Greetings to all in this electronic tribe.
Just got my shovel from the Cherokee in which it has been living these past few months. I didn't get this one from Cold Steel, don't know if the cover is the same. The cover is cotton webbing, looks sewable, the loops look like they would take a 2 1/4 inch belt and the shovel is retained by a short leather strap and belt type buckle.
A file gets it wicked sharp but it looks just like a....shovel.