Generally regarded as the world leaders for hand cutters for steel wire rope.These top quality Swiss made tools give a nice clean cut every time. Strong, simple and well designed these cutters will last you a lifetime.Replacement blades are also available for all the tools except the small C7 cutters. Please note that the maximum wire size listed should be taken as the absolute maximum.If you are using these cutters in a salt water environment we would recommend coating the blades with Anhydrous Lanolin. It has the advantage of being single handed so it is ideal for working with the smaller diameter wires.SpecificationTheoretical Cutting Capability: 9 mm soft wire ropeArthur Beale Recommended Maximum Cutting Diameter: 6 mm soft wire ropeType: C9Length: 320 mm