Vise Advise Please...

[imrdavis]

Picked this little Columbian vise up from a friend today. Questions as follows:

• Is it a "real" Columbian or a knock-off?
• Does any one have one other then me and the Chinese?

There is a "W" stamped in the front fore-jaw (did I just make up a new description, "fore-jaw"?) casting along with the "Columbian" name.

On the lower, backend of the vise, near the swivel mount there are the following numbers "153-2". The vise has 3" wide jaws.

Thanks in advance.
-R

 

[autopts]

I'd say there might be a million of those on this Planet under 100 different names. I wouldn't call it a knock off, just a handy small portable vise made by whomever. It could outlive you though!