Thread: What Is This?

Lock wire? They're not some sort of variation in the never ending evolution of twist tying reinforcing steel together are they?



Waaaaiiit a minute, I'm getting a strong feeling of deja voodoo.

Could it be a 'Wig-wam for a gooses bridle' ? There were lots of those about many years ago.

Originally Posted by Dareen

Could it be a 'Wig-wam for a gooses bridle' ? .......

Haven't heard that expression since my grandmother died (in 1959!)

As an electrician and a leather worker I'm going to say I think no for eyelet pliers and cable crimps.
I think they might be for setting detonators in explosive

Originally Posted by NCArcher

......I think they might be for setting detonators in explosive

Hmmm, nothing like the detonator crimps we used back on the farm, NC.

C'mon, someone's got to know!

Another point of interest to note about these is the jaws appear to be milled to specific thickness. This is unlike any other pliers I have, which all more or less taper to the nose.

I feel like it may also be worth noting that the stepped jaws at the back actually form three different sized rectangles when closed.

Aren't most pliers that are just designed to grab things just teeth and not a symmetrical profile like this?

Not like any fencing pliers I've ever used

but I've seen a set somewhere but have no idea where or when

I'm standing by my original swipe with fencing/staple pliers. I think these may have been the precursor to the version with a hammer face.I imagine someone has stuck them on the grinder and taken off one of the horns, eureka, you then have the modern version. The pins I think is where you slip a wire through from each side and rotate to splice. The new version you just slip it through the stepped section/staple holder and through the front hole, voila. The stepped jaw at the back is pretty much identical to some of the current z pliers.png

Perhaps they're for handling upholstery staples.

Originally Posted by Luke Maddux

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

He catches on pretty quick eh?

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

I'm standing by my original swipe with fencing/staple pliers. I think these may have been the precursor to the version with a hammer face.I imagine someone has stuck them on the grinder and taken off one of the horns, eureka, you then have the modern version.

Not the same as fencing pliers. These are only 15cm overall and maybe 150gm.

Klauke are a German company specializing in electrical connections technology.

I cannot help with the function of this tool, but the trademark is RAHSOL, which is an acronym of Richard Abraham Herder in Solingen/Germany. Herder has been acquired by Gedore in 1972:
https://de.gedore.com/en

Wolfgang

Not all fencing pliers are for 8# fencing wire, these I would think would be for light wire, chicken wire etc. I'm sure you
would remember not that many years ago every second house had a chook yard, hardwood posts, wire and chicken wire.
These would have been perfect at 6"