OK, here's another one for you. It's an early Crescent Tool Co, Jamestown NY, marked No 1 on the back. When fully closed there is still an opening through the jaws. On the end of each handle, one tapers down to a point, and the other is squared off with a hole through it. Only 5-1/2 inches long. These seem to be wire strippers for a very specific use, that's my guess. The handle ends use is not clear to me. Any ideas?

Those are probably mining or blasting pliers for nipping the fuse.
Look here- http://www.papawswrench.com/vboard/index.php?topic=10956.0

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/Bobbys%20II/cutter_zpsf91f8e73.gif

That makes perfect sense, I hadn't thought to look at them as a mining tool. Thanks as always for the info!