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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Plyerman on April 26, 2014, 05:19:55 PM

Title: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on April 26, 2014, 05:19:55 PM: Over the years I've picked up four different sets of these blasting pliers. Mine are all old, from the early-to-mid 1900's. Most likely from hard rock mining operations. The more modern ones I see on eBay seem to be mostly for military demolitions. They tend to refer to them as "cap crimpers". Old or new, the intention appears to be pretty much the same: Design a single tool that can cut the fuse wire, crimp on the blasting cap, and poke a hole in the explosives for the cap to be placed.

Here are a few frames from a military training paper that explains the idea:

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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HrR34qSrE9jEeAvnScQa2d7oTUX0A0q37v4eb8BAuGe_rv5hDZ16tkyL6lPPstaHanX3LG532mf9SsZuVTjVtZfMOAzVAi6gA-PoCvCsasTosZ6pTK225xvjVLvDeuiVcMuNE6TYZ5fsDjTE_3gtvdrfulR61J0H2JyHgV81HLoXeFvlyrrQ7PJXc5d2Of8rlVGza-dz4L2nd3M77xAjk_a9PFXmQSc5vn9j9G3GVTLAbTlFsihLhH4Xnt61O4eZy5rLy2ITDLm-2v83wtn1DUqvmrnLVllJ7LW6yWVIuZFMcwyiYrYGG8gsvO2coJybI9EOvh2BUJnstBMCkNgWhpV9yUlkVqoMNPyFJev5B9O35TKvOUQw08Qn6TaadYQDNXFVypXDwWwwCJdbv1ca7oKXiyDynoKNP0lIrWzrW0Uphfa1g_gUsr6Urk2i33GSAxa3FTGXoswRtCQQTi8BCZaOXRJiMTVhmrQqbGzL984xu_8gfPKFnXO6L5R9ZhppqmR_y_u6T4sITruouFoqt19u0VIU60IYsCAJioEqEG_qwZA3xX_3xJ_21LJG21FqxQ9DTvnMxGVQfNTrC2d8VSlnWtCRB4zSwl9vJKGPNj3UF-haKrx8VLll18gMm2DMMuPCdHVqS1PBoHlUkkqlaIyl9wh_a_cSSIyJl4nN_x4e79iTyABDd1g=w350-h374-no)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/q5lmsrKLJB-Lo2XXmemVNsvpmkIFFegHGkIIlbYhdnpn9JMd-LHEZxQl7LSChZhP6mEFApJMBdvWl3iosEMC2BcdZsfUSJxepeQPn4Xnq_ltSDp545k6TxyhR4xJwYwKNcooO0I6zgyFSZCAEP729YakFkyxmawiIr8SBVUkMucs-7_dAmVOnUjueXBpwNR-Ht1TTvf9RHAKz8azDjEq7fP6Srsup8FFw3QbqwCMgIQOZgwMRPOf5izT6hqUbI7E-mzaAbq8VrGEMzDCbliYY3QtQgp-qT06HYUkRlEICfAYHgkhlf25Z4kGijn2x4yw7ubHfLlZaXn6mklFTLsOexmsupQAmjD4UU3bEOW38sHJmVvjVIkq3HknyrLLfrNfOg7C2dyqCdFpFe51Urqctz64P-ht-XTfXOT0QpXFbLKkYrX9ZnFgBKsnqpbEvRjrayZmuvMMp_VBWb3Mp7G0fXnvE4PAbf_vQQ60RfAzelsVO0xpEhrCjqF8_OihsqfJqx31e2D5A3lMN7lWvKKpKTqsMEr2IF5VJU7DCwphdlUqClcuCfcrdpU8AD5eRtCOCl4tuYsgeW8K_rM9gowRLMAr3krFsX22InXMU0_4-wAQIjJJY_-bz--CPXaxww0FJCe-Po9sF3_by0S4-yP7iT_GTHA4i5Rmw3HGo-1dHi0oIzqX6S7jqz8=w350-h602-no)

....And here are a couple of my old blasting pliers. The first one is an "Atlas No. 3." Atlas Powder Company was formed as a result of a court order that broke up the near-monopoly that the DuPont company had on smokeless powders and dynamite. Apparently Atlas sold tools and accessories in addition to their powders. I've seen pictures of an "Atlas No. 2" tool, but I don't own one. Not really sure how old this guy is:

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PaqAawFbuBJ8cYAnpxFTc7X46ecIgsV045njQPBtjV9KspXnESsyUspJjmPrwN0GbcMy7R3ISj_QJoeRGy_D7rpFohjtebGldJ8WBB9zEH5hOW_YzvGwdrQbXPWNgvedpu_RAsgjfAGm3SXP26Y44bXQJTOzUMb4lEF9fdHiJSVh9e6IOuUULzu9FHXbLEVG0vliRFLAvN2sfckju4-04I96tiZX0yyGwYRWkgniosxAIRDCYmuvSm-w4dPC78w2m8y7-AZWGAOv5sBI6DxxciByzlEsSLnRoL58jsWM0dY9_ztBrXEdgkfoRuNbZZAo6lO7r_1eTVup3Ad6Bbo1Ke7bcxMkVjSJITD0XqbwxYtWyplKoakCNpLjBHG_EKRhIAPZpQ4XYczy3B_vv4gXDeT5P2V8meRlXm8ENtyxJN1z-YHoVi5mBytld1qBoYlGojGy7FzvcFD8czDENSUM1XQ11gX7IbrxghNvHatkPP6e1d3V4dgmMkL07GZpqTB65z46dRzN5shmt6ayx9gKHMD_cVr-FMhWOvlA2LVnBOA0mJcc0xx4vn5hmxzHszvEcWUx_2K_E1mmmTEfA21ika8cD6BweGC5E6Os9huQyx1ZTJqBDaSa3uzLlt0anEszQ7pqQi-oE8prTDQTryoq4BRqxWhEvkM66KCfSWepnW3xMLd-HZ8-aIjwIbtAbmVe5P10sl0SDC1aPAFLfGiZvvoK-jh9Tyy05DDL_nDZFEHwE7zM=w700-h520-no)

You can see the crimper jaws are on the end, while a large cutter and a small cutter are on the sides. The end of one handle is a poker to start the fuse hole, while the other handle ends in a screwdriver.

Another tool I've got is this all-brass one. It has crimper notch near the pivot, then a fuse cutter notch next to that. On the end of one jaw there is a hole, with a narrow slit in it. The other jaw has a sharp steel blade in it. The blade can either cut the fuse, or slit the insulation from it, depending on which notch you use.

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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4fqQU0fHfPydLq2z3sY2t_pCd4BQkLtRzl-eliclWfwHZnDsLrn13oe9atNBWIkLsGZWJhAMk2c44gCfnZUKcucn7acGZNoApMCcy-wGaT03sAoDpzDsSXoHZ0fr9tGQcSIH0fCOM9sy6lEabNWRMHUsD9pndzpVYP0KdyR4sAxNbdAH_5ITi3asKeFPIL1RsuSJWLLBDIXoFSJwJE0NAXrv45zFZ0hVKdUbPZmoN--6E8e4kMWOgtO3UVYPQOnNqvk-9BUK4oj0YGKbWkmoGYFqqJ85l3YIgFV3JOZrhnZbtnjf-O0M-SOM5mq4ckUeB6bEFiHrqkvH5hzFiZ24WC5kaVBWeFHc39_23_KR74s7CqPd67w8zale_P-_GbtGQcRgbkLArOIpod1RqhAlsxM-InhOSJEpTnQasF2Zk4USMcYsv8S8y_kvikB_STMssvlasB89c0UMUqWTXmVIBvn2VqnWspTXStXVOWavJK67F5HMcBPlPJEejvh3KU9yr9qLzvehZjJ-reNIuvjpfTOSsLZZfxN1AMEzqNyxKYM0UJVgdetyMmMldv2vSQ0u-umKHj46K3fjhUqoMVv162Jlm95gXfxhU0i00cf-jOD9rafSYvOChOeYztbHrSUmebWQIa4KMFrgHV8S0HiaShPa-GNHWhfLHOVTL0ROU3RwsvMZO6o6efKXjHZ9aX3adk7Ql1LXy0FOwVtOZY_F6DBEzbekq8Z9QaLmOZiU-yTOrzOz=w700-h507-no)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/F-G_bGntU9ZyQQkGb6fFmUX_ULTPbgDQ4habYPlo3dt2JF8BQCFqvKYcFkFpv6gOcNIMjRvYO7wbEWdRQib_GQKZ6SBkKkImAZ3fD66DfQaKdHyqAqFlkIZR6EKIHQNZ5fqwVuifDMrnWqzMPg8oztUeLt94xQJV20FvfMTHCLkBXVfV_SXKrelsfSmzvHREe2gSKXK7JOxfcKigZjitdiHzSZrSF1vssht4w1iJpREHxiUP7usQm6wm9H2bVZF2-FLQdTWC0IZgFb7CNAG6KxVE_WQGveb90c7CciwODBsk1_mDLA31vByC3O3-DcKfBOqo3PDcmIxcWUFqmKfL4dG_kECmS2PsHhbeHVLDSrFp9sXviUqv6jkh8_9NpXR6uGmjPzUUepoGm6SZuCY4CzeNawemPLZUtCex8oB1qDLDOs_FQG-x-5qnFkn6b4OrtsRIyS4sZVjISSrZbRL8oSV3IiXXZqM-851yOAFAC33WmKTdVcYjLBuIM7092iWGwzBBr2acfhegA4Vf-uM9ZGVBEk5hluAvXehK9u5q_Zs-j0LpbJ3_Kfw1-vgSRG-bTOqHBJRh3d_DIe4is_0KXECCN3XoAO-QDq1pK90xDHqoVif7FkHJSIZSt3CkNyANMycgwE5dFgDwFJbDGMflMgQWHvWVOoCW4cOfbSlAV0FVbNAN7Fg3JpJ1VTH-_dqMPiTcYtqd5Ub6GZq4Du8o7XjnsyTngB437ZMLXN4aoNJXvlUz=w700-h533-no)

It was patented by a Mr. Harry Prince in 1922.

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Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: rusty on April 26, 2014, 05:59:47 PM: Very nice, don't see all that many of these. I loke the head shape on the first pair. Perhaps patent 432427,479444 or 1263720.

I like how the fellow in the illustration is holding the primer out as far as he can reach, as if 18 inches will matter if he sets off that 5 pound block of high explosive...;P
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: john k on April 26, 2014, 09:27:57 PM: Interesting plier tool. In the military booklet drawing, he is crimping the cap at armslength, we were taught to do it overhead, while wearing a helmet, or to turn our head to the side, sacrifice only one ear drum that way. Glad I don't have to use those anymore. The ones I carried were steel and rather plain.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on April 27, 2014, 07:50:08 AM: Yeah, I agree, it doesn't look like a job I'd want to do. Found this picture while searching for more info on the Atlas tool. Must be those blasting caps are pretty powerful just by themselves?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TXFu4_7G5N4/T33gbrO63ZI/AAAAAAAAAOM/Svbzwsjc0Q8/s1600/CRIMPING%2BA%2BCAP.jpg)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: john k on April 27, 2014, 08:21:28 AM: Pretty close to an M-80 firecracker, but seemed louder.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on April 27, 2014, 08:26:51 PM: Okay, I found my other two cap crimper pliers. The top one (below) is all brass. They must be using brass to avoid the possibility of a spark? It has two crimper notches, one above the pivot and one below. The spike on the one handle is extra long and skinny. Screwdriver on the other handle.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Vu3_V9TGMdUr6ud7L2K76o_igATUgGUi7EVyWcyudlE9IkbJDnYSxzqrAqCLEH-u6NvQ1FeZy7N-JbIUj7ipXeQ4IAuIJtz1co8WnFd6Esf2SP0Cu307LywDeuq89iZzHOnVAgv_qH5EboxTtt4mQja6EmhQAVd_y56sjUGl5wi0vxeyUaOnAMEnfLm57gdkpm2PzSYaHLjboxAoqcE8d8JliRqFV6-TLKpu3POQD1S9ek_pUVBEaiFN1LOra0st1ZKMxAWkLrWn0JzTwb_l3KElaUY5GOvIdz5EE7xSsbrDLqbnWytNOCnvq4mlGf88Q2L5yJLQk3g99nTy5afgciUo5wxAJB9G2l_1_-FlJUbpOL2__5YQK4JxFMXQrno3lWfq5ofqEYo7zZ_U9Fc-gTYxMhBLorQgGNkZNpsqZFrmDEccDZQ6yJRetXd4CI_Cvzpkc_10I7lNY-Ry933i8dwCQgw-UF07unE6AJXTDpgNbyUbbzrXIjNxXOC2_ETS7bgiogzzB2-BNBEuG_ZOPipHX8uQEjw4I7dbn5ID1-Db5le9m-Z5uNgEHXY87LGb4N7J0gTQXdTQFLncdofbKeDDbAR4sSPTQuPlGQav6UJXe822g1cUfpSwgBLFbbt_rNiJCxF2Lk92tRb7TshFXk7FxNxahBEDz9qP9Bn6ASmiBF46F8Ua2bD-bLMNKVl3a3Gb8AdlVAOe7MXZ6lPHcjb0cKLPY_2NNBdjT9o7bfYF_ujc=w700-h525-no)

This other one is made of steel. The jaws are short and stubby, but otherwise it follows pretty much the same layout. Unfortunately neither this one nor the brass one above has any maker's marks on them.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GGCZFZA_QcnKxcODbUKJXBt6SGcu2IaKqCMxCAMrGR5MCSjIvbQHly5zy9RmrPrBSgI2h4uRULD55MsanoGcGgfV_ZcrJXeZ_TFVhN0vxhQRcVtRCRIcXiHbyVmKQ9RT3XEqe4ZG1JxHkaxyp69Xd2y71WdBsgoyk5s9Ud9BDYD1ECbO2VZ6j1bY5jdLZFBK0uRkwqYtmv6BpuIelDJ3RnXpjggQRkI_K-SXtLfckF52F5lIkcelWBzoBje7SbDpA6feALd3uxAoCHoZWQ97Oa4cH-gebIPGMtacZPQvMz1mAtSr2CoV-0kYxq56X7_X1p6V2G9YsInDJ3LSTisMV_2v60GoTHbgkuYhspRknRUuq8P6bv3vU9LMYYhvyfdO2Z7J0vV4issO3SJddFN9_YWy9S8K_gjP79du_PU2Voa9CS1pexL_WXbFY6Drx9vuGjRdLjqoHOlYQMNj7GuPYCqgrD5QBORRpIK_a_tpvknl_ePgdjhKeDal8sr3HHmJh0CWjsKQu785siQKBtUqhO9Q38bUVGYvbIM_heLzVm7n9Nyop-MDa4bjH10lHK33iCdg_jFFXU4eDCCAoQ2dGoXcUvcbUfP-rv1bf6A6jWMla979cck94wFnFtEA9jcXFRVw4cOIVVGHtG6d6GbSW2l6aumSt0OcKUyzwcGs9YLdwwCP6M8SEfoim09OxBos3TrOQ3EkwDn7FM8hXGqorRIOuJ-sS0CVeKDFzfh_x-O1vzKb=w700-h536-no)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: oldtools on April 28, 2014, 12:56:48 AM: Why aren't they wearing protective gloves?
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 19, 2015, 09:18:31 PM: I've managed to accumulate a few more old dynamite pliers in the past year:

First up is a Hercules No.2 Cap Crimper. It has the usual crimpers and fuse cutters in the jaws, and a screwdriver and a spike on the handles. Hercules was another company (along with Atlas) that was spun off when they broke up the DuPont monopoly about a hundred years ago.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/N6MF67ulclZ0qCkWNWiBPBtFcL02KB4opLaXeGPCUULhy8_su5Y0rIk2DHLTgyTaWaw0WD_0N5IV9RcTqrL9zC00uHBNTxBIvi9inQgwZWkF1BtXQXNaZLzOc5H40c7Jsi9vrmb8ohkMY7YHyeLPeprYHiWBtRtQrsrJlKHqG1tqiDVDkkpwTrBy2nwr3sJiLLsSPn0Y3T16V1h2NQx3wN24wCYtOeCAjIpOHtHUnQHcbKrx-56PuiamVEUwEj2f2gPeFLultoW6mhhY1BnPaD0j8RLC3ouzqKyiZ1no46OMLxsF4irdufsxwZ7GpAcT_60RZeRuNQ5SNDQUeS1tNhOKuMeVr-C0jNpfjrxfLXeyUE-GKD3Tifyhxyo4rJbbOF58n_wHABpmkfFBSBPUqHomRkvFxg3BHwBV7DVthfMvISSaFcjJD5-hSqgv_RNgFm9z-bB_qA-CI_TAGPbFROJ5qnpGu1HLwGqVModfkmQWmI-2uhBfZ9QT7Ej5vMKWeCkkAOwygsk-IjLF6HeZds0u8uJMZzWzWOyxF6_g2qnjSVQZ-yFKe5sRxNrBpWPRxgm12hda_HfC8Wr1jA5v46qseN61ylYj5FS_Nzf7h_0Y_3nu_BBZvcmhImOXEFMw8l8brGMVLvBYq7w0b3ZC1_5jn4xjw0c49qPHYqWSO0a6LnVR2Hpv15Q=w700-h523-no)

Speaking of DuPont, here is their No.1 crimper. Not sure why there is no provision for cutting fuses built into it.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/drIAfDiaDdPSS6U-ew62yHKRW3pgh-VtbUcK-sd3rErjRYBJdvD1Covn_1Sgpwa2sS_vp_pnoFQlRsoh78Dz-69xDcFA0tS3lnPtNVxN8K4-j9fpIPZFZUWBxEN6rKQyht973TuNfgZCuZy0vdCUid_YiWWUx-QzzLYnYD0OzaRqpv9rWG5gMKf5gRU5ronToWIiOLhy7uMecQMmwh3CFRocxIPuLBtrlHaaJTVFO4BKxor8peF_SX_pJy-LV4vz0ahAydvHwp5Q0CXT28512sHoAkuJQW7bDF4q7sbyOnnsLB6Iscx_-vSphCmyO-jdA5BIzhafkd7hW4hsnd5vJ_-YeDD7mSHStCmGJ8hWx_fOv3PeAA8scRtXZyrM21SxxPjcyRujfvqD5IpoY-hQkEjYDUlmWcEl23kJEXP_z14-obxcez48BsyM1XnFs1aqrglOr6iskCuxI2MS65L6GCDE0ohXCfeXFJQwuixpZrd52CuGgbSakg28CwOHOqtF6wbHT05i63EHiq9s3J2E1fjCc5ZWuHLvvhuoJ08jV5NriHJVacR6ejmHE21oijXmH5EzEydjieFbv8srOCSqXu-MR7oNp4d23QfJxZjzYj5F_D4IJXQwDTMwZtJKT_L7Ke8m70aq9PYQOc6AP9O8V-nzODuub2S4wTM9kkfEd3Z1Hy0-G6ATRDM=w700-h523-no)

My latest one is this Erbele Fuse Plier. It has a weird parrot beak sharp nose running crosswise at the tip of the jaw. According to the patent, it is for "splitting the fuse prior to splicing."

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qdGwy7ro9Yn0cg8WfNB6AxMtK4oc1ARCvvsZRpxie1Q6JGNgTd8k2dI6gq8vQ0W18dnFATYtoTls-n2j11XmDs4N5heKLTBjA44taAcdNKfeRfVAvsYymwaY0SiL6taB7PAiOFzVqnUb3lDYc5ZnG8E4I7ZQNizf6H7VFgDQJrnluszaC_4SHTMKcxtnMjcwjSp2Ylu2gtmFWUhqzTSjQVCH0IhKpZvIqX8Gmz4G3Eukt6wQu5meUwbk4ZiI7UxpCgQV8qLLs2VczkpDD9_WrOqMdU5_yaE3cDjWBPub7ZIk3rKedKB-HCJBnTc2KyvctzkrIamEWTDwtm3W_94GCuKg7H7x31lqOXzbdMJ1kJFkxeWEPuLgACDc29WGT5P9APgi7dfsMUEnRgEbhL8zmjUHM-RFC8xk5jFfqW-VVKBqeK_QcWVDJYkl3CliapdUiUrIDzmIrT-PgjwAyqnCfQbYY8lJTWLROkZjwL0QLZO4BYXgUeSPv3dkm3gbJ_QxznVtxDpxzagso_SZfuloMTyUfs8BiZeuodSblsl4cken5EPwwbE0FyP3D6CyS0w0uE3s2LRy0r9AxXPmVD95vR5Q1hrmKjqrC0oOGSHpDR_nFWLy7Hy9i1TnPQLc7mng8FM6wtm3svdMjXL5EjSHIStIDFNalIM977WjXdRZL0zcbwudlIm9-Pw=w700-h502-no)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 19, 2015, 09:27:24 PM: Patent for the Erbele pliers. Invented by a Mr. John F. Erbele of Beulah, North Dakota.

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Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on March 19, 2015, 10:01:36 PM: Boom! Great tools!

My grandfather and my father were working on a job site. Somehow a few blasting caps ended up spread across the worksite. Obviously this was decades ago. My grandfather told the foreman they should search for all the caps and make sure no one stepped on one and lost a foot. The foreman told him to get back to work. He added that the caps weren't dangerous. Thirty minutes later the foreman got in his vehicle to go get something and almost instantly lost a tire to a blasting cap explosion. The foreman had everyone stop work until the blasting caps were picked up. Although he didn't see him do it, Dad swears to this day that his father placed the blasting cap under the tire.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: mvwcnews on March 19, 2015, 11:11:04 PM: Not only pliers for this type of work --
( http://www.datamp.org/patents/displayPatent.php?pn=613698&id=53235 ) is a Miner's pocket knife that would accomplish the cutting, crimping, etc. I did the patent for DATAMP after running across an ad for the knife -- the illustration in the ad showed the patent date.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: EVILDR235 on March 20, 2015, 04:45:53 AM: Good post with lots of cool information. I am sure at some time i have come across some of those pliers and passed on them because they looked strange and i had no idea what they were. In the future i will be looking for them.

EvilDr235 at 2:45 am on the west coast.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Lewill2 on March 20, 2015, 06:13:36 AM: Nice Thread Bob, interesting info. I purchased my Grandfather's property years ago. He had many different jobs road crew for the State, maintenance crew for the Delaware Canal etc. When cleaning out the garage I found a blasting cap. I had always heard of their dangers so I called the State police and they sent an officer to the house to get it. The officer told me that as long as the wires were crimped together they were pretty safe, it is when the wires are separated that radio signals static electricity etc. can set them off. The wires on the one I found were still crimped together from the manufacture. The officer took it and put it in his car and took off.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Papaw on March 20, 2015, 08:00:55 AM: Quote
The officer took it and put it in his car and took off.

Wonder what they did with it later?
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Lewill2 on March 20, 2015, 09:54:32 AM: I assumed they had a way to get rid of it. I don't know for sure.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Bill Houghton on March 20, 2015, 10:36:13 AM: Quote from: Papaw on March 20, 2015, 08:00:55 AM
Quote
The 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.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: turnnut on March 20, 2015, 11:31:57 AM: Quote from: Papaw on March 20, 2015, 08:00:55 AM
Quote
The 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.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: 1930 on March 20, 2015, 06:38:34 PM: Prob. did the same thing we do with an un-deployed airbag
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 20, 2015, 08:33:37 PM: Great stories guys, thanks for sharing!

And Stan, thanks for the patent link. I will keep an eye out for that one.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: john k on March 21, 2015, 11:38:18 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Chillylulu on March 24, 2015, 11:34:00 AM: 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
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on December 19, 2015, 06:59:54 PM: 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
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Crescent No. 2
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DuPont "Gold Medal Crimpers." Early version, with interlocking leaf crimper jaws.
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DuPont "Gold Medal Crimpers." Later version, with more conventional overlapping crimper jaws.
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Aetna Explosives Co.
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Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on December 20, 2015, 02:52:33 PM: Great finds Bob!
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on December 22, 2015, 07:03:06 PM: 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!
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: 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.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UFuMzXziy-ZkndZ3i2aLnoUDRUjuS_DpSV6KWUUCSh274JzyO8I6s_AtGLrZWKjvkmDRQy17F9j_5NuOqfmJbcLBPi1k3RxnKQ1CHJlcLUQiXcwT0V7oee8BoFLBVoabs8WGWCK0glKB4OgsIFlsafVJ1l2FYmxV_UuBDUcth78G8RnXe39RlfsUsUF_K74VeA9uQ2vgO0ear9vpHFyV4TUfejgKNX2flZNgspMa8_ynW3WN0Jf57s0I5KSDrV_ZgG_kClIRb21-LwyqELGK75Qlxikb-ZVS6hXycOOBrYHM-0lmOaCp9dbeUS_HTpQdnmmaBUJFbTVLwNhOEH95x0l7i6HVt-QJ6-ah1WToVxy_Fb8vYhJjEjrtiy6tdIcmLmpehgo_ZCwXmdFGNH2Dpv1HnqPnflLjJa1g2_pscLQsBWY1Pq34y07uGENmE2YW3M3q79rUcpT0M4e1BoraMaF5NOr8yRmnbThMMPTsKH9oBjQE2YxEqIJ8jmIFinagqdGYAkSgU_gh8EDWksooYWulqXjMWt3e9wwbO-iBtT3P53tp3bIg8KDmjBdpoT2JRG5k4cQLTmSFraURRseBrDOF9lNx95nGkPexzL0ojORumlW5BXtpry7rGPCoVfG7ERdQbHrE6P7F4SlPazSLm6QglQbWLVtKTLWiL-cFKojNOXDCnZkUVIw=w700-h525-no)

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

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Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on December 23, 2015, 06:49:28 AM: 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.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/Bobbys%20III/King%20Combination%20Mining%20Tool%20a_zps35blrbo2.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/Bobbys%20III/King%20Combination%20Mining%20Tool%20c_zps7uqtbjwa.jpg)

Neat!

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

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/Bobbys%20III/King%20Combination%20Mining%20Tool%20b_zpsjsck7xyd.jpg)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on January 02, 2016, 08:01:58 PM: 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.

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MJPkUzbdBGuTa0HEq2RW2rVA4hqNXflh2tr2P8YsDqOw6_t21r0_cbGHEhtSTgwLlcfMo3qB_Geq0P1MpFwgf3--SKpYl-8_HW3ccH5ui5zpIoYhnCQCcmD0BirXAc9rtrKVRKZr0kkGdAhBOXT91hMvZvl9_fl4sJYYF7IoCxbsLVjzfE6QpxmHfa_vthmXwjaejqtVdPjMg8u98-IOy-m4hSt_YWx_IkqL3sqJaKZfXUtYWj1xWu0TVty47lA36RrTv6A-d_xvmwhKzqanwYgK_Eefnwsu8Sdj29uJIR2QJ1w8f_sjxLUybJ1RXOpsObQLusyfWVtmZCjy6LchbroIe0ccGhDYPIKq0feLYjzQjDZCcEguQMjCHN6iQ8zaNwVEQrbH6khqKbpnGkWwsP2NQoj0eX2UNMs-Z7z4Oapeb-y0DWaGSYL06oOB2iDqbpos_6ywDH3CrDaBVvlk-2gEKdORP_rAIistgixDT6xaUih7iwL7Tfk3PKeNcZ-NgRBuyw64pfTrPb4wHY5uqiy6J4Rk1iqJvl06Cq_ZtW8PdgbbdEQgRJNkwoigHx3NG6A8mJCdpj37Ki-ZYzYBEiKOJ00rLwy932juTSZgi0fyJZRaEkNLzyShD102Cyjkc2fhpytUWuuJPxb78qaUb7QEBF9y0vrldeHn1G8XKUQLfSr7v3iiiEw=w800-h559-no)

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(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/mgy2bBbQAjeOQwET9n3WIexd7M80Hj2MvsHZrWPxRAu8HNKUGvxW037kYPGJqw-vjTY9DCz7TZdQL-NQhmZTGtAdX0BA2mCoVHHakuFlq6sn7lLU0-O1TFzLPApWfUVMER1ImXd4hjqj2PDRvTzIfC6ikcugOf_1-i_NnRw9Km_IJWED-7Up11VPaDinxgZCdJv3_MDaZ0kYzAI0yNevNnMcq7cYdL9_kTu_ds26gk4wVa4RIQSy8pBOp9xipJKx98-1yKXZ84EZR-HMthSo9oopeAcovKJveUaO5-_7mljT6NSvjqZtyELG7C1sHsVDGPyHFxw_AytZ6H7L01wksRqOdUdCJQFPyt8-eJTJ6A3EvbDFkG-7xxW-gxaZ0cCWhszDw9FaxT_hdPY73TQGoy3CYPdC_VtknUsFn6KGVJGnm2O3JyNbxz9BbadGXZClt7b2RZ-_sDc4yLSvCs-20PmHmw9AfNrzhIBwdqxv3gl3gWUHq_dLUkdwXfRs-J6DoCJ8EQgVtJHksSwb51TvMD1m8x_bn1bc-UNPi0Bsx-i3JvdRKFoXUdUHw80ZcZuXxE803_48r3XU5Ht1phjha4qGpqqA93JWryKHeIYMjI4BKPqpRPLIOY1gHZWQCObzOE8KmDm34AvUEgxXhlGbcYoqN7o9hwl6LDaOnFrerdkLQPNkdeNS9Ug=w800-h553-no)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: DM11 on January 13, 2016, 11:23:41 AM: Cool thread Bob! A lot of interesting examples you 've found.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on January 14, 2016, 09:12:12 PM: Thanks David, good to see you out and about!
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 11, 2016, 07:10:55 PM: Some more crimpers and fuse pliers:

Dupont No.2 Cap Crimpers. Note how similar the arrangement of this tool is to the Atlas No.2 and Crescent No.2 models pictured earlier.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/k_6qx_qTGUtTe482ZgTByruJT7l0SEDyP1meEYjI02ems_xGRLVMmSNvGD9Ty_AIuQaZTdj1MZdDXCJzSUuNku5anAtmIRavrMJq8KHTrzEqMlwA6iArqGeWPPpH_uu_AVaQV9GUQR-edeOYrpluptR4k_k6VV_-C2hbZLpEnIQBFkBkLpetyMjV0P-C9fvcRM-ssFJBSzux0Xx5IfXhqn9KzvnWqCyjXINCBs7h6Wd9Flbr5_r0MdvkCHvMd9xjGCPNXnAtQgYk0D8IMy7CWrC_ctbdvKiLWIJGG_49WnarRwXSJUbeYo6KgfpuBzKBrRlQQjCQgTRrEc-uO3fBYINYUI6zlf8P7FIIJuRGqa14bGp-W5MBE6HpmRaq3UrieuOWrnmDDvRlyBSTThzg-UCL6WrBlbPZm0k90kxbKl1dqyMluON6Vued2Ic0zmEOf3UqfrrC704kJTbddYvmJ33tGFQNQsjJcAmojEdDcMMkjCF1NuuUUZrp0TM4SyK1QEEaGcChTb-aLWJ68_x6X09asOfMThiU70CfVK1VdhfyfyaV0_ciVJEmh19Es7lTAaHQR-sDtMjCbst0EkKsiU1p_wMFjflZLoE0MYcoQlx4T8qJQtGqLsC-IiwSPHlED_3DLfLf1tPTyzGAYcOXz09lHL-wCjdVz3eG743c3n8aKqgsBUd7ICs=w700-h524-no)

Dupont No.4. This configuration made from heavy gauge steel stampings (and with numerous different company markings) seems to be the standard for military and civilian demolition work from approximately the 1950's through the 1990's.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Y_IzdnGCl8Bd78iSvDwKWah5JfsN50l9ZQ1yk9fINxYIoH9pfBV0P0cFjD1k3m4Zt16ixmYz5R51Hr5dYzFcScbOy51Si2IqORw0sSQz45BzCwmIf5eWDhe91hmqGmZtuT_6UlqmpvoYg7GaBIOAaxiJMqe3AZtkxAbosZndWzEXSP5feoPc_BniN9ivilB2yXUe3Lx8FJw2kmDoHjZP1n-rwaj33vun6i4J7r96mWYAE_ddD4PC3tcUCAJZSnSkAEMNXMox3zigU-bod_WyDGmw-qo_4ZcLAhzPl7EGfNhTG7_vCAgddD35ps0HCvzbu4LOk-ioUgp6HsuaRtIbs0M8X8M3O0q8Q1Wcex07kkvBSCKhf0Q-8QpT-7v60yjFFnXP7-I0adtGlQ1OEIR3qByv0HTBFqBSWrxaVUOewDh2TafVYCgfie3AlI9PWOgQptIy1IhxRu5BMw3Epzr6_Ue2Rz7f8C5QtHXsNBUAPpvkiw0KyMpkh8aT4Nqew08RDaYH7-Pl6-kK9DBWAXK9YduXOGqmbgmp7OgmOjuGz0lKV3BT059npWTmTTcA-yCjW14VnU0RhrJshVdFHBA-jMr3NNNxVhrcCqFfV3MKpL_Fhvp2ROQb-SNCkC3YqE5ooubTJAGZ0XQgPGSQ1e2kJ86P6GZCMB2XHN2qe3hHavRwj_dRhMFx-eM=w700-h538-no)

Stamped ___AU__ CUTLERY Co AUSTRIA. Wish I knew what the missing letters were. Note the crimper jaws, and the "spike" on the plier handle.
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Parker Steves Fuse Tool, Jordan N.Y. Patent #464,088, from 1891. Not an easy one to come by.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/On75wqcPk_G8obb9YgXBtDlsaCotEvl0-KFlw-VjhMiCrMMxb3btx_kTzrFBifDC898ZXKPOh7qcdAAhkOqfMGbM5HIdZXMPw6dt3LWSR2cXsJujuPKgh1-esV28xdX8CuLmIoRKAyhipnwQY_8S68EHEPTr2WuUAUqnc-khfK060xztMwzmINsbnWKsWfuBjhsC4GTxZgMsKhiYESse_gusRMM7dMJUZTUVY0q4BuiXzJhCfC3teF7xSBVfQyPv7phjzmf4o155NRlUmzXSHeHY3QLQed9J49ExUTf5WW9Mj6_jc99m_8Lo5LC_SH2hbhLMqY2gVQ0msuGIqL9QfJbfvcG6S1cGKnJO_gQGAlIll_7vqBKmVPlMYwyPfxKuhYnRtPWlN3cPtUG60YBBzIM6kwlnuRfwTG8XaX9kZ_rlLEeXGfM-euMF9jLQSX5lHUzwHTo2QsIRYnJH42Wl44MHIjJrlqO0EboHtLSX2S79qgzd6ddY5pjAdhZDhh9dFvjv37UyIctHiAXY2Av0eyPFPx16RTeI3GSNLD8Jplj4OanLFUbDT7NR1gGRCVrDN4cALCXRZVBdeof40vP-jyMGboJy8w6z85inQkfM-Rqy_rTnUN2wN1rs2EKgFLhZC7Gj5t7ZPZyBFSxdna1cv6Br1bETUeYrrO3Q9djmuKFkl0XUR8sTXlg=w700-h525-no)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/hw5IHDDMJdagonlxS6k_Cv_mARidvaGf7kVT2xeantIOklDOKZZo4I5m7fjitcivR-shhj3bv_MXbTTyK0jGqd2a9kTyc9UCA-aNTYK034JiE8XhHJIETsUTz5WRm6ymaN90DJwevo-NxkTFBG2bZ-fEme2TkK-RWlvZyQKGsO2kKP6bAf331qCbIv3Ao2mKHDPw58_lPWN8l9JoE85cvFpnXVdkhYVI4En1WCn3qPWAwe_afzo1F3Gp-TjVLiFemfzAfAHUDMnm_XM0eKluYpOrGp0D06GHnAx5uT9orUnh21Yp1DtNymHxi7wEbkucSdMgm0ERbF7Z0ANElz-Hb5Qzo4nK9Om7ttkXdjXLsfLSrIdgG6sGPCJ_pGziOZ3SWzkIy_3o8hpbFITYlUOc9eHAoWkzWgvbU23dI1A7vrg2jsIdrONliySmjFnhpswk4WxYy4BrVEinvZPUOxftv7o-mWL7rPedn-aYYOzbOJbvj3gvlQZmSntYAUSoiWTIbNxpp-sKZrkkjGWS7qk2PeMB-S6nSsXq4USI6xIs3RcoLegSkgzNqIsN5ZgiXb5wXJOkOGs6-_pMlD8iuGBsRVdgKeRCD-2W3ReddvgBu9--GLgkv2OvGcctZisqpqywvFpkjc8LEKE_xV3RMy2crQxH2wWEPY97_ASRTzHUFiPDcegywDRDdEQ=w700-h525-no)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/H9J4XO5y0sb4TkyC_PGRFMCz8XgH5b3heAoNDCZaYvkKJOhNCQDlpEWNfIEt0I-dZcyyoF4QGYsQxjg4y4KLvxoA3yekrjw7-aJUE8XxwKdXMF2F09kZUY38CD5d0oyf2GOhkpiFPtTK8cY44pSeimFaJYoVobJt69x_C-2WGcX_iQQYH8Dgpg8BivpU_UgxnqnIdIpt-CPrp5_-cPbnVb9iQeeD6g5lVp79mqeF0bHX7I2mOxp-05SMHa4SbSryds7Qh3OTaPUzgxCYXzcXKsy7bJo8mq1cpnRsI4V4Jc24Du6WdoHyl_az_UPnPW3rUGhWSgHShYXHIqYEr_9c1ITMe-WiJmUvTZYI4vSRuQoRkdacnYxLbDnZS9V4-B1idhSA2dDwochk5kSydjv0758A7HX9wsnIDViqQspnGwdJsnSBS9fWoOek2Xo_DgxIm7j5om56eaimEDAqqC3XbvW_YnAI2c8FLorqNQQoJBMLuYIzM3_CW52b4f-1zdhfpJVuPzcoP0Zd8isg15ilsPyxJjvAwJmNZ9Lp-1pQIr6JJrux9zYd6Z0EzDq7c3lGaui7CAewNpTGQt3LFo14l3497JbSujV6pvqdyXIHDJzpm6Cc6TxJSAehoIbAIlU7ujRSFd42V5qyEpKOWro0a5uJ_nkg5Qfa7mZHKDpFcj1qWs5nRuebqqI=w450-h618-no)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Lewill2 on March 12, 2016, 08:08:17 AM: Nice ones Plyerman I'm always interested in your posts of your interesting collection.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: skipskip on March 14, 2016, 10:51:16 AM: maybe blasting but maybe not?

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1460/25160169043_e9f2193539_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EkjrFZ)DSCF0006 (https://flic.kr/p/EkjrFZ) by Skip Albright (https://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/), on Flickr

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1513/25760702226_3ddb674974_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Ffokho)DSCF0004 (https://flic.kr/p/Ffokho) by Skip Albright (https://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: toolmiser on March 15, 2016, 03:42:15 PM: You folks may have answered a few questions about tools purpose that I own. Sometimes I wonder if I have a chance of figuring them all out. I do put a tag on them once I do know to make it easier for the next person.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 15, 2016, 08:44:37 PM: That's a cool set of pliers Skip, regardless of what they were intended for. I can't figure out what the little pokers on the inside of the handles are all about though..?

Toolmiser, glad we could be of assistance, but you've got me curious. Can you post a picture of what you've got?
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on July 31, 2016, 08:50:57 AM: More pics for this thread:

No. 1 cap crimper from Hercules Powder Co. On the reverse side it is stamped Crescent Tool Company, Jamestown, New York
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/fhYGfZ0VAXuavYeKs8FZIu_yO-GOoBIuwjdsIm6Hnvb3e3l80UV_sJMaZXBSR829lZorNMUf2s4wjffzFzEVOatFju15p9Jm1_K2kpzrlWm9x-RjrVXgxINHKd7VrXm-ryjrrA__3OLUhbVgHXuf0oovmPZJvOIOMlaAVSITyI83BtjGaRdBgZspX8jyLP2T17K4ejzuKZzTgwXPOE7WZrZWaYeSelPbRPIMpKcRkpijDkA1r31mrX7KNWFftqvDRUpZYoIWBl8LViPBIoetVUxLw3IIaUhcmRJVBkkmX2wKtOgN-W_vUVcy-PwG5Rw4nappUWZFsIhyGCX_nK5iEp2CBFveS3nPzeWjprlgrGaoo67uD4hs3lc6Y3iD-R6NMeJk63SLOGH0KnHYtPkA4fkES9qKaTYfXXL3hFVSfLZz0RwoQEEn9-ltPKTAlblNBESCbs_4JEywLZyjiuWCzc7itqBWNCUMPSiO5ZSLxxwX2w6tZPCnC4c9n0zpQ6PB2ViVwmPK_8elEmnszxT3eKOOluTkxUgcQ7hDYxzvh3yFV0NW00qx3JBme_RydB20gezI-BUDfK1Q41AQq0cyE3gdMH9jfuJAUlNVwaLlXI7Qc8UIaYv_6qU9Ampv-vLUq9k2F0oWGF3frYFWk-5HoDzYU6eBPQdY9AXE6Mg2COB06WaWF5Jn2LQ=w700-h525-no)

Miner's Safety Loading Tool. Uses "layered" construction and features a sliding knife blade. Three related patents found, culminating in #753,048 from February of 1904. (below)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Jr8IMXjq0FvAqBFr1b5HS1TZJRpOqOMnppFS6UW2iGoPXXspnsA0Jkxy8eSgBTug98D3i33J2Ew2Ycqb7N4xJCscxtXQco9AoSygoD_KnuujS4wFfYCxiFUznKwqaOkNDp3lxYIFhfzltwy0NQHAPStWSS1lAcU1kbdxmWAdWJ2bjRrXfcH1gKY1fxO0bc-W-NTBMDVl9sPdwJDakdBRag6FyLsxrt0AkTkxA7aJNE-B7jrfRF5XuAtKEitzmQ93Qy94PYChzBTbSWQO0axD-uKCut39SjtUTTbtsKrXzt-SUv435ANSCXa6K40kYmfciEJ4AUOZExqeHhsGWRE27CW-k811jdviZIY2vX9Xxx4EzEloYAfVZR-K5XiH6fRQFQ3H-_ItOsVbrGFGeBqNCj8j_I6pzwquISmD5ygnsAj_PG7VvNh8J3AQ6RthB_mHR6xwz5b0mNV6IUdwWY2smU4FHUkiqToHob-cQNNXpAsiVXtOQhSzYfaTZxZuwOEt0_CjRoKnSAPrO5pkQfGlqW_qjh1zmsKAilJ47GGHNF6JDhDnMIfgURYsRoFZT3_izOVREQ-tOvdi2lAKyHzaChARRvb_kx2dpzjp3wbaMGiF3No3nx7bDDyVadi5xRx6o9hIYq_SEl-6ZgN_svcdkgsV0EUtdiemPiTlBTJBHbMtAVzyPIY1Axw=w700-h500-no)

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The Koehler Company was best known as a producer of safety lamps for use in mines. They also made this nifty little pocket knife with a built-in crimper and cap spike. Says PATENT on one side, but I've not been successful in locating said patent.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ualzylvWCF_fh16FU-qL9Ff7ovxn8cJidsojjaj9YeZjIPTsCep6e2iRuQ3AW_AfSvwxSqdWD3o4Vz__BZ9Ik7i4TZzIbxdqmVBfI0XCiUxK9aiFdwVssEyXbXTxQoRkb5y6X0JlHQ0HqpIat3jFSVQVg1Woe9veR8tCaOdQBILrdAj0z7_k2uACUdm_iuXpUrykdFRMuqLMt0ZxErv8SaykWTwMYJug3B5HoGYqXkA6SqTi70cnbCQ6m_Qi0rrgiaItilDMNAzPsZ7ndTdKvUZOD04sMaGb9Sn4ODfA69SwCBWJiFLYB43ApfsrRnsLxg9pREyjOVxIEEwyBfDCKHzXCmdclIpXsmSXe6Sa7Bu3DKQfzKAR06YgbDH_scXqE0qXGhiljBdCsf4gAiAp1s2D1QG2M5jz6MDhTOH8IGjbNztCUHrm5IkVeQWp7EWcrWCce-SnXreZmo7wQ9fDx29Kw23EpX2HN3xjBBm_M5YM2SVrkB2ILFOd9kDXfJ3VqVIUPuC3au96QysNv6c55fzV7qx1x596eBR92vsVx4KZI41IfNSTz4B__x6qDpDP4Z8GldiOLFSwkdMMXSZa_NteDjK2logdRvTaS5xy6PMWBWLTxvF1eafnvdGLk5ZCPkslLg8e6I9GHjPQCU27rNzETQQt4ctCnfidxdZbB0Z7PBULk-zc8uE=w700-h525-no)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MxG1pbz-zkDhDH7xZvgHb9vrtc4vQ30FJUB0-x1KRQkuoqqJkhnbFkleOnLnXEIkT_3r4eQQTtlXd37AHCqBgRXhY0FnAPQvrTTqjMnp20skoNjWFzJZr8aKTzBLbWRFUfSGIf6oGIeqaHhE4QljfaOL9VgUtF_V49nKo5sBFIvSKHp_O8PcWaFa9pOt9G8l5iJtmhwc8RwqkBs-H4qrO9fFqRBGiEk9BMlqWOzpMUnbqPaeonw5uOx_2Q73grL5acc9EnrfyFbJPYAub3CLcwR-zrhtmoK6b7AsbH3TBakwnDnoKP3Fj3CBX5iGaZJ7BNHxU_5gJBu5S5xwkQdVonrgBq-8QkEEeJKgpr1qNACWirGOilkm4bJrTW-Hg8wSUY7_UGfCoW7fJc6GJcOsFYIU0gSKcxC0Ii3lcyDMckkoPjR_FWTnDWPWZjmkTP8w6uqaDy2q9heeGKZC2j7rdXqNjK52XCjRA7J0t1qpAGakoZ0iSRFN6sQfWsZjxlCOwcS2fuEH92y3M1m1uLPgVbX4-nU19hXxM4rIrpKrsYZXQQ7T-sVq8xohPEO2aCsQl7Czn-zHXqJJPdNjZF75StLpG3-2r_ZAQ9C1DX1Q8pgL0zCcObzun8jyRo7CQ2WJn7Y75x_JL_hyJMLl8gh27DoTZN4s0TIi6yDd-ajeFy55SCOExfNx1oU=w700-h517-no)

This gizmo is what's called a Shot Key. In addition to the cap spike, it has special sockets on the head that fit mating receptacles on the blasting machine, a turn of which then fires the charge.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1IWu5ER901OFPkt-YgV2D1Vjr0oAhwbJ9ViY4Kc0MBxPZ81lH4z-zvDusYGAZRbzFfdCxDtM5DDe1vyOQSO5ThuyiLhWcSSMASlxAtUBLNlB0wnku3ADu265TGvWOjTjI1XC_tBP377ZkQ8hqZPAaqDiw8hvJIMKgZzUCZBCeO9uYf13FjsUQfW_ITG89vS31GPow7ZSqelgNraOdAq5Wg8XmjQ0JCF6kXS7yG3S2-CsaMmuwDmaLwqtpj8UB5p6f9tkm6evfzNNti0BFSkg48V4pCHUkDMUkUoaFBpQtEv-l3CIpy6cnAJh1jErSValHW2d2ua9xCJLDK-LF55uGGURi4SpoYjgYAPLtIhTQCQkEyLtArIva8cIui7H56iEQhplZEoyQKNh76CcdXeRXb1LiAR5T44hKkA4Lp1wXRUereXWcFfRmB8AnIf2iSsdlm7VDzqZ7XFyPt0lI1wUwdu0j7trcAJC3Yq0ou7wr_Ws67tfhzjywdzLJBTTiY0sBCeqzAOLwgtlHHo9sRo_GI81n1hkcPncLa0-3podLsU06zxi6dcQuVCcdRLEpJjtyZq2avcuh2X8kq9brSjoKCui0xLk9rVMNwyATUVZLwrRM1dR5LwBZ-3dt_eBYRRR5GP4l54fBWesAlL6femdVTphPDyhDNWKsH25RlL9hd33ErgxWs1dlS8=w700-h556-no)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: turnnut on July 31, 2016, 10:57:12 AM: this has been a very informative subject that I knew nothing about.

" a blast from the past"
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: mikeswrenches on July 31, 2016, 11:18:10 AM: Quote from: turnnut on July 31, 2016, 10:57:12 AM
this has been a very informative subject that I knew nothing about.

" a blast from the past"
For me too! And try as I might, I have not found the first pair.
Plyerman must have them all.

Mike
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Nasutushenri on July 31, 2016, 12:25:59 PM: More pictures, from the other side of the ocean: A blasting cap crimper made for the Dutch Army (KL) by the mysterious German firm CANDIDIUS. The end of one of the handles is pointed, the other is a screwdriver.

Henri
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on July 31, 2016, 07:40:00 PM: Quote from: Nasutushenri on July 31, 2016, 12:25:59 PM
More pictures, from the other side of the ocean: A blasting cap crimper made for the Dutch Army (KL) by the mysterious German firm CANDIDIUS. The end of one of the handles is pointed, the other is a screwdriver.

Henri

That is an interesting one Henri. I have never heard of Candidius before. Hmmm.

Any idea how old it is? That style of "beveled" crimper jaws did not become common here in the U.S. until well after World War II, as far as I know.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on July 31, 2016, 07:48:41 PM: Here's an interesting article on mining pliers.

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/217876-cap-crimpers-pliers-how-to-tell-its-a-ww2-model/
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Nasutushenri on August 01, 2016, 07:59:59 AM: I think the Candidius cap crimper dates from the sixties. I bought this tool more than thirty years ago on the Amsterdam fleamarket. There is no information about Candidius on the internet. I also have a combination pliers marked Candidius KL. KL means Koninklijke Landmacht = Dutch Army.

Henri
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: DM11 on August 11, 2016, 11:28:41 PM: Bob this thread is a blast! Never ceases to amaze me all the cool tools you find!
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on August 12, 2016, 02:25:25 PM: Quote from: DM11 on August 11, 2016, 11:28:41 PM
Bob this thread is a blast! Never ceases to amaze me all the cool tools you find!

Thanks for the "punny" compliment David! :grin:
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on January 25, 2017, 08:05:38 PM: More:

Gold Medal No.2 cap crimper. Identical to the DuPont version pictured earlier, just different logo.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/eEE_kFXmG9ALP5lXi3ljVXpS5FP5R1lioIpETY7KgRRUn8dA4xvBXKCbMXFk_vr-3-Iw44hsto5hXUWqxgC_lgfB3NJfYVgZQ5PG63adzmFV_ZWNcx5a0rGB8DXpTC9wsbBOy3e6h2-IDbtRC2o_KCBYbrUUCY7d9adKxF5rcmsjxJWtMj22ZstZL9ErpVBp0OdL4ly9yngpJWWBxIoK5X6dVBi8t8VbzoZESPCTHYp5v3TGqiT7TDnW70bmgKDUVrUqdtnlLw7LExLKL0CuMYNHKoIRiH_uskKzO0AyX4t_t1wPX-KDx5qDlCWPKzP-R3kzXbYo9uSGwk70oYv_UP2EvVlu-onVE0vvkj-eMQsaDH6RRqF7QaOxY5CAL5LGAiC0shLLGpAzdFWM2gVJNs2U9ZZyytRhuJcYn3QsLndW2lUEtKpuWsO2WJ0PHUeWw8xvIvllpDvWEvGyaX5P_7NCfFbJ3KPFdg2TxV-eDJku75MUVuyaMTGx8iGGz7pH1a34PKhqsX7z286-VM9L8mGGBzNT8HO6VSpaHDDsDFQFNn0f424WbHL2iRxCXV3SyZ-oxPPekBC_053kRqG6jCoIa_3V8d809nQaJE4p9G_GTyjKOgF6OI54SG7hLn7OiqTT7W6hwKnapa_nGizFk-bnnd3WHDgOcJu8O_e17o0N60nhZTVFIrc=w718-h571-no)

The Metallic Cap Mfg. Works also referred to their crimper as the "Gold Medal." I believe they were absorbed by DuPont at some point, hence the overlap.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/N4WB90GaJzhWTyNrY-znptqG4lgPAsIzhk-jgoYUSy1avc5q-LZ8SoTqvzmmmaUPb_Ax4r8D-RNQ_k-N_OtROCMO7hGHa8TEKZwdfzi5rHqOMfUYwF6hXm2j6NPNGsg0lqVJ_5osHB3SGy1P348lAoe68Dy6spwsS2NaQDXjyojQ-RhjzScRK6uwc_8r9hDslnGwNlSbF7T03GvBbpTzVShOlGI4CH3ps-Ae37ybu09rwBwtvQ-VQ_f-zXzfzMGLGkQb1erA_s0U3vv5uSOJczgBVCEBuEgh2aAgINh36NudRqIqtTXZAEGdKGQsXA-LDH_FkTQkS0fRM7Jc2vz3YbBk-9VwmkjMdrIqMhH4Hdzc0duy5m1QHVfBHCYtPKn43doiHffr65HcKYnENH91kpzGucZaoPHaRJt8xNPVJQyr3qVZ6yJQVre6q3KX7Lzt2-dhyTT9yY00unszyk4uYzd_o1x9gFOv0PsuKCF1C9MRsN_Wm-77rlU_S_kideyrrdbwKJvmlqUwtx0all_5U3kGPox8zkwWhKXuT2po6vOwAYfTwNmfIWXMLPBQZI_4d3Nytf8vunZ4jAILPXrk3Tp8X6Wq0qfI5p0saDRxySoqll8TJRv8VwnqJYxLHtKhg7T7WrR9VOHWSSYPe_oDVNIoGUbfxb0TEf91_RURNoT9mTRQaUBAiEQ=w700-h525-no)

CXL = Canadian Explosives Limited. Non-sparking brass frame, with steel hardware. Design clearly based on the Prince patent #1,431,421 but built heavier and stronger than the Prince tools.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3HHwCqXBhk6JPOLab5SImX2dsBT5pgwDLJ3MrXUTUEP5D43F_dCKeB55SJ6qdS8WBnPlDilM3LYDRCOX4eRJANVK1Gt2J1MIVHbLaCwJCEzkslPB9Ez744UQgpJQceKHg6Fs8PPH3UZtiZMLDy5nu3tTwRzYv3DDsb4mhjVUIPVT8AExxnrVOqexTyP75x2strSQPdxGigXLIV2BkCsID6BRV07dCarkThvPBNS0k1zoPN5B5RLgeoADUJqb3O-ZMKE7uMvckVUuImsplu2rSB4Q8Q_7mh-zEmMi09jIo-REK_PVFt07FcMuYJu7ejpaYStp6gPbEZADNOE5gRIZcElWEJPwzKkzgs9KpBPcT5AfAPOXKfQRgMY85gLUOzkMHYZQukOM19mngDQpiFZYOp-bVckukGmTAfqbFEs-HBl_351aaL6XyCVeuyc3ew_P2e7w8REp7Ry0kvU6QBOUP6W6_L8ICvdJ0RKSvKA5S1PDX0d3S3fntWkrnTTh8YSGaZCV28vcUp9OnXDf5fNl650HD_A428a4FJRwgHK16fyxmQuSyCEsjHK4SaOjfsa_QH10ozjrN3o2dchdIX3rs_WAqa33D7B1fPowP-OLh9F65RaIMC5XobZ5tdgm3aIGh0f_Cv0Zt16XpPHJSRwLxtcgOH_TrDAoEl3Eu9Ngr6D4z4u5SgbyDPE=w700-h345-no)

From France, a CHEDDITE crimper-knife. Cheddite was apparently a French explosives manufacturer.
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CtiIJPFQiugRzgKlpo0T3FwF2P76NlnI1-tDNRnyxRt9ZSL-8wzvNgZkI6mDtAZ_NEUFiGcGX-n08wsKL1ivISI8WcU6kkMTvObPjdLul51nHf8Jkj0QSX6cvksVJKKpNgn0L7RUxnA9UvsHFXDZEuBCn5buVXJs0EHVt3e7yF2xpEWujDVdasJK_m527f5pc5NQKLUoM31bRowre7k-uoliAvH7qfU42e7UNxgVMp9Cm4c1bTfkkfqoE8s08jusEOsgJy0Kwc7IqHwx97fj_-uJcHycwcDRujET4HgM2Kg_AASysuj6YL1wd4EVdzWvTjG8U8HGFGm47gTmEN2_tsW0o-qDy-wFbwq2r5TSTnunPftrv9qLJt4iYnpI_vfOby8AevMFBFx8v0uxtx6GinyJOv0cWIUx_S-KN2Y-JRT6dMvsiHmqpFKOO1UUn8k6pDDKD-rv-G0woWC0lHhAjZPGU_4vtynyREu7awXFyLUefItkpCEJOXgqaPQYV7k8gTk-D26vYD38-5i_IFfAay2Iqb7UvHF6VzxJD-iemx1GjCnGqXLTcp5KRebuOHpcfOkpFE7LjJnXaaifrvweKWFfQjkTA9sddfk8cZuZTJe3cY22kaKGFq6GTaOiJ859cNp7k6kHjles8WfTrIa4babzmFsBfTGRJME5D0-d9WOSmcK5b4gKJpo=w700-h530-no)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on January 25, 2017, 08:33:49 PM: More great additions to your collection! I like the French and Canadian tools.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 02, 2017, 02:39:49 PM: I need some help with this one. It is a box-joint plier, very well built, but the only marking is this little emblem on the handle. I'm assuming it is a maker's mark, possibly from Europe? Anyone recognize it?

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_yE_Gpj6lP-fX-jNMSRvjTbh7iUz2-umw89rQ-IFhO399xHCOV5z0ZB5nrggGi1hoSKai6W6uI6gHQ-BLdWiNlsYkMHYV0wqftfsNX4P3dS38PJIWQk0urYgAdmMA_0FASbLBoYn_xoQvjXPagUflipjKLEQXIVn1QnnTyH1gF7UXlph6Q5bH5JSKMybpKMHGavQAvz4KXVZLUxPPAZt9GdHDvrGud46MGYn82TZGSElq3xtv8-fmr55vBKQMQWMFjEJ8sRcp9mW_PgpGThf2Ab7lwZeQWBABJMgb4KhvqIbBDGgQyJ3MJO33UEAoOEvAJRhqszT-_HBnc_XKiuxo9QpMxO02ldT5AGScyhnR6NhJadZqwvjuXkFShggq2yNBojQN7mVhz7WXRocbreDLdGxwBGvolYwMxvSODjaIm4Rjf1BQUqRI-SlwioyBXsfh4SfrLbuwmk8oEpFanehBwbsSgiQatbCDOlVvqQ3tmeT96OUyusczyN3yyIJ8gYL_cYpI4swDoBYp45fyiT5Ru-ew8UfNjoYKwUMfrny3I4O2s-420VgsQP-NjeAqj82UeEEv3Ll8uP4-CRk0XfX3aELS1K-iWzb-Xlo7HcxQSZd0mnVNLc4V_5O2RR0DsWjupALeAPr30ST9Zs1swklaYI99EF9OhqhcJnw-hnY1sIQkuG-56_YM8c=w600-h453-no)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/5tBhTW6TAOiJZ8oOv9uWJR5vgxK7vsw8bOJ0B2jtrV4M_IJnQgnpG4760M8aEF0gcNZ7XnI8nWm3wOxLhupPZWWZ4SygQvThaOZedn7IAL2XRL8uz3RdtNhc0JPUltSE2c4E5xNQW8ZYDe1ThJoO16GuVWp1vWoDUNtCpZ6IpVsn7U1SxFMXgMb2W0zJku-ZH8F9u3bRki7PTsM3f2sPggycmvw3rBtAZkCPymF9CJ2C27701ij0TbQMeuwvZgEhJhTZf4saz_1WyykhR8EQFgCvcirYGPYaN4HoLMLLrnvhpbx2_8J6DnMqfkDQPxfyMTZDxiTe1SzIlu8sw9b0VIF0-aB2uwGV9wxU2UTzZL8Sz5lHORYDW4ElgMtbnvFIw8-LdM5e5XQPsh3fxPcORw6r0K9jIiDIGrHeECEprQu_D6n5tNYOtuYmZF9Nr4flTsUEzBZpw8q1iuUf6raowGdSlY4zUXivqV4YHtaB6YSwfqaJZg1OGmYsoKETQW06RUtPz1qFwFtzPWj4jnIZjQKfYNEo7L8T0SNM43ixizt5KeBzk3k_H6UtYjZIE352EcIc6etu6y50eLvwSrbr16r79gNdUn7orRCFP-G5n89XZ4GAffVuzpUdFRobXeBppJRBICsZKWGnNveRrbdT_qkYBBR-kx31PxlYw73GKs2kslx7Z8mXUuU=w600-h440-no)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: p_toad on March 02, 2017, 06:39:43 PM: Looks like it might be a Japanese (or more unlikely Chinese) marking on there... i'm guessing WWII era, but don't know for sure.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on March 02, 2017, 08:18:44 PM: That was also my first impression.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 02, 2017, 09:22:36 PM: Hmmm, interesting thought. I was thinking it looked like a turtle, but maybe it's an oriental writing character?
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: amecks on March 02, 2017, 09:59:13 PM: What about these pliers? Made in Germany and on eBay in Germany they are claimed to be "Sprengmeister" tools used in WWI and WWII. Sprengmeister translates as demolition expert. While this may be true the pliers below have the remnants of cheap chrome plating which leads me to believe they are post war, probably the 50's or 60's. What do you think?
They're stamped "GERMANY" "A.W.ROMMEL".
(http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q177/tamalecks/Toolphotoset12-27-14026_01_zpsac566395.jpg)
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Lewill2 on March 03, 2017, 05:26:57 AM: Al, Those are fairly common I have always thought they were a kitchen or fishing type multi tool. I agree they are much newer than WWII era. I have seen several different manufactures of them and most appear to be German. Some I have seen have a leather holster.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Yadda on March 03, 2017, 08:07:34 PM: There are pre war and/or war versions, but most are post war. I've also seen American and Japanese versions.
Title: Re: Mining and blasting pliers
Post by: Plyerman on March 04, 2017, 09:33:43 AM: I concur with Lyndon on that point; I've seen a few of those hatchet-hammer-plier tools that were pre-WWII (the earliest U.S. patents I've seen for them are 86,048 from 1869 and 626,285 from 1899) but there seem to be a lot more of them around that were made post-war.

A couple of mine still have the original box and paperwork. They were advertised as all-purpose "household" tools.