Crazy pliers. What are they for?

[Aunt Phil]

Hell, how fast can Icky move these days?

Them heavy sumbeaches gotta slow him down even more.

On a serious note, the leverage on those scissors SUCKS! 
There are collectors in the rag trades who think highly of them, but I don't.

[scottg]

As long as you don't try to lift them, and leave them balanced on the tip and little toe piece underneath, scooting across the fairly low table, with your shoulder above, working straight down,
  and they are oh-so sharp??
    They do work -real- well.
  Even in my skinny claw.
Definitely more a bench shear than a hand shear. They aren't much good waving around in the air.

Heinisch, when you see that giant brass adjustable pivot on a pair of shears, you are looking at Heinisch.

Technically those were only the middling 14's.
   They did make 16's too, but they are considerable harder to find. heeheheheheh
   yours Scott