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Most probably civilian, but unusual to find US made from that era here in NZ. Still, they may have been bought over by an immigrant, some of these things you are just never meant to know about the history behind old tools, you just appreciate them for the fact they are near a century old and...

Private Lugnuts, could it be that many of these sets made it to NZ with the US Pacific forces during WW2? There were lots of vehicle stores around many major ports here, many a GMC 6 wheeler and many crates of parts, so I guess the odd spanner or several thousand were needed as well.

Having some issues with my beloved photobucket account- will see what I can do. Smallest to largest: 1/4 USS 5/16 CAP- 5/16 USS same logo CR code, 1025 3/8 SAE 3/8 CAP- 3/8 USS KQ code 1027-C 7/16 SAE 7/16 CAP- 7/16 USS LQ code, 1028-S 1/2 SAE 1/2 CAP- 1/2 USS 5/8 CAP, JQ? code, 1731-A 5/8...

Picked up a set of old well loved DOE's a wee while back.

I am not sure if we are allowed to copy generic web photos onto here, but seeing as how the jaw tips are grooved on the outside face- I am guessing they open lock rings that are not snap rings with holes in the tabs for snap ring pliers. Lock rings either flat or round section ones- often had...

Are they not lockring pliers?

Bundy tube (metal brake line) bender?

Seeing as how good British made hand tools were never far away over here, I have smatterings of most all the tool brands you mention and they certainly are different from any I have- but VERY similar to each other in shape, markings and finish. Will work on some photographs. Unfortunately I...

Dave, were the Bedford tools sold by Halfords- branded as Halfords? I have a small set of Whitworth/BS sockets, just four individual sockets- three of them Halfords marked and the other Bedford marked. Apart from the spelling of the first part of the name, there is very little to distinguish the...

There certainly WAS another option, most of them made in the good old USA, but they were also offered by British tool makers and most probably European makers. I believe SnapOn still offer a version, but just call them Angle Nose Pliers now, model 208CCP? You can also get terminal expanding...

Familiarity, continuity and the fact you need only reach for or carry one to fit a multitude of sizes. It is what their Grandfathers and Fathers used, so it is what they use. Many people never own a pair of battery terminal pliers, but once you use a set you hardly ever use anything else like...

Correct, at least that was the major marketing strategy. A "pocket" tool set for a motorcycle that did not have a trunk or suchlike to carry a more proper tool kit. That didn't stop them being used for all manner of things from electric motors to tappet spanners....... :headscrat

That is true, but for some reason Terry's marked the pocket spanners 1 through 8 with 1 being the smallest. There was a bit of a problem with BA, BSF and BSW thread pitches all being different, but similar sized nuts and bolts of each differing thread had a similar head size. I am not 100%, but...

No worries. They still come up for sale here now and again, part of the pleasures of living in a Commonwealth country, plenty of tools from the old country still kicking around.:)

That is a set of pocket magneto spanners, more than likely Terry brand. Most probably marked in BA sizes, rather confusing to anyone not used to the peculiarities of British manufacturing- but just what you need if you are into old British motorcycles. The two oddball blades, one is a flat...

3/8" B 51 The "Superratchet". Perhaps not so unusual for most of you- but fairly uncommon in New Zealand.

In my one and only 3/8" B 51 The "Superratchet" everything internal is the same as your photos. But the wire (original?) measures 0.0845 of an inch and it has minimal, but some play in the lever.

That is a bold statement- not unrealistic- but bold. :) I will admit there are a set of Irega adjustable's hanging on my workshop wall from 6"to 12" and I like them alot, but I keep Bahco reversible jaw adjustables in my work vehicles.

Yep, they have a lot going for them in the fact they never need wound back to zero and very seldom (unless you heat the beam with a gas plant!) fall from calibration. :bowdown: