German wire cutters

[Dale jordan]

I have just found these today at a junk sale here in Port Macquarie are these what I think they are ?? ... look like German WWII wire cutters the only thing I not sure about is they look a little smaller then I thought !! Where these still made after the war ?? Can some help he out .. I paid $ 15.00 AUD for them .. Dale

[Stephen White]

They certainly look right Dale. The handles should be Bakelite. Only question is how ate you going to mount them on your KT? Or is the beginning of your next project to build a 1:1 model?

Good result.

All the best

Stephen

[Brian Leach]

Dale,

Lucky Find!

Brian

[Kent Wiik]

Hi Dale,

Nice find!
If it is ww2 it shall have the eagle stamp and a stamp saying what year it was made.



If not it is a post war one.

I have 2 of them and both got those stamps.
On in good shape:


And one in not so good shape...


Both are from a shed in the Ardennes.
Please note that only the handle end knobs was bakelite, the rest was made from hard pressed paper well seen in the photo.

What makes me a bit suspicious of yours is the long space between the upper handle ends and the hinges, never seen that before.
Still a nice find!

Kind regards
Kent

[Adrian Harris]

Are the handles telescopic, to give more force for cutting the wire

Adrian.

[Kent Wiik]

Are the handles telescopic, to give more force for cutting the wire

Adrian.

No they are not.
Please note the well needed pin, enabling the cutter to work, is welded to the steel just there the pressed paper handles ends.
(the ring that it is pressed at on the other handle are also made of bakelite)

Cheers
Kent

[Dale jordan]

Thanks everyone . This is my first , 1.1 find good fun !! From what Kent has told me it must be post war no stamp but it does have a bakelite ring with the stop gauge on it , the handle covers are very hard rubber .. I'll keep it any way still 99% real .. so if anyone else has info keep it coming I can see why people collect 1.1 ...Dale

[Adrian Harris]

Kent,

Looking at the photos, I can see how the end mechanism works but it doesn't appear to involve the pin

Adrian.

[Kent Wiik]

Hi Adrian,

The pin is very important for the function.
It’s missing on my "in not so good shape" Drahtschere.

Opening them work fine with or without the pin.

With:


Without:


But without pin the blades don’t close:



The working one cut surprisingly well.
Even rather thick steel rods cut as if they were made of butter.
Use it now and then at home and has also used it in my Panther build:

http://www.armortek.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=405

Dale//
Yes, collecting 1:1 ww2 stuff is fun!

Kind regards
Kent