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Vice no. 2 from Blachownia Steelworks. First of this manufacturer and first polish interwar vice in my collection.

Soviet freak or vice TS80 (ТС80). 80mm jaws, weight 5.36 kg. The front movable jaw has a stroke of only 30 mm, but the four holes in the sleeve on which it moves allow four ranges of movement from 0-25 mm (the first hole to 70-100mm (last) plus the intermediate values using the two center holes.

In Poland. But somehow I found this thread and I'm slowly browsing through it. By the way, there is another place I can litter with photos of my vices (in the picture a part of what is lying in my basement) ;) And the vise... Let's say average, not sensational, quite light but good quality. A...

This is probably the most popular vise in Poland, type 1250/1255 produced by FPU Bison Bial. More precisely it is Bison 1255-100 produced in the first quarter of 1987. In USA a lot of these vices were sold under the brand name "Rapid".

The new life of an old vice.

PJWk80, 125 and 150 are. For a set of Polish table vices from the late 1970s and early 1980s, the PJWk100 is not present.

PJDb is the Polish type designation according to the PN-61/M02814 standard. As for changes in the shape of the end of the handle and the molding of the jaw - the only way to find out is to compare the appropriate number of vices and known production dates. Unfortunately, in FPU / Bison Biał they...