6 Point Whitworth Socket Set

[Ditchdigger]

I’m pretty certain the XPAG was a pre war design. I think it came about because Lord Nuffield banned MG from having dedicated parts made, and insisted they use standard Morris items.

I also vaguely recall that the XPAG was based on a much older Morris / Hotchkiss design - hence the metric threads. But nobody would have owned metric tools back then, hence the Whitworth heads..!

Pre war stuff isn’t really my area of expertise.

Can’t speak for the Daimler, that does sound odd. I would suggest that the Unified threads must, but definition, be post 1948. So they must either have been NF threads, or a later mod!

It is all easy to explain

The XPAG was a French design built under license
The Daimler was a USA Willys design

 

[Dave455]

It is all easy to explain

The XPAG was a French design built under license
The Daimler was a USA Willys design

That makes sense.

I recall Hotchkiss were involved somewhere!

Just goes to show, in best GJ tradition, you need ALL the options..!

 

[Steve_P]

OP does posts like this every few months. He isn't going to buy a Whitworth socket set.