What is this tool?

[thidisbogus]

Stir-Stick picked up this tool recently. What is it? It appears to be some sort of tool possibly for Signal Corps use?

[Chuck Lutz]

I think it is for fixing snow chains.

[Kent Chipman]

Blasting caps.

Dog

[Quartermaster]

Bingo - Give Kent a cigar!

[Steve Webb]

M2 multi purpose pliers and crimper used by engineers

[Stir-Stick]

Howdy,
What was it's purpose ? Explosives , wiring , chains ? It might be a cigar trimmer .
Stick

[Derek Eddlestone]

It does seem to be a fairly common tool to find and I'd think its use wasn't restricted to the Engineers, but this is the only reference I can find:-





Derek.

[Stir-Stick]

Howdy,
Thanks Guys . I'll add it to my collection .
Stick

[lucas]

It does seem to be a fairly common tool to find and I'd think its use wasn't restricted to the Engineers, but this is the only reference I can find:-





Derek.

DereK: It is not "fairly common tool to find" here in US......I have never seen such a tool....Nice find, Rodney!!....How much stuff did we really leave in England?

[lucakiki]

Hugh, so that no one might get confused, here is your own picture of tire chain pliers.



As for the tool subject of the thread, I could not avoid but thinking of a different use for the crimper, with the help of the automatic censor...

Crimp One Off!

No,I am not telling you who triggered the idea... :wink:

[Derek Eddlestone]

DereK: It is not "fairly common tool to find" here in US......I have never seen such a tool....Nice find, Rodney!!....How much stuff did we really leave in England?

A lot of stuff finds its way to the UK from Europe where the US re-equipped the various armies after WW11 but it does seem strange that some items are really desirable in their country of origin where they should be plentiful.

Derek.

[Ben Dover]

A WWII Ranger would be very familiar with the crimping tool.

[Derek Eddlestone]

Hugh, so that no one might get confused, here is your own picture of tire chain pliers.



As for the tool subject of the thread, I could not avoid but thinking of a different use for the crimper, with the help of the automatic censor...

Crimp One Off!

No,I am not telling you who triggered the idea...

[Ben Dover]

Hang onto your jewels everybody. :wink:

[Steve Webb]

If you received demolitions training then you would be an "engineer" on down to the lowest level in a squad. I always liked even though I was a journeyman electrician when I hired on at the county I became a technician. Now you need to assemble a demolition kit.