Thread: What Is This?

Well, my first thought was fencing pliers and then my second thought was 'huh'.

Yeah, what he said. Surely they are for fencing staples; both holding and extracting. (This is supposition; I am not in possession of absolute first-hand knowledge)
Bill

Hi,
A pure guess, I think they are for putting eyelets in leather, like the ones you thread your shoe laces through.
Regards

Certainly not fencing pliers! Way too small, for starters, and those jaws aren't designed for grabbing wire. It looks like the round spigots in the centre of the jaws might be for crimping eyelets, but blowed if I can think what the stepped section at the back is designed for. Very definitely a 'special purpose tool'

Now I'm curious, too - hope someone recognises them!

Originally Posted by IanW

Certainly not fencing pliers! Way too small, for starters, and those jaws aren't designed for grabbing wire. It looks like the round spigots in the centre of the jaws might be for crimping eyelets, but blowed if I can think what the stepped section at the back is designed for. Very definitely a 'special purpose tool'

Now I'm curious, too - hope someone recognises them!

I would say for seating the eyelet before crimping and the pointy bits for banging the hole to put them through.
Still guessing,
Regards

They're used for tagging North American Ground Snipes for ecological survey purposes. Likely imported to Australia for Drop Bear research.

I have no clue, but I would've assumed something staple-related. It seems odd that the original manufacturer would've included material from the barrel section of the tool in the profile of the jaws. Perhaps they've been user modified?

I don't know for sure but having hit my fingers many many times putting fencing staples in I wish I had a pair of these.
I can see how the part at back could hold the various size staples while you get them started with the hama and the areas at
the front to remove them. How much do you want for them

I'll have a go at electrical crimping pliers. My mother used to work for a large cable manufacturer back in the late 1950's and it looks familiar to me.

What's the brand? Stanson? Stahson? Stahsoh? The picture isn't really clear enough to make it out.

Well; the stepped section would indicate a crimping purpose, the front ends indicate a clamping and pulling purpose, and the centre section indicates a stamping/punching/crimping purpose. there's also what appears to be a cutting or trimming section in the barrel. Can we see a better picture of the centre section, preferably both sides? There is a sort of ridge on one side. Do the two parts meet together for clamping or spreading something or does one fit into the other like it is punching, or is there a gap when closed as if it was stamping something?

The military and communications industries are full of weird little devices like this that are used for specific electronic equipment; I'm tipping it's for one or both.

Sorry guys, I can't get any more info' on them as they're not mine. There is a thread on another forum I'm on where we post pictures of unusual tools etc and people have to work out what they are. In this case even the guy that owns them has no idea what they are for.
Maybe our gentleman plier collector might pop in with an answer.

I've got a similar pair I assumed were some type of linesmans's kit, but I believe they came with some other stuff from a metal worker. The end of one handle piece on mine has been ground to a screwdriver type tip and the hooks have apparently been sharpened.

Mine are branded Klauke, Remscheid.

I don't know either but I would tend to go along with Cava's idea.

I think those pliers are for three distinct operations. The pointy bits may be for undoing what the other bits do up. Perhaps for undoing the brass style ties for securing electrical cable to bearers etc.

Having said that the bits at the front do look a lot like a crimping device for eyelets as Hugh said.

Luke, I think it is time to go home. You are developing an Australian sense of humour and may not be welcomed back into the fold if you remain longer: The first chorus of "g'day" and you'll be out the tent .

Regards
Paul

I'm wondering if the "eyelet crimps" are actually the retainers for a spring to hold the jaws open when not squeezed closed?

How about aircraft industry pliers to secure safety wires that tell that that particular part has been torqued to the right tension and is ready to go. Maybe even some tagging of aircraft parts or.....
"Its a what-sa-name for a thingamy jig" and owned by whats-his-name."

As my father got older he started to talk a lot like that and it used to frustrate me no end. A lot of the time I had no idea what he was trying to say.........Ooooh I hope I am not doomed to such speech