Any Stahlwille or Belzer Germany Fans ?

[M.Jay]

These Belzer cutters look similar in style to Leviton’s pliers above. I couldn’t believe the condition. I don’t know the vintage but they don’t appear to have been used.

They are probably from the late 70s or earlier, since they changed the design of their pliers in the 80s in favor of a simpler, more modern look.

Those vintage Belzer pliers are top notch quality, it doesn't get much better after that. The high vanadium content in the steel they used has been particularly advantageous here, as the pliers are nearly indestructible.

Sandvik Belzer. No made in... anywhere on it.

If there is no COO on them, they are from the late 90s after Sandvik offshored the tooling to Argentinia. Still good stuff, but not the original Belzer anymore. By this time there wasn't much left of the company, Sandvik pretty much gutted them.

 

[Leviton]

Does anyone recognize this logo that's on an 8-inch adjustable wrench that is marked "W - Germany" on the back?

I'm not sure which way is up. It could be a K and an L. Or a K with a long underline. Or, it might not have anything to do with a K or an L.

 

[Stubby1743]

British military surplus 10mm 3/8" drive 80mm torque adaptor made from two Stahlwille tools.

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

Bought this on a whim.

Sandvik Belzer No. 1952 46mm


For M30 nuts. On the other side, in the place of "Van. Extra", it says "Germany". I've not seen this style before, there are Bahco ones out there almost identical except the name.

52cm (20") long and 1.75kg (4lb).

(full catalog page attached)

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

It arrived. Seems to have had a fair bit of use, but is in pretty good condition. Marks suggest a pipe was put on it a fair few times. Seems to me a combination spanner in this size would be intended for things needing strong bolts but with relatively low torque. Now I just need to find a reason to use M30 bolts on something to get some use out of it.

Based on this Facebook post, I think this size and above might have this plain style, while the smaller ones have the classic Belzer style.

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

Got another. 36mm, for M24 (next preferred metric thread size down). Being a smaller one, it's chromed rather than plain finish.

It has plenty of fine scratches, and tiny speck chips which were rusted, and arrived generally a bit dirty. Quick cleanup with IPA on a cloth, and a light wire brush on the rust specks and it looks a lot better.