Weird Rat

[jabberwoki]

Got this from Mr Sk farmer and I love it but who made it?

[Plyerman]

Never seen one before. Pretty neat though.

[Bill Houghton]

It is interesting.  I've got a similar one of different design made for Craftsman, on which you reverse ratcheting direction by changing which side of the ratchet has the socket on it.

[Yadda]

Interesting ratchet.

[Lewill2]

Some of this style ratchets were made using a one way/anti backup bearing that allowed for small angular movements of the ratchet handle. 

[crankshaftdan II]

Might have had some link to the older Blackhawk one-way-brng design going back to the 40's--50's design-I don't have one anymore for reference-like a DAss I traded it away!   Cranky

[Bill Houghton]

I have a BOG tools ratchet that clearly uses the ball-in-ramp unidirectional "ratchet" technology (same principle as used on small gas motors like Briggs and Stratton lawnmower/garden tool motors).  It solves the reversing problem by having two square drives, one on each side.