I bought a few old tool boxes few years back and I believe they were the wwll 503 jeep kits... Damn things weighed prob 130 lbs each.
Hmm idk really it came with a bunch of other old tools, some I know to be part of military mechanics sets, they all work very well some are rusted but I'm slowly cleaning them with CLR and rubbing them down with 3 in 1 oil. I do use some of the tools when I don't happen to have what I need on hand, are there any that I shouldent use or clean because of value?
Derusting and cleaning by hand as you're doing with oil and maybe a light abrasive (wire brush, steel wool) if necessary usually won't hurt any value. It's grinding and sanding and polishing to a mirror finish on a wheel that can do that.
I'm curious to see what wartime military tools you have and I probably could, along with others here, help you identify them. Jeep kits didn't come in their own box and didn't weigh 130 lbs., either. GMTKs and other sets did, though, and could be quite heavy.
Posting them in threads by type (e.g., double open end wrenches, double box end wrenches) and/or brand (e.g., Bonney, Snap-on, etc) works best. You can find all the major threads in the Index in the Sticky at the top of the board, as Don directed you on Christmas eve.
Unless you're sure they're sets, and belong together, just start a new thread for them.
