Snap On Date Code Chart up to 2029!

[mrbreezeet1]

some people PMd me as the picture was gone. AOL stopped hosting images, so I re-uploaded it with photobucket and edited the original post.

I thought that was one of AOL's "selling points"
Thanks,
Tony

 

[RKA]

I have some older combination wrenches I just picked up with the underline'd Snap On logo. Either I'm not looking hard enough or there is no date code stamped on them. Anyone know how I can tell how old they are (or where I should be looking for that date stamp)?

 

[drakers]

Lots of info at - collectingsnapon.com

 

[sickboy motors inc.]

Thx for the chart. Very helpful.

 

[Devinarends]

I have a set of Metric wrenches with the underlined logo. How come they dont have a date code on them?

 

[earlsflyincobra]

I have this old SnapOn ratchet with the following on it;

FV71M Snap-on USA

I don't see anything that would relate to the chart? Any info?

 

[mvptrukin]

It's the symbol between the On&Off .

 

[earlsflyincobra]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, that coincides with 1963 making it 50 years old this year.

 

[swrench]

Thank you for the chart post. I have a few sockets I am attempting to date and searching turned up this thread.

 

[DodgeMech]

Bumping this up cuz it helped me date the ratchet I got this morning...a 52 71-m

 

[Hpozzuoli]

Can we make this a sticky so we can find it in the future?

 

[Jbullfrog]

I have a 3/8 set and can't find a date mark on any of the pieces. All of the sockets have PAT.NO. 3273430
It is the older pre-metric master set with shallow and deep sockets, speeder, breaker, t-bar, ratchet, swivel and extensions in a red plastic tray. Any idea on age and what to ask for it?

 

[Richard Cranium]

I will second this as a sticky, I asked one time before... Pm one of the mods and try again...

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Can we make this a sticky so we can find it in the future?

I will second this as a sticky, I asked one time before... Pm one of the mods and try again...

Or.. just save the picture?

Google Snap-on date codes brings it up too.

 

[BoonDockSaint]

Can someone clarify this: I looked at this chart (at the top of this thread) and the 1966 mark is a 6 looking 6. The chart here has the 6 as a lower case b (but squared) the wrenches in my box have the lower case b. Were there 2 stamps in any year other than 86? There is no stamp at all on the chart at the top of the post that looks like a square lower case b. (at least that MY eyes can see)

BTW, until I stumbled across this site, I didn't spend sat night researching wrenches...... You guys are baaaaaaaad. Just Sayin'!

 

[organ]

One of the Williams sockets I just bought has the 2015 Snap-on date code on it...

 

[winchman]

Thanks Just found one of my spanners is 1936!

 

[colin39]

That chart can't be right. Everything after 2010 will probably have Chinese characters

Wait a minute, 2018 looks like a rice bowl.

Yep i stopped buying new snappy 4year ish ago, now i look through the small ads for decent snapon stuff.
Shame

 

[lugdnut]

Here is a scan of the printout my Snap On dealer gave me. Its definately the most complete one I have ever seen.

Great chart, thank u for posting!

 

[rancherbill]

I going to the shop and checking the date codes on ALL my SO tools. Ok, there's just two, but it's a start...

 

[Pengineer1]

Today I came across my dad's old Snap-on Midget GM-70M but I can't see a date code anywhere. Don't all SO ratchets have date codes?