What is it?

[GPster]

When I was in early grade school in the late 40's those little CO2 bottles were everywhere - military surplus being what it was. A couple of the"big" kids must have had something like Tony's "thing". I don't think I ever saw what it looked like.

When I was about 10 or 11 I found a lost ten-spot. My dad was the chief of police in the little town we lived in so I turned it over to him. He said if no-one reported it missing in a month it was mine. No-one would but there was a bigger lesson hidden in there. I counted the days - I'd been in the local Army/Navy surplus store and they had the real deal, Army green, waterproof canvas, two-man pup tents with stakes, ropes and a folding shovel that doubled as a hammer and latrine excavator. And it was only ten bucks. It had my name on it.

When the time was up my Pop gave me the tenner and off I went to the surplus store. There it was, my name really was on it, and the guy says "Here, it's yours and it's already paid for." My Dad was a special guy AND, I can still smell that pup tent....

I was just reading some of Tex Smith's book and I stopped reading for a while to check in with the "REAL" world at RRT. This story was more of the same kind of good reading. GPster

[Mikej]

I had a co2 BB gun when I was a kid. Would shoot a hole thru both sides of a trash can. What was my dad thinking?

[enjenjo]

I had a co2 BB gun when I was a kid. Would shoot a hole thru both sides of a trash can. What was my dad thinking?

That is what my kids, and grand kids learned to shoot with.

[UGLY OLDS]

I had a co2 BB gun when I was a kid. Would shoot a hole thru both sides of a trash can. What was my dad thinking?

I still have a Co2 pistol ... It's used for "Garden Patrol" in the summertime .....

( One of my neighbors uses a .410 U&O for the same thing ..)    

Bob...

[phat46]

Is Tony's device a hole punch of some sort?

Spring loaded punch for Co2 cartridges.   We used to build little rockets that run on a tether line.  Pop the end of the cartridge open & wow did those things travel fast.

The spring loaded  left side pulls back.  The black tab holds it in place, till you release it.

Ah, there's my foggy connection with BB guns, we had a Co2 gun when I was a kid and saw those things for use on the cartridges. Man, the memory is fading fast! 😀

[purplepickup]

When I was in early grade school in the late 40's those little CO2 bottles were everywhere - military surplus being what it was. A couple of the"big" kids must have had something like Tony's "thing". I don't think I ever saw what it looked like.

When I was about 10 or 11 I found a lost ten-spot. My dad was the chief of police in the little town we lived in so I turned it over to him. He said if no-one reported it missing in a month it was mine. No-one would but there was a bigger lesson hidden in there. I counted the days - I'd been in the local Army/Navy surplus store and they had the real deal, Army green, waterproof canvas, two-man pup tents with stakes, ropes and a folding shovel that doubled as a hammer and latrine excavator. And it was only ten bucks. It had my name on it.

When the time was up my Pop gave me the tenner and off I went to the surplus store. There it was, my name really was on it, and the guy says "Here, it's yours and it's already paid for." My Dad was a special guy AND, I can still smell that pup tent....

I wonder how common it is nowadays for a kid to have the patience to wait a month to see if someone claims found money...and have the dreams to buy a bivouac kit.  Probably more common than I know, but your story took me back to a time of simple pleasures when lessons were taught and learned. Thanks Charlie.

[idrivejunk]

This thread is getting kind of ripe, been a hundred days or so and I wanted to poke at it because I enjoyed it and plus I have a good whutzit.:?:

I believe there may be components of two different tool kits here but for what? Which items belong to those groups?

Can you identify them all? Have fun!:D I think I know what they all are but...

[58 Yeoman]

L to R: pliers, spark plug socket, missing cross bar, monkey wrench (pipe wrench), two reversible ratchets, another pair of pliers, and another monkey wrench.

[idrivejunk]

L to R: pliers, spark plug socket, missing cross bar, monkey wrench (pipe wrench), two reversible ratchets, another pair of pliers, and another monkey wrench.

You skipped one. Three items closest to left seem to be from an army Jeep kit. Two items at right may be from a Ford tractor or car kit. The center pipe or monkey wrench is also known as a bicycle wrench.

Can you tell what size drives the ratchets are?

[58 Yeoman]

3/8 for the small? and 1/2 for the large.

[idrivejunk]

1/2 on the large. The "midget' is not 3/8s though.  :?:

[Rrumbler]

The wee one is probably a 1/4" drive.  One of my "go to" hammers looks just like that one.

[idrivejunk]

The wee one is probably a 1/4" drive.  One of my "go to" hammers looks just like that one.

Does your go-to hammer have a name on it? Lots of companies made them in lots of sizes but this one was made by Fairmount. I like those kinda hammers but never owned any ball peen ones. Theres a larger one which may actually be used again. I want this one to stay as-is, unbusted handle.

Swing and a miss on the smaller ratchet size. Not 1/4" either.

Second hint:
It was made between 1940 and 42.

Keep guessing!    :?:  :?:  :?:

[enjenjo]

Isn't the big ratchet a dual drive, 3/4 and 1/2". The small one is 3/8"

[idrivejunk]

Nope. Not dual drive. You're lookin at the business end. The small ratchet is not a 3/8".

Keep trying. Zoom in.