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The Snap On is a US made Wilton Tradesman and worth the $200. The blue one is China junk from Home Depot. Retails for $79. http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202214083/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 Some say Irwin, others say Wilton. I have one that says...

As a newbie, I'd like the to know the difference between a Wilton Cadet and a Wilton Bullet Machinist from the same era. Obviously the shapes and jaw widths are different, but is there a purpose difference? Was the Cadet a cheaper model? Like a first generation Tradesman but from the 1960s?

This one will cost you a little more than $25.

Thanks guys. Thanks to this thread I've become a Wilton vise addict. Just picked this up from an old Ford machinist in Detroit. I plan on restoring it in the next few weeks. It's a 4.5" and is stamped 1 56. At fifty years old, it's got no plans on retiring.