Probably 'MAC Sabina'.
-Jason
Greg, I tried just now to photograph it, unsuccesfully. Will try again tomorrow with natural light.
I just saw it, thanks. Quite the controversial object! With many scantily-researched yet boldly-declared statements about its age. I will add my comments on that thread.lucakiki wrote: ↑Thu Apr 26, 2018 1:43 pmEDITED:
Greg, this morning I found that this old thread has been thankfully retrieved.
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=196131
My MAC SABINA is exactly like the one posted there!
I found out a little more about this wrench. After WW1 ended, The Scintilla Magneto Company, a Swiss company, started a manufacturing plant in Sidney, NY. They were later purchased by the Bendix Aviation Corporation in 1929. Their production of Bendix Magnetos expanded significantly in 1935 and continued until the end of WW2. Because of their durability and dependability many are still around today. Bendix Magnetos were used on the Allison V-1710 engine found in many aircraft including the P-38, P-39, P-40, P-51A, P-63 and P-82 and many others. As best I can tell the magnetos were used to produce high voltage to fire aircraft spark plugs. Other than servicing the magneto I do not know the exact role of this wrench.Wingnutt wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:12 amPhil Jones posted this photo...
...on this random whatzit thread, which prompted me to look it up in the March 45 ORD 5 SNL J-4:
"41-W-1555 | A171152 | WRENCH, magneto, w/0.012 thickness gage, size of opening 1/4..."
Not sure if Phil owns the wrench or not, but it looks like an eBay ad photo to me.
Here are Len Jones’ drain plug wrenches that he sent me this picture of. I forgot to post it on this thread. If he sees the picture perhaps he will add details.
Your Apco-Mossberg torque wrench is a perfect example of not needing to worry too much about the tool matching the RA PD image. The Torque Wrench shown two posts up doesn't resemble the one you found at all but it would be hard to argue with the legitimacy of your new FSN marked example.
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