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 September 29, 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:  November 12, 2002                          /s/Michael J. Berthelot
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                                                Michael J. Berthelot,
                                                Chief Executive Officer


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