Possible WWII military pliers?

[Leviton]

Found these for $2 on this holiday weekend. Any idea who made them? My uneducated guess would be that they are WII era for wire cutting?

 

[Mintgrun]

No idea who made them, but I think they are from the first world war.

Tom

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Not WWII. WWI and Interwar. Generally, the "U.S." markings on military tools of WWI and the Interwar years had serifs, and WWII was sans-serif. I've got a few of those and they all boast extra large markings.

EDIT: X-posted with Tom.

 

[rlitman]

Not sure who made those, but I have a WWI set made by Kraeuter that are basically the same pattern. The high leverage makes them one of my favorite all-time pliers. AFAIK, this pattern of pliers was one of several types issued to deal with barbed wire.

 

[Leviton]

Tom, Lugz and rlitman,
Thank you for the information and education.
When I search for "WWI pliers" (instead of WWII pliers) I find these and the Kraeuter version - they are very similar with the main difference being that the Kraeuter version does not have the stop pins.

Thanks

 

[d42jeep]

I found this similar pair back in May. Even after cleaning, I couldn’t find any markings.
-Don

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Whoever made them, made a crapload. Trench warfare! Yikes. I think I'll go watch 1917 for the umpteenth time.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Very high leverage good pliers. Nice find for 2$!

 

[American Iron]

Great find > Definitely US Military. WW1?