{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.entrenching-tool","code":"thing-q2231101","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q2231101/","name":"entrenching tool","alternateNames":["kitush"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Physical world and living systems","entryKind":"thing","plane":"PHY","domain":["PHY.OBJ"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"An entrenching tool in this sense is a compact, manually operated military digging implement with a shovel blade and a pick blade set at right angles to the handle, intended for individual carriage and excavation in field tasks.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise an entrenching tool, assess its digging readiness and select handling, deployment and maintenance actions suited to its construction and condition.","scope":{"in":["Compact, manually powered military digging tools with shovel and pick blades set at right angles to the handle are included.","The shovel blade, pick blade, shaft, grip and their load-bearing connections are included.","Fixed, folding or detachable construction is included where it supports the specified blade arrangement.","Suitability for particular ground conditions and excavation tasks is included.","Inspection, cleaning, corrosion control and safe transport are included."],"out":["Military digging tools without the specified shovel and pick blade arrangement are excluded.","Full-size general-purpose shovel and spade kinds are excluded except as boundary comparisons.","Standalone picks, mattocks, axes and saws are excluded.","Powered excavation machinery is excluded.","Design and structural adequacy of trenches, shelters or other excavations are excluded.","Military tactics and weapon use are excluded.","Product-line catalogues, individual-unit ownership and procurement records are excluded."],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["It combines a shovel blade and a pick blade set at right angles to the handle with construction intended for compact military field carriage.","The combination of shovel and pick blades distinguishes this sense from standalone picks and shovel-only digging tools.","Folding is a possible construction feature, not a membership requirement, and fixed examples with the specified blade arrangement are included.","A working configuration must be supported and secured by the design, and an unlocked folding blade does not establish the required arrangement.","The entry describes a tool kind, distinguishable from a named manufacturer's design and from a particular issued or privately owned example."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"identity-and-carried-digging-role","name":"Identity and carried digging role","description":"Establishes what makes the kind an entrenching tool and how compact field excavation shapes its use.","layers":[{"id":"kind-boundary","name":"Kind boundary","description":"Separates the registered kind from neighbouring digging tools and from product or unit records.","findings":[{"id":"field-digging-identity","name":"Field digging identity","description":"Recognition should consider intended carried excavation use together with physical digging construction; no single folding mechanism defines the kind.","questions":[{"text":"What documented purpose and physical features support classifying this design as an entrenching tool?","id":"field-digging-identity-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What separates this example from a compact garden spade, hand trowel or general-purpose camping shovel?","id":"field-digging-identity-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"portability-and-working-envelope","name":"Portability and working envelope","description":"Records the carried burden and deployed dimensions that constrain field excavation.","findings":[{"id":"stowed-and-deployed-envelope","name":"Stowed and deployed envelope","description":"Mass and dimensions need explicit configurations and accessory inclusion so portability can be compared meaningfully.","questions":[{"text":"What are the working length, stowed dimensions and mass, with units and configuration stated?","id":"stowed-and-deployed-envelope-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Does the available clearance allow the intended digging movement and grip with this deployed configuration?","id":"stowed-and-deployed-envelope-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"blade-and-ground-interaction","name":"Blade and ground interaction","description":"Connects blade construction to earth penetration, loosening and soil removal.","layers":[{"id":"earthworking-geometry","name":"Earthworking geometry","description":"Describes the blade features that contact and move the ground.","findings":[{"id":"blade-form-and-load-path","name":"Blade form and load path","description":"Blade outline, curvature, edge condition and connection to the shaft provide the physical basis for assessing digging behaviour.","questions":[{"text":"What are the blade dimensions, profile, curvature and condition of the soil-entry edge?","id":"blade-form-and-load-path-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Where does the design permit hand or foot force to be applied, and what evidence supports those contact points?","id":"blade-form-and-load-path-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"ground-and-task-fit","name":"Ground and task fit","description":"Distinguishes ordinary digging from tasks requiring unsupported loads or auxiliary functions.","findings":[{"id":"excavation-capability-limits","name":"Excavation capability limits","description":"Suitability depends on ground condition and documented use; a toothed or sharpened edge does not by itself establish a rated sawing or chopping capability.","questions":[{"text":"What evidence supports use in the expected loose, cohesive, stony, rooted or frozen ground?","id":"excavation-capability-limits-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Would the task require levering, striking or cutting beyond the design's documented capabilities?","id":"excavation-capability-limits-q02","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"Which observed ground conditions require changing the task or selecting another tool?","id":"excavation-capability-limits-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"deployment-and-working-security","name":"Deployment and working security","description":"Represents assembly, articulation, supported positions and secure transmission of digging loads.","layers":[{"id":"configuration-transitions","name":"Configuration transitions","description":"Identifies how an example moves from carried form to an intended working form.","findings":[{"id":"supported-deployment-sequence","name":"Supported deployment sequence","description":"A design may be fixed, folding or detachable; deployment requirements and permitted angular positions must be recorded for the applicable construction.","questions":[{"text":"Which joints or detachable connections exist, and which working positions are explicitly supported?","id":"supported-deployment-sequence-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What deployment sequence secures the blade and shaft while keeping fingers clear of closing joints?","id":"supported-deployment-sequence-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"joint-and-lock-readiness","name":"Joint and lock readiness","description":"Assesses whether working connections remain secure before digging begins.","findings":[{"id":"secure-load-bearing-connections","name":"Secure load-bearing connections","description":"Apparent deployment must be distinguished from verified engagement; contamination, wear or damage can affect joint security.","questions":[{"text":"What observable indication or instructed check confirms that each working connection is fully secured?","id":"secure-load-bearing-connections-q01","kind":"action"},{"text":"Is there joint play, incomplete engagement, damaged threading or trapped soil that prevents a secure working state?","id":"secure-load-bearing-connections-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which connection defects require withdrawal from use under the applicable instructions?","id":"secure-load-bearing-connections-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"serviceability-care-and-carry","name":"Serviceability, care and carry","description":"Links damage inspection and material-specific maintenance to continued use and protected transport.","layers":[{"id":"digging-load-damage","name":"Digging-load damage","description":"Examines components and connections for defects relevant to manual excavation.","findings":[{"id":"structural-condition-decision","name":"Structural condition decision","description":"Serviceability should follow observed blade, shaft, grip and connection condition with design-specific acceptance criteria where available.","questions":[{"text":"Are there cracks, permanent bends, loose attachments, grip damage or material deterioration along the load-bearing structure?","id":"structural-condition-decision-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What inspection criteria justify continued use, a restricted task or withdrawal of this example?","id":"structural-condition-decision-q02","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"soil-removal-and-protected-storage","name":"Soil removal and protected storage","description":"Covers cleaning, permitted edge care, mechanism maintenance and restraint during carrying.","findings":[{"id":"material-specific-care-and-stowage","name":"Material-specific care and stowage","description":"Care must account for component materials and mechanism design, while stowage must control exposed edges and unintended movement.","questions":[{"text":"Which instructions specify cleaning, drying, lubrication, corrosion protection and any permitted sharpening?","id":"material-specific-care-and-stowage-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"How should soil be removed from hinges, locking surfaces or detachable connections before stowage?","id":"material-specific-care-and-stowage-q02","kind":"action"},{"text":"Does the carrier fit the actual stowed configuration and restrain exposed edges and moving parts?","id":"material-specific-care-and-stowage-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of entrenching tool this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the entrenching tool and its use in military field tasks and outdoor work.","Catalogue examples for museums and collectors."],"mustNot":["Help anyone use an entrenching tool as a weapon against people.","Advise digging where buried cables, pipes or unexploded ordnance may be present without checks.","Advise digging on protected archaeological or battlefield sites without permission.","Present a sharpened tool as legal to carry in public where it is not."],"requiresHuman":["Digging on former battlefields where human remains may be found."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Battlefields contain human remains and ordnance and need respectful, lawful handling."],"affectedParties":["Soldiers and outdoor workers","People near digging","Families of war dead"]},"owners":{"steward":"The person or unit that keeps it.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q111475505","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.entrenching-tool","Wikidata: Q2231101 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2231101)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["Primary intended excavation role: Carried field excavation; other documented role; uncertain","Construction configuration: Fixed; folding; detachable; combined construction","Working and stowed length: mm, recorded separately for each configuration","Blade dimensions: Blade length, maximum width and thickness in mm","Carried mass: kg, stating whether carrier and attachments are included","Blade profile and edge features: Recorded outline, curvature, point shape and plain or toothed edge features","Component materials: Documented material for blade, shaft, grip and joint components; unknown where unverified","Supported working positions: Documented positions and blade-to-shaft angles in degrees, with angle convention stated","Deployment and locking condition: Stowed; transitioning; secured for work; unsecured; jammed; not applicable","Structural serviceability: Serviceable for assessed task; restricted; withdrawn from use; unassessed, with observed defects","Design-specific instructions: Applicable manufacturer or issuing-body instructions, identified by design and revision"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["A compact digging tool has both a shovel blade and a pick blade set at right angles to a short handle.","It may be carried in a belt pouch as part of military kit."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Identify an example as an entrenching tool and describe the evidence supporting that classification.","Assess whether its blade geometry and documented capabilities suit the intended ground and digging task.","Deploy or assemble it into a supported working position and verify secure engagement.","Inspect its blade, shaft, grip and connections to decide whether to use, restrict or withdraw it.","Clean, dry and maintain it according to its materials and applicable instructions.","Stow and secure it so exposed edges and moving components are controlled during transport."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["The folding joint can collapse and pinch hands.","Digging can strike buried services or unexploded munitions."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":[]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["An entrenching tool is carried by military personnel for excavating small field positions and performing other manual earthmoving tasks.","Its shovel blade moves loose soil, while its pick blade helps break compacted ground where space and carrying capacity limit the use of larger tools."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q2231101: entrenching tool","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2231101","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Entrenching tool","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrenching_tool","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["What authoritative definition establishes the registry boundary between an entrenching tool and other compact field or camping shovels?","Which military specifications, manufacturer standards or test methods apply to particular designs, who issues them, and what evidence establishes compliance?","What sourced dimensional and mass ranges describe representative fixed, folding and detachable designs without turning those ranges into unsupported membership limits?","Which designs explicitly support angled digging, foot loading, chopping or sawing, and what limits and inspection criteria accompany those functions?","What design-specific evidence defines acceptable joint play, blade wear, corrosion and repairability, especially for examples without identifiable instructions?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q2231101/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q2231101/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T09:30:25Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"not-applicable","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:31+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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