Sargent Type Study — Type 0 — Type 1 —Type 2 —Type 3 — Type 4 — Type 5 — Type 6 — Type 7 — 5400 Series – Hercules Series – Hercules – Golden Cutter – Final Production
This is an excerpt from the book, “Sargent #400 Series Bench Plane Identifcation Guide”, By Don Wilwol, Casey Benton and Mike Howell and also included in “The Sargent Hand Plane Reference Guide for Collectors and Woodworkers” The Sargent Hand Plane Reference Guide for Collectors & Woodworkers – Second Edition is an in-depth study of Sargent hand planes from the earliest patented designs to the end of production, including brief descriptions of each plane in Sargent’s extensive line.
Sargent #1400 Hercules Series (1927-1949)(Sargent’s value priced Line)
1927-1949 – #1408, #1409, and #1414.
1936-1949 – #1409C. 1936-1943 – #1414C.
Hercules Features:
** Lever cap is a plain faced lever cap
** Hercules Stamped in the iron (see Hercules Logos)
** Two piece yoke
** Plane number not cast in the bed
** Third lateral with bent type disc and folded finger end
** Made in USA cast in base
** Semi round headed screws
** Round top frog
** Smooth faced frog without any recesses
** Larger (1 1/4”) Steel Adjuster knob
** Steel knob and tote nuts (1/2″ in diameter)
** Hardwood knob and tote (tall knob)
Note this line only produced the #1408, #1409, and #1414 in bench planes.
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