Quote from: Papaw on March 20, 2015, 08:00:55 AM

QuoteThe officer took it and put it in his car and took off.

Wonder what they did with it later?

Imagining fun on the firing range.

Quote from: Papaw on March 20, 2015, 08:00:55 AM

QuoteThe officer took it and put it in his car and took off.

Wonder what they did with it later?

my guess would be that he saved it for 4th of July.

Prob. did the same thing we do with an un-deployed airbag

Great stories guys, thanks for sharing!

And Stan, thanks for the patent link. I will keep an eye out for that one.

Nice pliers, the ones I was issued in the 80s were brass, US Army.   I like that first pair better.  We were instructed to hold arms straight in front, then as the crimp was done, to lower your head so the helmet would take most of the blast.  Later some of the younger guys, had been taught to turn ones head, so all the blast goes in one ear.  Some guys trained at Ft. Lewis Washington, and they were taught to extend arms straight up, overhead, so the helmet again would catch most of the force.    I have popped a few solitary caps, electrically, one does not do it without hearing protection. 

Quote from: 1930 on March 20, 2015, 06:38:34 PM
Prob. did the same thing we do with an un-deployed airbag

Tell us....

Chilly

Got a few more Cap Crimpers to add to my collection in the last few months. Fortunately they usually don't cost very much. (Although there was that old solid brass one on eBay a few weeks ago that went for over $400....) I think I will stick to collecting the cheapies.  :-)


Atlas Powder Co. No. 2





Crescent No. 2





DuPont "Gold Medal Crimpers."  Early version, with interlocking leaf crimper jaws.





DuPont "Gold Medal Crimpers."  Later version, with more conventional overlapping crimper jaws.





Aetna Explosives Co.

Great finds Bob!

Thanks Lyndon! Yeah it's that time of year again, when the weather cools down and I crawl out of my hole and start posting again, heh-heh. I've got some more cool stuff I'll be putting up soon too.

Quote from: Plyerman on December 20, 2015, 05:20:00 PM
Thanks Lyndon! Yeah it's that time of year again, when the weather cools down and I crawl out of my hole and start posting again, heh-heh. I've got some more cool stuff I'll be putting up soon too.

Looking forward to it!

Here's another combination tool for blasting. It has special jaws contoured for crimping blasting caps, a spike formed onto one handle, and a folding knife blade in the other. Patented by Alfred Victor Des Moineaux of Denver, Colorado back in 1910.







(Full disclosure:  I had an eager volunteer assist me with the photography)

Quote from: Plyerman on December 22, 2015, 10:34:28 PM
Here's another combination tool for blasting. It has special jaws contoured for crimping blasting caps, a spike formed onto one handle, and a folding knife blade in the other. Patented by Alfred Victor Des Moineaux of Denver, Colorado back in 1910.





Neat!



(Full disclosure:  I had an eager volunteer assist me with the photography)

The Ensign-Bickford Cap Crimper and Blasting Tool. It was advertised as having a "broad jaw crimper, blade fuse cutter, fuse slitter, wire cutter, powder punch, screw driver, knurled plier jaws. A complete blaster's tool."

I wasn't able to find any patent info on this tool.

Cool thread Bob! A lot of interesting examples you 've found.

Thanks David, good to see you out and about!