blazer1
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I was just wondering if the military issue Snap on tools are equally as quality as their industrial tools? I have a couple pieces that are military and was just wondering.
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Military Snap On
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Blacknwhitepit
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The few Snap on "V" coded tools I have all have held up on par with other Snap on tools I have. I don't believe they mark them with this military/government code anymore.
When I see them at flea markets I do let the seller know that there is no warranty for them and expect them to be sold for less than a non coded Snap on tool.
JMHO
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When I see them at flea markets I do let the seller know that there is no warranty for them and expect them to be sold for less than a non coded Snap on tool.
JMHO
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I run the tool program for my unit, and to my knowledge there are no "military" tools anymore. There may be some tools that are made to perform a specific task that is designed for a military vehicle or something to that effect, bu I can get the same stuff anyone can off the trucks.
Fedwrench
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There's no difference these days. It's all snap on.
Chris Adams
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Things change over time so people saying X is different from Z, or the same may or may not be right.
I have some definite Military issue, no civilian counter part, ratchets from the mid 60s. Quality is same as any other Snap-on from the era, but they are unmarked (for use in Saudi Arabia, places like that) and again, not in the same configuration. 1/4 drive ratchets, but on a 3/8 frame.
I also have a KIQ tool box.
They were sold to Military, and government contract companies.
Made by Snap-on, at one of their North American facilities, but not labeled as a Snap-on, and while it's quality is fully up to par, the local Snap-on guy could not find slides for it at all. He acknowledged its ancestry , i.e. Snap-on but could never get a part number for the slides.
Not really a problem, as decent quality slides are cheap on e-bay.
I have some definite Military issue, no civilian counter part, ratchets from the mid 60s. Quality is same as any other Snap-on from the era, but they are unmarked (for use in Saudi Arabia, places like that) and again, not in the same configuration. 1/4 drive ratchets, but on a 3/8 frame.
I also have a KIQ tool box.
They were sold to Military, and government contract companies.
Made by Snap-on, at one of their North American facilities, but not labeled as a Snap-on, and while it's quality is fully up to par, the local Snap-on guy could not find slides for it at all. He acknowledged its ancestry , i.e. Snap-on but could never get a part number for the slides.
Not really a problem, as decent quality slides are cheap on e-bay.
mrshaun
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the govt rep gets his tools from the same place i do, same tools all the way around. Now the govt rep has access to more stuff than i do when it comes to making kits for the motor pools and such.
To hopefully put an end to the confusion, there definitely WAS military only snap on tools. As previously stated, I believe they were marked with a "v". These are no longer made, as it probably cost more for the different stampings than it was worth in the end. The military currently buys the same tools as consumers (although not at the same price as consumers, or the guys driving the trucks around for that matter, from what I've been told).
As for the OP's question, I would have to guess that the older military tools are by no means inferior to non-military tools in build quality. Just know that they are not covered under warranty.
Bigblue&Goldie
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I have a set of back oxide government Dual 80's. They are exactly the same as any other Dual 80, but more prone to rust. I bought them individually on Ebay cheaper than the standard chrome versions. They are kept in my road/pit box.
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Nothinghead
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I just picked up a kra62c that was owned by the marine corps as a flight line tool box. Same as the ones on the website.
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anndel
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They're the same as what we get from our driver. I saw boxes and tools in the CAB's maintenance hangars and even saw my driver servicing them. I even saw Snap-on tools at the GSA store.
jay70
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Tour of the gmtk military tool kit starting at 3:00. I’d never seen one of these before, pretty cool
Noworries
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Its funny...when I was in (late 70's to late 80's) the vast majority of hand tools our wrenches used were KAL. It could it had something to do with the type of unit (those dune buggies you saw on cnn during the first gulf war) or maybe it was just a fluke...