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    Antique adjustable wrench with flipping shims - GIF

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    I have one of these and they used to be quite cheap. The little shims are 1mm in thickness, this was designed and yes was used for ww2 German U Boats, a quick google will find this too, They are also quite collectible too now, there have also been some modern day copies using a similar concept where only 1 spanner or wrench needed to be carried
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    Antique adjustable wrench with flipping shims.

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    Wow I’ve never seen the other sizes only the small one …that’s impressive….I’m also in the UK mate



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