Been reading through and learning from all the advise. However, have not been able to ID my recently acquired vise. I'll try again with more information. It's has a round nose like some Wiltons. The slide is a cylinder. Cast numerals and letters say 61/2" jaws made in USA. Stamped numerals on...
What have I got? It's a vise with "61/2 inch jaws" casted on the side plus "made in USA." It has the number 1765, has a bullet nose, with access through the nose (screw on plate).
It has pipe jaws beneath the regular jaws--it's very heavy. It's missing one of the pipe jaw plate teeth- jaws...