2566 - Maybe it's not a shovel. The attachment to the handle is not as a shovel is attached. It looks more like a grub hoe attachment. Maybe it's some kind of straight hoe or straight adze-type tool for soil digging, trenching, turf lifting. I didn't get any hits for grave digging related searches.
Sonny
According to my dictionary, a shovel moves earth and a spade cuts it. With a step for a foot and the handle parallel to the blade, it looks like it was made to cut.
It doesn't look good for lifting sod. The handle would be just above the ground, leaving no room to lever the sod up.
It looks just right for straightening the sides of a trench. A grave needs straight sides. You wouldn't want the casket to jam as it was lowered.
This grave digger seems to be using a spade with a place to step above the blade, like the mystery item.
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