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I’ve been looking for one like that for a while now, would love to swap you a postvise for it .

I wish you were closer to me I would trade a complete post vise for this vise, I can’t ever seem to find a decent one like this, have a pile of other vises .

I’ve rehabilitated many post vises some that were just blobs of rust that only vaguely resembled a post vise. heat, penetrating oil , hammer blows, and after finally dissembling used electrolysis to finish the job.

I’m sure that vise is worth more than the world to you, I have my grandfathers mousehole anvil and single barrel shotgun and they are my most prized possessions. I love that you are putting it to use.

This is a middle aged Columbia post vise . The way the jaw arms are flat sided . The spring is not original and also the mount may be a replacement. The old columbians have chamfered edges of the jaw arms ,while the new ones have welded upper jaws to flat bar lower arms.

It does look like an older columbian.

My dad gave me my grand paws mousehole anvil , it is my most treasured possession. I have other far more valuable anvils , it’s the one I care for, and more protective of any.

Double on the pass

I would love to have this vise, I’ve never seen one in person.

I would swap you a complete 4 inch for it if we were closer together. I’ve been wanting one like that .

The lower one in the picture is a Columbian vise , the other one I need to see more pictures from all angles .still might not be able to Id it.

I have an older vise with a bronze or brass screwbox on it . I’ve seen 2or 3 more of these

That’s a fine anvil, great deal on it. My congratulations

I like this vise . I want some of this type to add to my vise collection.

I made a stand that the ends of the anvil are clamped in with wood and the entire bottom is embedded into contstruction adhesive. Killed the ring and is completely fixed in place.