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Offline stanley62

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Blackhawk, King Dick and a plomb too!
« on: January 29, 2012, 04:59:01 PM »
A couple more recent finds.

Blackhawk 516 6 pt u-joint T handle socket driver
King Dick DOE marked 3/4 A/F  -11/16 A/F  MADE IN ENGLAND (ON REVERSE)
King Dick DOE marked 5/8 A/F  -9/16 A/F  MADE IN ENGLAND (ON REVERSE)
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Jim
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Offline jimwrench

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Re: Blackhawk, King Dick and a plomb too!
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2012, 08:50:45 PM »
 Don't see the King Dick stamped wrenchs at the local auctions. Found an adjustable a while back but don't recall seeing any stamped oew's
Jim
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Re: Blackhawk, King Dick and a plomb too!
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2012, 10:20:12 PM »
Stanley62,

To my eye, the Blackhawk T-handle socket driver is the pick-o-the-lot.  Very nice in a crude kind of way... looks like it could be hand forged.

I have a couple of modern day T-handle socket driver equivalents made by Hazet.  Metric of course and machine forged.  I like them though.
« Last Edit: January 30, 2012, 01:24:54 PM by lauver »
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