools, and they're incredibly brutal.

Mark

[Kartographer]

Was it an assault spade? Aren’t those banned?

[cynwoody]

The NAZI’S had a nice one... Spetsnaz....or something.

Wrong side. Spetsnaz was Soviet Special Purpose Forces.

But they are good with shovels:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqGceLttmq8

[TXnMA]

Thanks! I'm very familiar with the breed, and have carried and used several -- including a "surplus" folding one that probably was actually new -- made in "East Junkistan" -- and it completely fell apart when I used it in soft soil...

I was hoping you had info -- including experience with usage -- on the one you pictured. I'm doing archaeological excavations on the ruins of a WWII iron ore processing site. I've found something like a light pick to be ideal for breaking up the spilled ore that has buried many of the foundations and other features we're trying to expose for measurement -- to do a "virtual computer reconstruction"

Thanks again!!