doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Military called 'em "Rome Plows". Some folks call 'em "Shear Blades". We called 'em "Cutter Blades" (or "K/G Cutters" to differentiate them from "Vee Cutters"). I sure wish we'd had camera phones back then! Edited September 4, 2020 by doubleclutchinweasel Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64029-rome-kg-blades/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 ...and then came the rakes... Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64029-rome-kg-blades/#findComment-460138 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullheaded Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Very cool! Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64029-rome-kg-blades/#findComment-460165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleclutchinweasel Posted September 20, 2021 Author Share Posted September 20, 2021 Always wondered what the "K/G" designation meant. Nobody knew back then. Even Rome Plow Company did not know recently. But, they DID know the letters stood for the names of the inventors. That gave me somewhere to start. The "K" was for Kissner, and the "G" was for Green. K/G = Kissner/Green. Mr. Kissner's son and Mr. Green's daughter were married, if I am tracing their names correctly. Mr. Kissner (the father), Mr. Kissner (the son), and Mr. Green (the in-law) held the early patents on the shear blade. Apparently, the design was so successful that the Rome Plow Company bought the rights to it. So, now I know... 1 Quote "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/64029-rome-kg-blades/#findComment-480225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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