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I recently found a nice Plomb WF-21-S ratchet and am curious what specific special purpose the military had for this tool. Does anyone have any insight to how this ratchet was used? Thanks.
 

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Options vary. Could be a bell systems cable splicer handle, some military "crank" application such as landing gear (although those are larger) or for turning any other gearing with a square plug attached.
 
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Thanks for the reply. I've also seen the Bell System (non S) versions. I would guess this one wouldn't be a Bell System tool, but am looking forward to learning more about it! Thanks again.
 
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Thank you 3baygarage. I'll try to post a couple more pics of a side by side comparison of my new WF-21-S and my Bell System equipped WF-21 example. While they are similar, all the Bell System examples I've seen have this smaller aluminum knob rather than the larger wooden knob on the 21-S. The 21-S probably did serve some similar purpose and hope to find out what that might have been! Thanks again for the feedback.
 

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