is this an issue screwdriver?
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is this an issue screwdriver?
i found this at a garage sale last week, and picked it up simply because i don't know if it's issue or not. i figured someone here might know. the glare makes it difficult to see, but it's about 11 inches long. there are several different tool kits, and i don't know hardly anything about them. the handle is wood on both sides, riveted through the tang. no name, number or markings.
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Re: is this an issue screwdriver?
Looks like the right type and size for the most common screwdriver in many of the kits. The 6" one. Until I had an example in my hands I was confused about the measurement. The 6" designation seems to be from the tip to where the shaft flares outward into the handle. Based on your ruler, I believe you have that size.
Take a dive into the Irwin screwdriver discussions. The ink stamped on the handle ones seem to where it's at for WW2. Obviously handle markings are easily lost. There's another maker I can't recall offhand but their logo looks like a triangle on the shaft near the blade, not much to it. But they seem desirable as well.
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Take a dive into the Irwin screwdriver discussions. The ink stamped on the handle ones seem to where it's at for WW2. Obviously handle markings are easily lost. There's another maker I can't recall offhand but their logo looks like a triangle on the shaft near the blade, not much to it. But they seem desirable as well.
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Re: is this an issue screwdriver?
It looks like an 11” Irwin to me that started life with an Ink Marked handle. Any 11” Irwin with markings on the blade whether it be an FSN or simply Irwin is postwar.
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Re: is this an issue screwdriver?
It sounds like you may be thinking of Tobrin. The marking is not a logo, though, it's a 6 inside a triangle (/6\) indicating the shank length.
And if he takes you up on this suggestion, he will also discover how we identified the correct forge markings to confirm wartime production hidden under the wooden scales. Since this necessitates removing and eventually replacing the pins, I recommend following the very sage interpretation that Don aptly reiterates. By process of elimination, if it meets the spec, exhibits the construction features of a vintage IRWIN, and lacks the markings that characterize their postwar production, it's a fairly safe choice with a good rationale.Rustman wrote:Take a dive into the Irwin screwdriver discussions.
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Re: is this an issue screwdriver?
I was thank you. Also appreciate the clarification of what I thought was a logo.
Wingnutt wrote: ↑Wed Aug 03, 2022 10:41 amAnd if he takes you up on this suggestion, he will also discover how we identified the correct forge markings to confirm wartime production hidden under the wooden scales. Since this necessitates removing and eventually replacing the pins, I recommend following the very sage interpretation that Don aptly reiterates. By process of elimination, if it meets the spec, exhibits the construction features of a vintage IRWIN, and lacks the markings that characterize their postwar production, it's a fairly safe choice with a good rationale.
So in short, if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck...
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Re: is this an issue screwdriver?
thanks for the answers, guys. it seems, then, that this is an issue tool for WW2. as such, i am giving it to a friend who owns a WW2 jeep for his tool set.
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Exquackly!
You're welcome and happy to be a small part of a nice gesture.
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