On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:44:02 +0000, Simon wrote:

replying to Ewan Black, Simon wrote:
Ewan.Black.2lhlpc wrote:

Does it have a pistol grip at one end, a central spine and a blad
retainer at the other?- if so I think I have one, it was in my dad'
tools and I've been trying to find out what it is.
Ewa --
Ewan Black



I know this is a very old post but I have also inherited one of these
and did not know what it was but found these pictures on Graces guide
British Industrial History http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page

Simon



A sort of mechanised padsaw, then, with the advantage that the blade is
supported right up to the cut at all times.



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