How Old Is My Vice?

How Can I Tell How Old My Vice Is?

We regularly receive enquiries about the age of our vices. On this page, we have listed all the vice models we have produced over the past decades. Is your vice among them? If not, feel free to get in touch and we will try to work out together when your vice was manufactured.

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Production Periods of Our Vices

1927 - 1936: HEUER Primus / HEUER D.R.P.

Characteristic Features of This Model:

The vice opens towards the rear, away from the user
Square guide rail
Separate spindle nut
Spindle protected by a round tube
Side bore with a grub screw in the front jaw, containing a ball bearing that guides the spindle
The marking “D.R.P.” stands for “Deutsches Reichspatent” (German Reich Patent)
The marking “DIN 5119” referred to the DIN standard for vices in force at the time

Available in the following jaw widths:

55 mm
100 mm
125 mm
150 mm
175 mm

1936 - 1938: HEUER Front

Characteristic Features of This Model:

The vice opens towards the front, towards the user. This made it possible to clamp long workpieces vertically in front of the workbench. This was not possible with the previous HEUER Primus model, which opened towards the rear, because the workbench top was in the way.
Round guide rail
Separate spindle nut
Spindle protected by a round tube
This model did not yet have pipe-clamping jaws

Available in the following jaw widths:

65 mm
80 mm
100 mm
125 mm
150 mm

1938 - 1948: HEUER Front

Characteristic Features of This Model:

The vice opens towards the front, towards the user
Round guide rail
Separate spindle nut
Spindle protected by a round tube
A felt seal was fitted to the front spindle protection tube
As an improvement over the previous model, this vice now featured pipe-clamping jaws

Available in the following jaw widths:

65 mm
80 mm
100 mm
125 mm
150 mm

1948 - 1957: HEUER Front

Characteristic Features of This Model:

The vice opens towards the front, towards the user
Square guide rail with prismatic guides
Adjustable guide
Separate spindle nut
Spindle protected by a round tube

Available in the following jaw widths:

75 mm
100 mm
125 mm
150 mm

1957 - 1969: HEUER Front

Characteristic Features of This Model:

The vice opens towards the front, towards the user
Square guide rail with prismatic guides
Adjustable guide
Integral forged spindle nut; from this model onwards, the trapezoidal thread was machined into the rear jaw of the vice by drilling
Spindle protected by rectangular sheet-metal covers (stamped and bent parts)

Available in the following jaw widths:

75 mm
100 mm
125 mm
150 mm
175 mm

1969 - 1996: HEUER Front

Characteristic Features of This Model:

The vice opens towards the front, towards the user
Square guide rail with prismatic guides
Adjustable guide
Integral forged spindle nut; from this model onwards, the trapezoidal thread was machined into the rear jaw of the vice by drilling
Spindle protected by rectangular sheet-metal covers (stamped and bent parts)

Available in the following jaw widths:

75 mm
90 mm
115 mm
135 mm
150 mm
175 mm

From 1979 onwards, the 115, 135 and 150 mm vice sizes were also available with optional replaceable jaws.

1996 - heute: HEUER Front

Characteristic Features of This Model:

The vice opens towards the front, towards the user
Square guide rail with prismatic guides
Adjustable guide
Integral forged spindle nut; from this model onwards, the trapezoidal thread was machined into the rear jaw of the vice by drilling
Spindle protected by rectangular sheet-metal covers (stamped and bent parts)

Available in the following jaw widths:

100 mm
120 mm
140 mm
160 mm
180 mm

Restoring an Old Vice

Do you own an old vice that you would like to restore? Then you have come to the right place! Here you can find step-by-step instructions on how to restore your vice.

Go to the Restoration Guide

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