Cliff glad you liked them, I have been collecting for a long time now. You know how it starts ? Buy a jeep - buy some tools - then another jeep - then a trailer - then even more tools - fast forward several decades - start a GMTS - then another - the slippery slope - then too many tools
Digging through my Armstrong's I came upon this one marked ' 15176 ' instead of the usual ' 9723 ', but both have the the same opening sizes
The ' 15176 ' is marked ' Chrome-Vanadium ', and the ' 9723 ' is marked ' Hi-Tensile ' ? So if the numbers signify the wrench size why the difference between two identical wrenches ? Or perhaps it is something else ?
Throw into the mix this one ' 15314 ' which is a 1/4 Whit. X 5/16 Whit. marked ' Chromium-Vanadium ', obviously with different opening sizes so not GMTS correct but the number sequence is sort of similar to ' 15176 '. Are Whitworth pieces like this one listed in American catalogues ?
So my best guess is that the ' 15176 ' and the ' 15314 ' were only for export to supply Commonwealth Forces using a different numbering system ? Both of which were U.K. finds.
Thoughts anyone please ?
Thanks Len
Owner & Custodian of GPW 24043 since 1976.
MVT No 366.