* Record Bolt Cutters have been produced since 1923 and have established a reputation which few have equalled and none have surpassed. A Bolt Cutter consists of two drop forged steel handles which open and close the jaws through a compound action which amplifies every pound of pressure on the handles to produce 80lbs pressure between the jaws. THe jaws do not cut but squeeze and seperate the bar by forcing thousands of pounds of pressure between two small areas. To withstand this stress Record have developed their own steel a unique Record formula made and used specifically for Record Bolt Cutter Jaws. Jaws are drop forged machined and specially heat treated producing differential hardness values which lend resilience to the body of the jaw and penetrating rigidity to the cutting edge - a precisely balanced process to prevent brittleness. Every jaw is individually tested. Designed to cut bolts rods wire wire rope cable chains flat steel bars and tempered spring strip.