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I would have loved to have the box given the original shape but it was priced way outside of the realm of reason for me. Very likely it's part of a garage jewelry display where the buyer doesn't care about the 100% completeness or destroyed finish of the tools that are with the box. Yea, I know...

The box itself is legit and original. The tool set is not original to the box, and someone decided to remove all of the black paint from the tools.

Ooof. Someone took a bath.

My approach on this specific overpriced item would be simply to acquire the case but only if I could get everything for 100 bucks or less. The contents would then be liquidated with the goal of getting the case for free or next to free. Unfortunately, this thing will never sell to anyone sane at...

Lugz, you're as meticulous as I am when it comes to looking at a set like this. I sat here going through all of these points as I contemplated what I would pay, if anything, for this set. Without running another load through the same wash cycle, I would likely stop at 100 bucks for everything...

I was also going to say that I second your theory about how this mixed up mash of shiny stuff came to be in this original case. I've seen this countless times with nugget tools and even sets from other manufacturers. As for the seller, I believe this is yet another case of incorrect valuation...

I looked closely at all of the photos. I'm almost certain that the decal is real. I've looked at so many Blackhawk water decals, I can spot a Jim's Engine vinyl or any other repop a mile away.

It's a shame that someone ruined this set by removing the black baked finish from all the tools. I'm sure that everyone here has seen this on the bay by now. Priced in the usual ridiculous zone.

The episode has them poking around a property in a tall grassy area near a barn from what I recall. I realize this is almost every episode over the last 15 years but I when they yanked it out, I knew that Blackhawk prices were about to go through the roof.

A few other guys that collect Blackhawk stuff refer to this era as "BINO". Blackhawk in name only. Most purists stick with the end of Blackhawk in 1955 when New Britain bought them out. It's like the Indian motorcycles crowd. They share a similar philosophy. Removing the name, $130 for a...

They have bought several Blackhawk boxes over the years. I don't know the specific episode but they also grabbed a Port-o-power roller as well.

I believe that Lugz is correct. Also, I should have added a footnote to my post that the 1948 catalog image that I posted wasn't to suggest the year of manufacture of the set, rather, just a visual aid to account for the number of pieces that were still original to the set.

You'll be able to source the two missing sockets with relative ease. I see those sizes on Ebay all the time.

Here is the complete set listing from the 1948 catalog. You might have the complete set because the 17TD doesn't have the complete series of tools that the larger sets have. Take a look at the chart below and you'll see. Beautiful set that you don't see often.

I'm one of the guys here who has collected himself out of space. This happened as I branched out from where everything began. It started with tools given to me by old timers at the gas station I once worked at and it ran fast and furious from that point forward. Gas & oil signs, old cars (when...

Flippers/resellers have made it close to impossible to find great "you ****" deals. It's also happening on the ground as well. Each year the pickings at the fleas and sales get slimmer and slimmer.

This one was real. I sent it over to a buddy in the area and it was already pending when he contacted the seller. It lasted a few hours from what I understand.

Yep, just a slight mod to make it work in the battery tube is all. I tried it one time just to see the wrench actually work like the advertisement touts. Pretty cool.

Yep, and if you zoom in on the 1970 catalog, you can clearly see that the boxes have the same logo as the OP.

Somewhere buried on this site you can find the AA battery conversion that you can use to power up the flash. I can confirm that it works as I tried it with mine a good while back.