Bolt cutter

It typically has long handles and short blades, with compound hinges to maximize leverage and cutting force.

Bolt cutters with fiberglass handles can be used for cutting live electrical wires and are useful during rescue operations.

The fiberglass handles have another advantage of being lighter in weight than the conventional drop forged or solid pipe handles, making it easier to carry to the place of operation.

The tools became iconic at the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp, where protestors used bolt cutters to remove fencing around the RAF airbase.

A Greenham banner displaying bolt cutters, together with a hanging of Greenham fence wire, was displayed at the Pine Gap Women's Peace Camp in Australia.