Mystery hand-tool 'Prescot'

I purchased this at Chesterfield, on Sunday:

The word Prescot caught my eye, but it may be nothing to do with the watchmaking trade.

There is presumably an anvil of some sort missing from the coarser-threaded screw, and I guess it's some sort of 'bending tool'.

Any ideas, please ?

MichaelG.

Chain link remover/riveter ?

Yes it does look a chain link tool.

Chris & Vic

Yes, the general arrangement is similar

... but why the blunt 'knife' instead of the usual pin ?

MichaelG.

Small crimping tool of some sort??

Martin

Nut splitter or similar??

Martin

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That seems more likely, Martin

Maybe for electrical connectors, or wire ropes

It would be nicely-proportioned for a ferrule of [say] 6mm to 8mm diameter.

MichaelG.

Anything to do with BICC Cables, Prescot??

Chris Gunn

Could be used to spread the legs of a bifurcated rivet, even if not the originally intended purpose.

John

I think Chris may have it.

Being an information nerd, buried in my memory from many years ago was the knowledge that BICC stands for British Insulated Callender's Cables, and following on from that, one of the BICC group companies was BICC International, which may well be the 'BI' on the other side of the tool.

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Very likely, I would think, Chris

I was blissfully ignorant of BICC being in Prescot; I only ever knew it for the Horological side.

... The device is curently soaking in White Spirit as a start to its clean-up

... I will report back, in due course.

MichaelG.

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P.S. Please don't anyone protest if I decide to re-purpose it.

.... If you consider it sacrilege, just make me an irresistible offer.

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Edit: Thanks also to David:  https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/British_Insulated_Cables

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 20/08/2018 15:30:58

WOT!

Sorry, I can't afford your irresistible offer.

Regards Nick.

Industrial grade nut cracker ?

Looks to me like a tool for squeezing the fingers of people who plough fields with Rolls Royce cars or make tapping guides, 5 tonf nut crackers, and rivet presses out of comparator stands.....

LOL