Found US Gov. Property Columban Vise

girnas89@hotmail.com · Jan 5, 2013

Hellow Everyone

A few days ago was Roaming in Friday Market in Kuwait....stumbled upon This Vise :thumbup:

and bargened for it untill i got it for 90$ :bounce:

....Its a Columbian 604 -M2 Made in The USA, Cleveland Ohio.....What do you guys Think :headscrat

...was it worth it

....How old do you think it is its in real good shape for a used vise justa fw mini dents and a bit of surface rust....Thanks in Advance...Enjoy The Pictures...!!

-kinda confuzed in betwen refurbishing it and keeping it as a state of the art history peice

Chears...Girnas....

kbkna · Jan 5, 2013

They should of given it to you for protecting their @ss! Nice find! That will be one Heavy suitcase!

girnas89@hotmail.com · Jan 5, 2013

kbkna said:
They should of given it to you for protecting their @ss! Nice find! That will be one Heavy suitcase!

LooL...Accualy Im a Kuwiati & The Vise seems like it Came from An American or NATO Base...We accualy have alota U.S. Military Junk in The Friday Market....Thanks Anyway ;P

davesnothere · Jan 5, 2013

You can send all that "US military junk" back to the states if you like.

girnas89@hotmail.com · Jan 5, 2013

davesnothere said:
You can send all that "US military junk" back to the states if you like.

Why are you so mad at me...Its not like i Left it Thair....for scavengers to pick up & sell..!!'
:/

dirtydogintex · Jan 5, 2013

lube it up and it should be good to go - marker removal optional....

gatewaysysop · Jan 5, 2013

Not a bad vise at all for $90, especially considering the geography! I'm sure it'll serve you well. Good find!

Toolhorder · Jan 5, 2013

I don't think anyone is mad at you, they just want the items and don't think they are "junk".
It's all good. Thanks for posting. I'd be interested in stuff you see at this flea market. You should take plenty of pictures and post them up!

Joe B. · Jan 5, 2013

Well, I could tell you were from Kuwait form your first post. Welcome to garage journal and don't mind people that come off a bit unfriendly, most people here are quite nice. That is a very neat vise considering the history. Honestly, I would just use it for a while and go from there. It hardly needs a restoration yet.

I to would love to see more of the random junk that was left over there. I would even love to see whatever local novelties that may show up at a your Friday Market. So what do in Kuwait that made you interested in a USA vise? There are people all over the world doing cool stuff but most of us never get to see anything outside of our own little areas.

fivespdcat · Jan 5, 2013

Looks like a great find!

girnas89@hotmail.com · Jan 6, 2013

Toolhorder said:
I don't think anyone is mad at you, they just want the items and don't think they are "junk".
It's all good. Thanks for posting. I'd be interested in stuff you see at this flea market. You should take plenty of pictures and post them up!

Yeah shure Ill take some pictures and post em on Friday....Thank You For being so Nice...!'

rodm1 · Jan 6, 2013

I don't think he is mad at you if anything he probable upset with the representatives in Washington. I think it's just a wast of tax taxpayers money. I bet the US Government ordered 6 more to replace that one (probable why we have budget problems).

girnas89@hotmail.com · Jan 6, 2013

Joe B. said:
Well, I could tell you were from Kuwait form your first post. Welcome to garage journal and don't mind people that come off a bit unfriendly, most people here are quite nice. That is a very neat vise considering the history. Honestly, I would just use it for a while and go from there. It hardly needs a restoration yet.

I to would love to see more of the random junk that was left over there. I would even love to see whatever local novelties that may show up at a your Friday Market. So what do in Kuwait that made you interested in a USA vise? There are people all over the world doing cool stuff but most of us never get to see anything outside of our own little areas.

USA Vises are Quiet Rare around here....We have alota Records & some indian vices and alot of Chinese which are pretty cheep but not durable at all...I saw a baby Wilton the other day...was in bad shape & no jaws...dident bother to ask how much it needed alota work & time...Id be happey to post pictures of my other vises if you guys would like to see them..!!'

girnas89@hotmail.com · Jan 6, 2013

gatewaysysop said:
Not a bad vise at all for $90, especially considering the geography! I'm sure it'll serve you well. Good find!

=D
Glad to know....Id Love to know how old it is...Any recomendations whare to start....Tried google...Found Nothin..!.!' -.-'

NissanTechWill · Jan 6, 2013

I imagine that they left it in Kuwait because they determined it was more expensive to ship it back to the States, than to buy a new one here.

-Will

pipsters · Jan 6, 2013

NissanTechWill said:
I imagine that they left it in Kuwait because they determined it was more expensive to ship it back to the States, than to buy a new one here.

-Will

Doubtful those are $600 vises. As a taxpayer the waste is sickening.

davesnothere · Jan 6, 2013

[email protected] said:
Why are you so mad at me...Its not like i Left it Thair....for scavengers to pick up & sell..!!'
:/

I wasn't mad at all. I was just providing an option of junk removal, to clean up your country. I know plenty of people who will gladly dispose of junk like that for you.

NissanTechWill · Jan 6, 2013

pipsters said:
Doubtful those are $600 vises. As a taxpayer the waste is sickening.

Wow I had no idea that Columbian vices were that expensive. I found one that was about to be thrown out bc the base of it broke, so I drilled holes in the vice and bolted it to my work bench!

-Will

heavydutyOEX · Jan 6, 2013

Do you ever stumble across any Snap-on tools or high end American tools there? I bet a lot of people don't know what they are.

DetroitDIESEL444 · Jan 6, 2013

I am a military member recently returning from Kuwait. My main job was property disposition for my unit. We took a lot of property to DRMO office there. Sadly, when we took stuff there, a ton of usable property was thrown into the scrap bins.

Driving in Kuwait was a very unique experience, very aggressive drivers, people passing exits on the highway and turning around and driving backwards.

A very interesting country to visit and most people I ran into were extremely fluent in English. The weather was also extremely warm.

Best of Luck!
Matt

girnas89@hotmail.com · Feb 23, 2013

heavydutyOEX said:
Do you ever stumble across any Snap-on tools or high end American tools there? I bet a lot of people don't know what they are.

Youd be suprized how many Dewalt original tools Their are....most of em are pretty beat up....you'll also be surprised how educated & rich people in kuwait are i bet you never saw a picture of kuwait or how modern it is...Im studying mechanical engineering....have a larger House than the average american...american folks have this misunderstanding that arabs still live in tents....so sad...!!'

girnas89@hotmail.com · Feb 23, 2013

DetroitDIESEL444 said:
I am a military member recently returning from Kuwait. My main job was property disposition for my unit. We took a lot of property to DRMO office there. Sadly, when we took stuff there, a ton of usable property was thrown into the scrap bins.

Driving in Kuwait was a very unique experience, very aggressive drivers, people passing exits on the highway and turning around and driving backwards.

A very interesting country to visit and most people I ran into were extremely fluent in English. The weather was also extremely warm.

Best of Luck!
Matt

Mmmm...Interesting...I just passed a checkpoint a few minutes ago & they where looking for cars Whit loud exhausts in kuwait we are so strict in driving that even aftermarket mufflers are not allowed...you Shure you where in Kuwait..?'

1982fxr · Feb 23, 2013

So do American tools have a good reputation over there or do people simply not know what they are and they have no reputation at all?

Military would mean lots of Wright and Proto....right?

girnas89@hotmail.com · Feb 23, 2013

1982fxr said:
So do American tools have a good reputation over there or do people simply not know what they are and they have no reputation at all?

Military would mean lots of Wright and Proto....right?

Yea they do they are much better than the Asian ones...I use a Dewalt Drill at home that i got from ACE hardare....& ive got a dermel 4000....yesterday I got a used Triumph 85 3" Vise ...Needs some work gonna post a thread about it later..!!'

Modifieddriver · Feb 23, 2013

Of course everything is new in Kuwait.

During the first war over there all their **** was destroyed.

I remember the entire USA was purged of Chevy Impalas and shipped over here. There was wanted ads in the paper looking for those cars here to export.

sparky7 · Feb 23, 2013

Modifieddriver said:
Of course everything is new in Kuwait.

During the first war over there all their **** was destroyed.

I remember the entire USA was purged of Chevy Impalas and shipped over here. There was wanted ads in the paper looking for those cars here to export.

why impalas?

ZRX61 · Feb 23, 2013

NissanTechWill said:
I imagine that they left it in Kuwait because they determined it was more expensive to ship it back to the States, than to buy a new one here.

-Will

There are also laws covering repatriating former US Military stuff back to the US. That's one reason why there are so many L29/L39 jet trainers in the US & very few US built ones.

Modifieddriver · Feb 23, 2013

sparky7 said:
why impalas?

That was the vehicle of choice. Front engine RWD, 4-doors. Tough, easy to repair and used a bunch as taxis. I think a bunch were already over there before the war and it was their favorite.

Remember, these were the Impalas before the last one that had an SS series.

girnas89@hotmail.com · Feb 23, 2013

Modifieddriver said:
That was the vehicle of choice. Front engine RWD, 4-doors. Tough, easy to repair and used a bunch as taxis. I think a bunch were already over there before the war and it was their favorite.

-.-' This is not true...in the 90's we had Suburbans & alota caprices but no impalas the inpallas whent brought by the chevy dealership we have...!!'
A few impalls few where imported by minor dealerships...!'m

DetroitDIESEL444 · Feb 24, 2013

[email protected] said:
Mmmm...Interesting...I just passed a checkpoint a few minutes ago & they where looking for cars Whit loud exhausts in kuwait we are so strict in driving that even aftermarket mufflers are not allowed...you Shure you where in Kuwait..?'

I wasn't referring to the vehicle exhausts and stuff, I was referring to people speeding, driving aggressive. The highways weren't bad, but the streets in Kuwait city were tough to navigate. I even saw people drive backwards on the highway because they passed their exit.

With that said, there were some very nice areas in Kuwait. I mainly drove on highway 40.

I enjoyed my time in Kuwait.

vintagefan · Feb 24, 2013

[email protected] said:
Youd be suprized how many Dewalt original tools Their are....most of em are pretty beat up....you'll also be surprised how educated & rich people in kuwait are i bet you never saw a picture of kuwait or how modern it is...Im studying mechanical engineering....have a larger House than the average american...american folks have this misunderstanding that arabs still live in tents....so sad...!!'

Well, you must be pretty sharp considering you picked out that vise...

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