Found a blacksmiths vise in a 2nd hand shop for 60 euros and decided to bring it home.

I took it apart and cleaned it in my electrolysis tank, it was very filthy and with time, it will get filthy again. But I like to add my own filth. And also so I can determine the condition of the vise.

And here it is reassembled and I did slap some high temp paint on it

(in the background you can see part of the foundation for my shed build, in which I will keep my smithing equipment in the future)

 

 

The screw is clearly worn but has some life in it left. I have a lathe so I could turn a new one.

 

And the jaw width is 10cm or 4 inches so a 4 inch vise, the jaws can open up to about 4 inches as well, but then you don't have much thread left in the nut, so maybe 3½ inches is more realistic.

I have no idea who made this vise, likely  it's of swedish or finnish manufacture and quite some time ago. Just another thing I need a stand for now.

Nice find. It's stout looking. My post vise isn't that beefy. Good price too, or it is in the part of the US I live in. 

Pnut

Thanks, same place also had an anvil, 180 euros and almost new looking. I was tempted but decided it was too small for me (figured 40kg maybe) and I have my 69kg anvil already so I tipped people on this local whatsapp group for smiths and it was gone last night when I went back to the store. That time there was nothing of interest.

My anvil is tiny. 30kg but I have a vertical rail that's about 52 kg so between the two I can accomplish any of the projects I work on. Mostly smaller decorative items and hardware. 

Pnut

Nice find at a good price.

seems like post vises are cheaper in Scandinavia than in the States, but anvils sure have gone up in price the last few years. 

That 40kg Kohlswa was a good price as well. looks like your local thrift shop might be a gem.