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Kievan Rus Khazar 8" tin snips cutters non ferrous use

one pair of hand forged case carburised tin snips of the Rus Viking period, based on the find from ukraine 8thC Kievan rus- Khazar, nominally 8" ,200mm long with a 20mm cutting edge, Asymmetrical handles, designed for cutting non ferrous metals up to 1mm fully annealed and 0.8mm half hard, limited availability on this item made in sheffield england by daegrad tools