Abstract: A ratchet spanner includes a handle; an arcuate jaw-like head connected with the handle, the jaw-like head including a side wall defining a space therein, an upper wall, a lower wall, a plurality of first apertures in the upper wall and a plurality of second apertures in the lower wall in alignment with the first apertures; a plurality of pawls; a plurality of posts, each secured to a respective one of the pawls for pivotally mounting the respective pawl in a first aperture and second aperture in the jaw-like head adjacent the side wall; a ratchet insert member positioned with the space and rotatable with respect to the jaw-like head, the ratchet insert member including a plurality of teeth engageable by the pawls, and spaced gripping surfaces; and a sheet-like arcuate strip of sheet metal positioned against the side wall and a plurality of leaf spring members partially cut-out from the arcuate strip and biased into engagement with the pawls to pivot the pawls into engagement with the teeth.