Ultra low profile screwdrivers - photo

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Nope.
None of those are like I mentioned. If there is a lever, it has a pawl.
The roller lock was completely self controlled, besides flipping 180 for change of rotation, and the body/ handle is machined, not a stamping.

Not one to slight Chapman Tools, I coveted a set long before I could buy my own. Go to their site, unbelievable they are such a small footprint, so long established, supplying so many high level entities; or endorsed by Jay Leno.
Count me impressed.

Wow, thank you!

I've been here 9 years this summer and it has been an adventure. Some of the most interesting tidbits we've learned from customers because unfortunately the previous owners didn't keep many records. A couple years ago someone in the Seattle area found an old Chapman set on the side of railroad tracks and mailed it to us. It has a label on the inside stating the list price as designated by the OPA, which established price ceilings for essential goods during WWII to prevent price gouging. We knew that our tools were used by the military but did not realize that they were integral to the war effort.

I wish I could see all the places our tools have gone!

Joel
Chapman MFG