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Please help me identify these linemans pliers.
Basically unlike any other I have owned I have been able to leave these outside, submerged in salt water, left out in the rain, etc. and they never seize shut. Actually they must have some sort of sealed bearing because they move so so freely still after all of that. All I can see is what looks to be the number “17”. I would like to buy more.
Anyways any help would be appreciated.
Chris
they are definitely combination or linesmen pliers as of the brand possibly klien
It may be possible to reveal marking on the flat steel face(s) near the jaw.
There have been instances where I’ve had luck exposing / revealing faint manufacturer’s markings by flat surface scraping using a hand-held utility knife blade.
Look like lineman’s pliers.
It is possible that some of the early Channellock or Klein Tools
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Looks like Klein from the green colored handles; not Channellock. The Channellock do not do well with water, I have seen rust build up on/in some of my hand tools, just from humidity. For me, the Klein tools are worth the extra money.
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These are lineman pliers
This is definitely Klein. Try asking this question to the manufacturer Klein, I think they can help 🙂
I don’t know what color Klein has used over the years but translucent Emerald Green to me is Diamond Tool and Horse Company colors