I carried those ratchets in a USAF tool bag on flight lines all over the world in the late 1960's and early 70's. Uncle Sam bought untold thousands of them, and they followed a lot of GI mechanics home. They were stolen almost as frequently as WW II 1911 pistols!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!