October 7, 200916 yr Hi all, I'm new here. First post in fact. I am in Iraq, but the world's most awesome wife (mine, thank you) picked up this post vise for me. I was wondering if any of you experts can ID it just from a picture? I'm not familiar with the manufacturers and don't know if they are easy to ID. She says the only marking she can find is a number 4. Thanks, Ryan
October 7, 200916 yr Howdy from East TEXAS!! and welcome to IFI! You are a blessed man! I can't tell from the pic who made the vise, looks like a Columbian(maybe) but I believe the #4 is the size. 4"jaws. Appears to be in good order. Be safe over there, ya'll are in our prayers.
October 7, 200916 yr Chamfered legs so it's not a Columbian. Actually hundreds of small shops built post vises and few of them marked them. Nobody pays much attention to that, more important is what condition the screw is in. I have an iron city star marked post vise and several columbians that are not marked on the vise but have the brand on the mounting plate (and are not "married" to another brand of vise).
October 7, 200916 yr Author Thanks for the replies gentlemen. I'm just about out of here so I can check it out first hand in a couple of weeks. I think she did good!
October 7, 200916 yr She did *real* *good*! (and Christmas is fast approaching! Better get to working finding something for *her*!)
October 11, 200916 yr Thanks for the replies gentlemen. I'm just about out of here so I can check it out first hand in a couple of weeks. I think she did good! You get your ass home in one piece and that will be the best Christmas present ever. Stay safe....
November 6, 201015 yr Judging by the overall shape, the "withered" ears, and the looks of the screw box, it is either a Columbian or an Indian Chief. The Indian Chiefs were prominently marked on the mount. If not so marked, I would say it's a Columbian. As a guess, the Chiefs look so much like the Columbians, that I think they were made by the Columbian firm.
November 11, 201015 yr Looks good from here. As long as the screw and jaws are good I wouldn't care who built it. I have two, no markings on one of them and the other is stamped 80 on one jaw, that's all; work fine. Tomorrow is Veterans day, a visit to the cemetery and a free meal at Applebees.
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