Enough snap on handles to convert all your ratchets

[crane operator]

Government liquidation sale. 118 handles, threaded. I have no idea what I'd do with 118 of them, but some of you guys have enough ratchets personally to use them all up

http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=12343336&convertTo=USD

 

[Wamsutta]

Threaded? I'm wondering what they were intended to be threaded onto.

 

[crane operator]

I have no idea what they were threaded for, you and I paid for them, but evidently uncle sam doesn't remember what they were for either, so he's getting rid of them.

 

[gdocktor3]

Hook and picks

 

[lakeroadster]

Wonder if they are in reality Chinese knock offs and not Snap On at all?

 

[Wamsutta]

I found out what they thread onto:

 

[rlitman]

I found out what they thread onto:

No. These are file handles, and the part number confirms they were from a file set. The threaded handle screws itself onto the file tang. They're actually pretty awesome handles.

The auction's part number is SGHF616B.
An HF-616 is a normal hard file handle (I've got one of these, and the OEM for the threaded insert appears to be Pferd).

The G means it was a government purchase with no warranty (not that these are known to fail).
I'm not sure if the S or the B make it the Instinct style.

I see an SGHF617A on eBay that has a soft handle.

 

[lugnut71]

Sgh stands for soft grip handle

 

[lugnut71]

Of course the F is for file

 

[AngryBeaver]

Sgh stands for soft grip handle

yup. all my soft grip sets start off with SGH.... screwdrivers, picks, files, etc

non government here lol

 

[rlitman]

Sgh stands for soft grip handle

Makes sense, though that is not a soft grip handle, so please excuse my confusion.

 

[chrismenke]

The upside is I could put a handle on all my files. The downside is I'd need another toolbox to store them.

 

[JohnDeere1]

Wrong grips for ratchets not the right style or sizes.....

 

[JohnDeere1]

Also I have more than 118 ratchets

 

[gdocktor3]

Also I have more than 118 ratchets

Prove it!!!

 

[lugnut71]

Regardless of what color they are , the instinct Handle with the black is the soft grip version , the hard version is grey

 

[lugnut71]

Different material , grey inserts are hard, black ones are softer, more grip