Russian hand tools?

[kythri]

Just saw this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Socket_wrench_and_sockets.JPG

Thought it was kinda cool, figured I'd share.

 

[atari]

Very cool!

 

[TireTracks]

In soviet russia, Tools use you.

 

[Big Bad Jon]

I thought I was going to see a picture of a hammer and sickle.

 

[caper]

Looks like a Chinese import ratchet,what's that got to do with Russia?

 

[spongerich]

I'm actually surprised more Soviet tools don't show up on eBay. There's got to be an assload of Soviet military surplus tools around. Is there eBay.ru? Maybe I need to go buy a shipping container full.

 

[kythri]

Looks like a Chinese import ratchet,what's that got to do with Russia?

It's posted by a Russian Wikipedia user, and appears to have Cyrillic markings on the tool.

I suppose it could be Chinese produced, but it's the first I've seen with the Cyrillic, and thought it was kind of cool.

 

[atari]

are those the 4 sizes they are allowed to use?

 

[kythri]

Markings appear to be:

First word:

МACTEP (MASTER)

Second word is a bit harder...

First letter is a K (K)
Second is either Л or П ? ("l" or "p")
Third/Fourth looks like Ю (appears to be a single letter in Cyrillic) ("u" as in use)
Fourth looks like Ч ("ch" as in chip)

KPYUCH? KLYUCH?

MACTEP
KПЮЧ

or

MACTEP
KЛЮЧ

Dunno...I'll bounce this off my Ukranian co-worker on Monday. Similar Cyrillic alphabets, apparently.

Edit: Wiktionary shows that KЛЮЧ is Bulgarian:

Noun
ключ (klyuch) m.

1.key
2.switch, circuit breaker
3.keystone
4.(music) clef, key, peg
5.thole, thole-pin
6.(figuratively) key, clue

 

[caper]

I'd say the Russians are importing tools from their Chinese communist "comrades" because that ratchet looks identical to import ratchets I've seen for sale at Walmart and other cheap stores here in Canada.I'd say the cyrillic alphabet is just as easy to stamp in as the english one.

 

[Keep]

In soviet russia, Tools use you.

lol...I just knew I was going to see this in here

 

[mrholeshot]

USSR Tools (United Soviet Stanley Reproductions)

 

[SCscoutguy]

Not sure if they are actually made in Russia.
http://www.delot.ru/en/catalogue/36/

 

[alex71]

ключ (klyuch) = wrench

 

[Monte]

looks taiwanese

 

[DARKSCOPE001]

In soviet russia, Tools use you.

Also in soviet russia bolt turns you

 

[quattrojon]

USSR Tools (United Soviet Stanley Reproductions)

Now that sir, is very funny!

 

[terrancelee]

http://www.instrument.ru/cat/?CAT=0&brand=7&&brand=3

If you can read Cyrillic.

 

[kythri]

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translat...&brand=7&&brand=3&lp=ru_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

Babelfished!

Klyuch is translating as "key", but as alex71 pointed out, it's also "wrench".

 

[terrancelee]

Klyuch is key. However, it's what they also call a wrench. My wife is Russian.

 

[jvitez]

And the wall came a tumblin' down.......

I never thought I'd live to see the day the Iron Curtain would fall, and to think it's 21 years already. It still brings tears to my eyes watching the footage of men sledge hammering the wall with such emotion in their faces. When I mention Soviet era events to the 20 and even 30-somethings I work with, they usually have little or no idea about any of it. Kind of sad, but understandable. Oh well, I like being dinosaur.

When the wall fell, a few years later boat loads of surplus stuff became available. I have a Polish army field uniform, and an East German army helmet both acquired in the early 90's. It would be cool to see what type of tools are actually made in Russia today. I can't imagine they'd want to be beholden to their rival China for something that warms the cockles of a Communists heart like tools/factory/production, comrade....

If you're a Russian in the kitchen, what are you in the restroom? European.

(sound it out, slowly)

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Next time my cousin's in Russia i'll ask her to be on the lookout for some Russian tools to bring back!

 

[bsaint]

Italians word for wrench is key also.

 

[pep]

looks taiwanese

I agree, but it would be cool to have a Russian name brand on it.

 

[jsackin]

Here's a wrench from Russia, though it has no markings. We bought a deal of russian wrenches and pipe wrenches years ago. We had thousands of them at one time. Now we just have this one wrench. In terms of the quality, I think that we were selling this one for $1.

Jori
http://store.harryepstein.com

 

[mrholeshot]

Just saw this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Socket_wrench_and_sockets.JPG

Thought it was kinda cool, figured I'd share.

The internals to that ratchet are the same as the composite or the double flex ratchet from Harbor Freight. Notice the press pin that enters from the bottom into the selector. Not a real good ratchet.

 

[sstetsen]

If you are really interested in Soviet and Russian tools you could visit two very popular Russian forums:

http://www.mastercity.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=23
http://forum.woodtools.ru/index.php?board=4.0

If you don't know Russian just look through messages for images. The second forum is dedicated to woodworking but has many interesting threads about old and modern Russian tools.