EXHIBIT 99.1



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

         In connection with the Quarterly Report of TransTechnology  Corporation
(the  "Company") on Form 10-Q for the  quarterly  period ended June 30, 2002, as
filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof  (the
"Report"),  the undersigned,  in the capacities and on the date indicated below,
hereby  certify  pursuant  to 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as adopted  pursuant to
Section  906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,  that:  (1) the  Report  fully
complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934;  and (2) the  information  contained in the Report  fairly
presents,  in all material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of
operations of the Company.


Date:  August 12, 2002         /s/Michael J. Berthelot
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                               Michael J. Berthelot, Chief Executive Officer


Date:  August 12, 2002         /s/Joseph F. Spanier
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                               Joseph F. Spanier, Chief Financial Officer


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