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Ok, I coaxed a little juice out of the Canon battery for a few Hinsdale pics: Hinsdale #1 with the knurled grip and removable faceplate/guts Hinsdale #2 with the smooth grip and pressed in faceplate That knurled grip sure looks identical to the Craftsman, so if the Craftsman was sourced...

I wouldn't be surprised if a pear head Vlchek surfaced sometime - I've got a couple of Proto/Pendleton round head Vlchek models. The question is, was Pendleton still using the pear head design when they acquired Vlchek in the late '50s? :dunno: Pics will have to wait until either my "smart"...

There is, I got one....:evil: :lol_hitti

I've got two H-12-R Hinsdales. One is like you described, a Duro-Indestro style of pressed in cover plate on one side only. The grip is shaped the same as the Craftsman except it's smooth - no knurling. The second has a removable cover plate secured with two screws, and the knurled grip is...

That handle/grip is identical to a Hinsdale I have.

I pronounce it "npx", but then I've often been accused of drppng vwls n my spch...

What's also amazing is that 6 people thought it was worth over $50, and 3 of them went well over $200. I'll happily offer mine for a reduced price of $250 shipped - any takers? Won't part with my 1/2" model for anything less than a trade for a minty 1400 Intruder though...

I'm hardly a safe expert, but it appears that thing may have a "B" burglary rating, which isn't handed out to just any old hunk of steel calling itself a safe. The bulk of the glorified tuna cans that are sold today as low/moderately priced "gun safes" only rate a "RSC" classification...

The RHFT ratchets stand well above the rest IMHO.

sending pm. Interested with a few questions.