Hand Forged Shears Italy

[Gypsy Heart]

Would like to know what these are for ? Kind of looks like bottle opener combo.
Stamped Hand Forged Italy and P 9 1/2

 

[olegoat]

looks like lopping sheers to me, the two points held small spring to keep the jaws open and the latch on the end of the handle was to lock the cutters closed when not using them

 

[NGE]

By-Pass pruners, those are what I use for snipping roots in the ground when retrieving targets......NGE

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Thanks guys!
I thought they looked like pruning shears ,but wasnt sure....and I cant find any info on them either.....heavy little suckers! LOL

 

[Montana Jim]

Ahhhh... the spring thing was well done Geese!

 

[NGE]

Gypsy, just google by-pass pruning shears....NGE

 

[detector de metales]

Agreed Pruning shears.. Depending on where ya found em could be for grapes, apples or just your ordinary roses

Nice find tho... They don't make em like that anymore
J2

 

[trikikiwi]

Yep , secateurs

Mike

 

[Scott (Mich)]

I have an pair out in the barn that are a duplicate of what you have posted. My father had used them to trim the hooves of farm animals. When the sheep and goats are locked in for the winter their hooves do not get worn down as they would in the summer time so we would have to trim them back around spring time. Not sure if that is the purpose they were made for, but that what we always had used them on. We used different pruning shears for the trees and other vegetation.

 

[Monty]

Like someone else said, they are invaluable if you are digging in ground with many small roots. I carry a newer pair with me when out detecting. Monty