Well I thought this was a Marlin promotional item, but......

[jdad]

I thought I just spent a dollar for a Marlin promotional bottle opener and screwdriver combo. Vall informed me it's actually a Marlin choke tube spanner wrench. I still think it would be a great bottle opener.

[Old Ironsights]

Ummmm....

Isn't spanner wrench a tautology?

[Andrew]

Nope. You just bought half of a set of earings.

[Andrew]

Ummmm....

Isn't spanner wrench a tautology?

I hate it when I have to look up words.

But you are right, "spanner wrench" would be a tautology.

[runfiverun]

that should work on the "winchokes" also the older style before they went to the
browning type

[gon2shoot]

I can't spell that other word, I think its a bottle opener.

[bsaride]

Isn't that a tool for depressing the mag follower when a cartridge gets stuck?

[Cast Bullet Hunter]

Ummmm....

Isn't spanner wrench a tautology?

No, it's not:

tau·tol·o·gy

1. needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
2. an instance of such repetition.
3. Logic. a. a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.”
b. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”

There are many forms of wrenches, spanner describes only one. Spanner is also not necessarily a wrench of any form, either. So, it is not a tautology, unless you are in England where that's what they call any form of wrench. But we aren't in England, are we.

[Borregos]

Ooooh, I'd like one of those!!!!

[Chuck 100 yd]

NEET!

[Pisgah]

That is the combination tool that came with the little Papoose takedown semiauto .22 rifle. I've got the whole kit right here, rifle, tool, and floating carry case.

[Old Ironsights]

tau·tol·o·gy

1. needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
2. an instance of such repetition.
... There are many forms of wrenches, spanner describes only one. Spanner is also not necessarily a wrench of any form, either. So, it is not a tautology, unless you are in England where that's what they call any form of wrench. But we aren't in England, are we.

Ahh, but see, you contridicted yourself with the wiki.

A spanner is always a wrench (I have never encountered a spanner that wasn't a wrench...), but a wrench is not necessairly a spanner... just as a widow is always a woman, but a woman is not always a widow.

Spanner wrench and widow woman are identical tautologies - at least deninitionally, though not always colloquially.

[Andrew]

Spanner wrench and widow woman are identical tautologies - at least deninitionally, though not always colloquially.

Dang it, there you go again. I guess if I look up enough of your vocabulary I might make a decent conversation one day.

I know: next time I will just say "Comment? Je ne compends pas."

[Blaine]

Hot water heater....

[Old Ironsights]

Spanner wrench and widow woman are identical tautologies - at least defintionally, though not always colloquially.

Dang it, there you go again. I guess if I look up enough of your vocabulary I might make a decent conversation one day.

I know: next time I will just say "Comment? Je ne compends pas."

'course it would also help if I could both keyboard AND spell...

[awp101]

Hot water heater....

ATM Machine

PIN Number



Neat bottle opener/choke wrench/church key!

[Old Ironsights]

Microsoft Windows NT Technology...

Good Winchester Rifle (triple tautology...)