Snap-on No. 71-M Ratchet

[kildump]

Hi to all,
I picked up an older ratchet at a garage sale for a buck. I guessed it is worth more since it said Snap-on. I have googled it and discovered some info but I need to know where on the tool is the Snap-on date code located.

Thanks for your help!

John

 

[r_olson_06]

Hi to all,
I picked up an older ratchet at a garage sale for a buck. I guessed it is worth more since it said Snap-on. I have googled it and discovered some info but I need to know where on the tool is the Snap-on date code located.

Thanks for your help!

John

It may not have one. If it does I think it is under the selector switch.

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[greg13]

The date code is usually the style of the letters. Try doing a search and you should be able to find the code sheet.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

As Roy alluded to, the date code is usually between the ON and OFF mark where the selector switch flips back and forth in that recess on the head. The -M is an odd duck, though. For some unknown reason it has the "ON-OFF" indication marking on the shank, not in the recess itself where the selector switch actually flips back and forth. And I don't think they're date-coded. I believe they made those from immediate post-war through the late 50's/early 60's. snapmom or someone may know better.

 

[ljhhontx]

I asked a SO dealer about mine and he said they were sold under a govt contract and have no kits or warranty. I bought one the same way thinking it should have worth, they sell for about $15 on ebay and are very course toothed and rough on the hands, not a user at least for me.

 

[bsg1]

you may find the date code next to the U.S.A. marking on your ratchet's handle.

 

[MShaw]

My first 1/2" drive ratchet was one of those. I bought it in about 1954. Can't help with markings as I traded it in on a long arm ratchet in 1962.