My new swedish kit

[Globetrotter.uk]

Just thought I would show the new tool kit I got. I had to collect it this morning from the parcel office which is right opposite my woods. So I jsut had to go and try the hatchet, still resonably sharp and the hammer will help with tent pegs. There's no makers name of the hatchet. The Pliers are made by bahco sweden

 

[korvin karbon]

i have seen those axe combo's before and always wanted one but everyone i have seen and heard about gives them a terrible report :-(.

 

[lavrentyuk]

3 Crowns = Swedish armed forces doesn't it ?

Richard

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

The hatchet will do for small jobs, i'm not planning to build a log cabin. Yes swedish army kit, had wooden cotton reel type things and nails in the bag too. I think they were for wire instalation

 

[hiho]

where did you get it from?

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

some internet auction site

 

[Peter_t]

what is it used for? linesmans kit? enginears?

pete

 

[helixpteron]

what is it used for? linesmans kit? enginears?

pete

Its used for building very small log cabins!

 

[Globetrotter.uk]

yes I think a lineman tool kit. would like to know for sure though

 

[forestwalker]

The lanyard on the pliers are a hint, indicating e.g. a linemans tools. And yes, the crowns are clearly Swedish Army. Back when I wore green and grey we still used field phones, and I walked many miles laying cables for them (usually on the ground, but sometimes 3-4m up). I know there was a dial attachment for the field phone, and some groups were also issued the kit for hooking up the regular phone network; this might have been part of that toolkit.

For some reason field phones, dials and pole climbing shoes tended to go walkabout, all at the same time...

 

[Chinkapin]

American pioneers frequently had a tool just like this in their "prairie schooner." It didn't take up hardly any room and served as a hatchet, nail puller, pry-bar, and hammer.

Probably, it didn't do a great job at any of these tasks but it would do them all.

They can be found here in the U.S. but unless you stumble onto a original, (not likely), its going to be a very poorly made piece of Chinese junk.

I was given one, and the blade won't hold an edge. The handles actually look like the hatchet part of the tool was used to hack them out of a piece of crappy 2" X 4".

The one illustrated above looks to be a quality tool. Wish I could find one like that!

 

[QDanT]

The one illustrated above looks to be a quality tool. Wish I could find one like that!

E-Bay Item number: 120417820456
cheers Danny

 

[Shewie]

There's one of these finishing at the end of the day

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-1960s...#37;3A2|65:1|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50