Spark plug wrench on GPWs:a question.

[lucakiki]

As most know, the FORD marked spark plug wrenches are quite scarce.

The plain Jane Mossberg made ones are not.

The question is: how should a Mossberg wrench be considered, over being motorpool correct?

A mere filler, or there is a possibility that not all the wrenches in GPW toolkits were GPW marked?

[Chuck Lutz]

Luca...

There are about four of the "GPW" numbered SPWs I am aware of so that makes them ultra rare.
However, even more rare is one that has the GPW pat number and the Mossberg markings on it!

Lacking anything definitive, I think the original SPWs were the GPW-marked-only style first.
Following that were the ones with both the GPW part number and the Mossberg marking.
Lastly, the ones with only the Mossberg markings.

With all that in mind, I would answer your question like this:

I don't recall exactly when the tool Kit was included in the GPW, but the GPW part numbered one & the GPW marked and Mossberg marked one were probably the very EARLIEST ones included in the kit.

That kinda of leaves the CORRECT WWII Mossberg marked SPWs for every other jeep and they are, in my opinion not at all "motorpool only".

[Nikko]

Hi Chuck

I agree on the first issue The GPW marked SPW they are extremly rare to find
The other one with GPW pat.Nr and MOSSBERG markings i have never seen .
I haven,t fount enny new things on the SPW
I will agree with on the other things regarding MOSSBERG SPW for MOTORPOOL Tool Kit,s



Cheers From Rainy Oslo
Nikko

[Chuck Lutz]

Nikko....

The only pic I have of the Mossberg/GPW marked SPW is this one and I don't recall whose it was...

GPW APCO Mossberg SPW.JPG (35.77 KiB) Viewed 975 times

[lucakiki]

That kinda of leaves the CORRECT WWII Mossberg marked SPWs for every other jeep and they are, in my opinion not at all "motorpool only".

Well, that is very nice to read! I will from now on keep including this kind of wrenches without reserve.

[Chuck Lutz]

Luca...comparing the one that is GPW numbered side by side with the Mossberg marked ones....they are pretty much dead ringers for one another. While there my be some question about the markings changing that might indicate a post-war style....I think the ones with just the name/city are good to go.

However....I also think that the ones with a "41-W" code marking may be either very late WWII or very early after. I don't have enough books to confirm this but there are, I believe more than one string of numbers ending in a "30" or a "40".

Unless one was restoring a 1945 GPW or a 1st Contract GPW, I believe that the plain-Jane APCO MOSSBERG ATTLESBORO, MA USA would be OK until the FSN requirement was voluntarily/requirement for marking began.

APCO Mossberg SPW.jpg (32.07 KiB) Viewed 924 times

[lucakiki]

Bubbling this up, because I know that a gee member is interested in the answer.