Antique pliers/cutter- comments

Discussion in 'Tools' started by Boland, Jun 2, 2024.

  1. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    FE3B6E4B-5E34-429A-8EF8-4CA5BDFB8F24.jpeg B04274DC-2841-4C60-A6DB-ECFFC62C6876.jpeg 4882048F-4B37-40CA-AEF9-4D0C2FBE3F38.jpeg 687AC12F-DC40-4ADB-A3DE-C63C6C9CC3F4.jpeg EC5D6DBA-9597-4366-8AFC-AC5E5A28C31D.jpeg CAFC33B9-390A-4161-8BC6-4AEA8BABD978.jpeg Hi all,this is from a car boot sale (not really sure what Iam going to do with it) Diamond brand (made in China from forged steel) 46 cm in length and can extend to 60cm. Iam
    obviously not searching correctly because I couldn’t find it.

    What was it used for? Maybe something used for wire fencing?
    Thanks for any help
     
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  2. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Gosh! The brand is still around.

    Debora

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  3. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    That’s cool. Thanks Debora,didn’t find/see that. I saw other more modern pliers called Diamond... but not with same emblem.
     
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  4. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Sliding hammer nail puller, thats why it extends.
     
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  5. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Great. Thank you!
     
  6. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    I see not very valuable,but I only paid about $1 and just bought it for interest sake. So not bad. Thanks again @daveydempsey
     
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  7. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    It is a remarkably useful an' efficient tool. I have one an' have used it, off & on, for years. The sliding part has 2 functions; the first is as a ram, to dig those nipper tips into the wood an' under the heads of flush-set nails, an' then fully extended as a long-arm lever, to extract the nail. Note that as the tool is leaned into the short lever attached to one nipper, the grip on the nail is increased. I have bitten more than one 16d nail off at the head when it was so absolutely frozen into old Douglas Fir that it wouldn't come free. If you ever need to use one of these, once you get the hang of it you'll never be without it!
     
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  8. Boland

    Boland Well-Known Member

    Thanks for that explanation. It sounds like a very useful tool to have. I will definitely hang on to it then.
     
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