Vintage Railroad Train Conductor SHIP ? Ticket Hole Punch PLIER BRONZE READ DET

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THIS IS A OLD PLIER 9" LONG / MADE OF BRONZE HEAVE 1 POUND 5 OZ.
TICKET PUNCH
STILL CUTTING ALTHOUG SOME RUST CAN BE SEEN ON CUTTING DICE.
AS I SAID AND YOU CAN SEE IN PUCTURES STILL PERFORATING, BUT THE SPRING TO RETURN  PLIER  TO READY POSITION IS DEFFECTIVE DUE AGE AND RUST. THE RUST IS ONLY IN NO BRONZE PARTS.
NO MAKERS MARK, BUT THE MATERIAL BRONZE, SUGGEST WAS FOR USE IN SALINE ENVIROMENTAL, MAY PASSANGERS SHIP, BUT NO SURE ABOUT.
I PURCHADES ACOLLECTION OF PUNCH PLIERS, AND THIS IS THE ONLY MADE OF THIS MATERIAL. Basically THIS IS A COLLECTORS ITEM. AS IS.