2017 flea

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Re: 2017 flea

Post by d42jeep » Mon May 01, 2017 8:52 pm

That is a Williams u-joint. I've had most of the other brands but this is the first Williams I've seen.
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Re: 2017 flea

Post by mudbox » Mon May 15, 2017 6:08 am

Not a bad weekend. Another small load of wartime goods.
The box (presumably Union by make) has been repainted and has a round handle tray (E.J. or Hamilton). Like I needed another box... :roll: The repaint was probably done in service, since it's a nice thick layer of O.D.
Eight Plomb 1/2" drive sockets
6in Vlchek flying V slip joint pliers
6in Utica 7-6 slip joint pliers with a nice dark finish and the <><><> grip pattern
M.A. Co. mess kit dated 1942

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Post by Gordon_M » Mon May 15, 2017 7:12 am

mudbox wrote: The box (presumably Union by make) has been repainted and has a round handle tray (E.J. or Hamilton). Like I needed another box... :roll: -Jason
EVERYBODY needs another box Jason they just won't admit it. :mrgreen: What's the tag on the corner of the box lid please?
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Re: 2017 flea

Post by mudbox » Mon May 15, 2017 7:17 am

Gordon_M wrote:EVERYBODY needs another box Jason they just won't admit it. :mrgreen: What's the tag on the corner of the box lid please?
:lol: :lol: I suppose I'll have to start one of these upper echelon kits... :roll:
The tag... there was something riveted to the box, a tag of some sort, but it has been removed. Just some yellow paint is all that's left.
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Post by lt.luke » Mon May 15, 2017 7:59 am

Gordon_M wrote:
mudbox wrote: The box (presumably Union by make) has been repainted and has a round handle tray (E.J. or Hamilton). Like I needed another box... :roll: -Jason
EVERYBODY needs another box Jason they just won't admit it. :mrgreen: What's the tag on the corner of the box lid please?
I think I'd buy another one if I can find one in good nick. It will be home to my s-l-o-w-l-y growing body hammers and tools. They likely aren't military...but whatever. I like the GMTS box.

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Re: 2017 flea

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Re: 2017 flea

Post by Gordon_M » Fri May 19, 2017 8:16 am

OK, what's that hook / clamp thing then?

( I have a space here for that WF-93 if you don't have plans for it too.)

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Re: 2017 flea

Post by USAFpj » Fri May 19, 2017 8:45 am

Gordon, the PLVMB is yours, please send shipping info :wink:

The 'grabber' is a CRESCENT cable/fence puller. I pulled the winch cable off of my WC52 the previous day, and wished for a tool that could pull a cable taught to de-memorize the cable strands. Next day, I found this... :D

Don, Tin, and Luke- If you see anything you like, let me know, and I'll include in your already packaged toys, I mean tools :lol:
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Re: 2017 flea

Post by USAFpj » Fri May 19, 2017 8:57 am

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(Seller claimed items in the .50 can were wartime barber items?)

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Post by lt.luke » Fri May 19, 2017 10:21 am

The clipper blades "look the part" to me.

The only thing I see is the pecking hammer.

is that a decontaminator funnel??????

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Re: 2017 flea

Post by USAFpj » Fri May 19, 2017 12:03 pm

is that a decontaminator funnel??????
Don't think so, Luke. No screen, 2.75in wide, 3in length.

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Re: 2017 flea

Post by gpw_42 » Fri May 19, 2017 12:45 pm

lt.luke wrote:The clipper blades "look the part" to me.
I agree w/Luke.

FWIW, we turned-in our Barber Kit in about 1995. It sure had "the look" of a wartime kit, but who knows how old it was. I'll bet that by 2003, that unit was wishing to have a barber kit; I assume the basis of issue was 1/company-sized unit.

You had a GREAT day at the flea, OB!

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Post by lt.luke » Fri May 19, 2017 3:25 pm

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lt.luke wrote:The clipper blades "look the part" to me.
I agree w/Luke.

FWIW, we turned-in our Barber Kit in about 1995. It sure had "the look" of a wartime kit, but who knows how old it was. I'll bet that by 2003, that unit was wishing to have a barber kit; I assume the basis of issue was 1/company-sized unit.

You had a GREAT day at the flea, OB!

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The question is... are those blades for electric clippers and were electric clippers part of the WWII kit?

Sidebar...I cannot imagine having my haircut by those hand operated clippers! No thank you!

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Re: 2017 flea

Post by lt.luke » Fri May 19, 2017 3:26 pm

USAFpj wrote:
is that a decontaminator funnel??????
Don't think so, Luke. No screen, 2.75in wide, 3in length.
I had forgotten the specifics. At one time, the Coleman lanterns had a funnel. Either fixed by chain to the lamp or in the box as part of the set. AZJeff would know more if you don't.

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Re: 2017 flea

Post by maddawg308 » Fri May 19, 2017 7:05 pm

You guys aren't helping my addiction! I just went through all the pages of stuff you guys have saved, and now I have the bug to hit the flea market this weekend and see if I can save any WWII-era tools to build a GMTK of my own!

I thought I had a pile of vintage tools, most of which I thought were possibilities for an authentic GMTK, but alas, most of them were either well pre-war, or 1950s/60s era tools. The later tools I'll put aside for a 1960s era GMTK that would work for a Vietnam era M-37 or M715 restoration. The only things I found in my collection that were authentically wartime were a Bonney 585-13 wrench (I think it's cadmium-plated), a few Stanley wood-handled screwdrivers which seem to fit the specs, and a 12-inch Diamalloy adjustable wrench. Everything else I had did not fit the bill.

So, off to the flea market to try finding some historical gold!


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