Wilton C2 vise age?

[BLUE72CAMARO]

So I have been watching for a good large vise locally since I finished up my welding table this spring. Until yesterday I hadnt had any luck at all with the only vises I had been seeing were for sale by guys who where cleaning vises up and flipping them. This C2 wilton popped up on marketplace yesterday only a few miles down the road from me. While $400 was more than I really wanted to spend for a vise I couldnt walk away from it. Other than needing a good cleaning, paint being a little rough, and a few marks on the jaws its in really good shape. So this brings me to my question of how can I tell when it was made? I suspect this isnt that old just by the overall shape its in but I am curious.

Link to welding table it will live on.

Lemons to Lemonade welding/work table build

I have been on the lookout for quite some time for a heavier duty decent size welding table that will double as a work surface for machining projects as well. The little welding table I currently have just isnt big enough to do work of any size on and is not what you would call exactly flat...

www.garagejournal.com

 

[FJ 432]

Remove the dynamic jaw completely and a date should be stamped on the bottom.

 

[BLUE72CAMARO]

1115 lasered into the bottom of the key. So made in November of 15?

 

[Shiftless]

1115 lasered into the bottom of the key. So made in November of 15?

Yep
It‘s as simple as that.
Thats a really nice vise you found there. Lots of guys use a less than top shelf vise for welding.

 

[BLUE72CAMARO]

My welding table serves more as a mobile work surface around my shop than for welding really. Currently it’s covered with parts from a 1943 Grob NS-18 that I am slowly rebuilding.

 

[Shiftless]

Cool
Thats a really serious band saw. Post some pics somewhere so we can all drool over your work!

 

[autopts]

It's a 98 or later. What are the last 4 digits on the spindle knob? It's a beauty and worth every penny

 

[AngryBeaver]

nice find. A newer wilton is bigger and stronger than the older ones. I prefer this style to the older ones.... I'd say you got a deal since a new one goes for 1500+