Original U.S. WWII US Army Signal Corps Lineman’s Tool Set With CS-34 Treated Canvas Pouch, TL-29 Pocket Knife and TL-13-A Pliers
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Original Item. Only One Available. This is an excellent example of a toolset that would have been critical when it came to wired communication during WWII and the following years. These kits were not only used by the Signal Corps but also by Engineers and Airborne Troops as well. This versatile set would have been used for basically anything requiring a knife and pliers, such as stripping wire, crimping blasting caps and so on. While some tool kits are marked as being for a specific element, in all reality anyone could have found use with these tools. This example has a scarce treated canvas pouch as opposed to the more common leather.
The set includes the following items:
- TL-29 Electrician’s Pocket Knife by Camillus: The TL 29 is often thought of as a WW2 pocket knife but actually predates WW2. The TL-29 started life as the Signal Corps Knife and dates back to at least May of 1919 when the first Army specification was put together. Early knives have elaborate escutcheons with markings indicating the Signal Corps as “SC USA”, “US Signal Corps”, etc, with this one being the later marked TL-29. These early knives are often just considered Signal Corps Knives. Signal Corps knives are typically marked on their escutcheons with either SC-USA or Signal Corps. Another key identifying feature of these knives is the presence of a half circle cutout on both sides of the screw driver blade like this example.
- TL-13-A 6 Inch Heavy-Duty Lineman's Pliers: This is a nice, worn example of an later pair of lineman’s pliers. The pliers are stamped TL-13-A on one side and UTICA 1950-6 UTICA N.Y. U.S.A. on the other side. The "TL-13-A" marking is a model number for the U.S. Signal Corps, indicating that these pliers were made for a military contract. A close look at the cutter jaws shows two nicely rounded holes, designed for stripping wire of the more commonly used gauges.
- CS-34 Treated Canvas pouch with a marking that is too worn to read properly. The snaps are marked United Carr in Boston, Massachusetts. The case is in great shape and displays very well with the kit.
This is a stupendous lineman’s set that comes more than ready for further research and display.
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