Many post apocalyptic games like Fallout 4 and Rust feature AK pattern rifles with their stock replaced with shovel handles. This is why.
On Nov 12th 2012, Thanksgiving Day, a man by the username Boris posted a series of images along with a story of how he converted a $2 shovel he found at a Vermont garage sale into a rifle on the forum www.Newenglandshooters.com.
He itemized the expense at $232. Comprised of a $200 Romanian AK parts kit with no barrel, a $30 barrel, and the aforementioned shovel.
The actual receiver of this firearm is compromised of the head of the shovel used for the stock. In his original post he showed a step by step display of the process he used in the conversion.
Here is the original shovel.
Original post on NES (images appear dead):
https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/threads/diy-shovel-ak-photo-tsunami-warning.179192/
Images:
Considering that the first picture features a gun, an anvil, and a bottle of vodka, I had a good idea of how this happened! It is a fun ride though!