Schrade Telescoping EDC Folding Shovel - A versatile EDC shovel designed to support both outdoor and tactical communities the SCHSH1 both folds for easy storagea | and telescopes to its full length of over 19 inches. With a concave shovel blade forged from rugged 1055 carbon steel with beveled, sharpened edges the covert black tool serves as both an outdoor multi-tool as well as an instrument of self-defense.To deploy the shovel, rotate the locking collar counter-clockwise. Then swivel the blade to the fully open position. Lock the blade into place by turn-ing the locking collar clockwise until the locking washer snugs. Use caution at all times as the shovel blade's edges are sharp!The handle's aluminum inner tube expands to any one of five positions. Use your thumbs to disengage the handle lock. Slide the molded polypro-pylene all-weather T handle to the desired lengtha | and lock into position by pressing down on the Schrade logo of the handle lock.Use the SCHSH1 telescoping folding shovel to dig holesa | shovel snowa | and light chopping. The steel striking surface can be used to pound tent stakes. Loosen the locking collar and reposition the shovel blade at a 90 degree angle for digging furrowsa | or scraping tree bark.To sheath, fully collapse both the handle and bladea | then slide the tool in-to its black nylon belt sheath where twin snaps secure the blade. Double loops on the backside of the sheath let you carry the SCHSH1 either on your belta | or attached to gear.A versatile EDC and tactical shovel weighing only 2 lbs... crafted from pre-mium materials... and built for a lifetime... this is the Schrade SCHSH1 Tel-escoping Folding Shovel. Blade Length: 7.42 inHandle Length: 10.8 inOverall Length: 16.58 inWeight: 2 lb