Knipex Cobra Water Pump Pliers (5-Inch), Red and Silver

Headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, Knipex is an independently-owned family enterprise steeped in tradition and specializing in the manufacturing of high-quality pliers. It all started back in 1882 when C. Gustav Putsch set up his own forge shop in Cronenberg (now a suburb of Wuppertal), and the company is now run by a fourth generation of that family. The world's leading brand in pliers today, Knipex is focused on the performance, service life, and ergonomics of its tools in order to meet the high expectations of professional users.

Made In Wuppertal-Cronenberg, Germany, Knipex's pliers are precision grade performance tools. In addition to quality, innovation, and performance, other important cornerstones are sustainable actions and value-guided orientation. The Number 1 choice of tradesmen worldwide, Knipex's tools are comfortable in use and quality assured in design, fit to match the needs in the shop, at home, or in the service field. Each tool is proven and tested for durability and function in real-world use and conditions.

The Knipex Cobra water pump pliers, for example, feature a self-locking mechanism on pipes and nuts that eliminates the need for time-consuming test-adjusting to achieve the correct size. Users can simply position the upper jaw to the workpiece, push the button, and close the lower jaw. This design also prevents the blood blisters often experienced with other gripping pliers, thanks to the built-in pinch guard.

The unique self-locking adjustment and induction hardened gripping teeth of the Cobra ensure that once set, the pliers stay in position, with no slipping and no need to waste strength squeezing. The Cobra's jaw configuration can grip any shape object - flat, round, hex, or square - while also eliminating nut burring to avoid stripping pipes, nuts, or bolts. Additionally, the newly redesigned adjustment provides 30 percent more gripping capacity than previous models.

The push button adjustment on the Cobra maintains the jaw size setting, allowing users to easily position the upper jaw, push the button, adjust the opening, and close the lower jaw, all with just one hand for trouble-free operation in confined spaces. Constructed from chrome vanadium electric steel, an innovative high alloy, oil tempered steel, the Cobra's thin head design helps users access spaces other pliers cannot.

Knipex takes a long, careful look at the details that make their tools durable and long-lasting. The steel used is precisely hardened with a maximum of 0.8 percent carbon and defined parts of chromium and vanadium, guaranteeing optimum cutting performance and service life. The rivet of the high-leverage diagonal cutter is even forged straight onto the pliers to withstand high stress. Knipex keeps reviewing the angles, sharpness, hardness, toughness of the cutting edges, the precision and smooth movement of the joint, the handle design, and the finish, constantly researching, testing, and improving their pliers.

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