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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: HeelSpur on August 25, 2013, 03:08:02 PM

Title: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: HeelSpur on August 25, 2013, 03:08:02 PM
Got a pair of Diamond a no-name and one that says US and nothing else.
The adjustable wrench seems to be a 4 incher. Havn't done any searching on it yet but it sure is cool.

(http://imageshack.us/a/img845/7316/9zpj.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/003-22.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/004-22.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j368/wvabe/005-19.jpg)
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: fflintstone on August 25, 2013, 03:15:33 PM
I love them handy boy pliers. I hope to find a USA made pair in the wild. my farmer neighbor likes them and they can be a useful tool in a tractor box.
you can buy a new imported pair at HJ Epstein's.
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: mikeswrenches on August 25, 2013, 03:25:10 PM
Those look like a pattern that Diamond made.  You may be able to tell after you get some of the rust off.

Mike
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: HeelSpur on August 25, 2013, 03:39:26 PM
I saw the pair of Diamond on AA those are 8" and the pair I have are 5 3/4" and the plier heads are different.
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: bonneyman on August 25, 2013, 03:43:03 PM
Yeah, those old farmer's pliers are neat!

I got one of the Chinese copies from Epsteins. For $10 it's a decent tool.

http://store.harryepstein.com/cp/MiscInventory/10500.html
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: HeelSpur on August 25, 2013, 03:54:37 PM
Just found them on the wrenching news site, Dimalloy 5 3/4" with screwdriver.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd3/buswrench/dav-2010/Herr-351-360.jpg
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: jimwrench on August 27, 2013, 04:23:42 PM
 That handyboy type looks like they might be military issue. They didn't give us any cool tools like that. Oh yeh they probably weren't invented yet.
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: HeelSpur on August 27, 2013, 04:37:46 PM
Quote from: jimwrench on August 27, 2013, 04:23:42 PM
That handyboy type looks like they might be military issue.
That's what I was wondering, only markings are the US.
Title: Re: Found some cool pliers today.
Post by: dowdstools on August 27, 2013, 09:38:33 PM
I have a friend who is pretty knowledgeable about such things, and he once told me that particular style (Diamond made a couple of different sizes of those with different jaws) marked US were issued to the 10th Mountain Division of the US Army - Senator Bob Dole's old unit.

Lynn