Handy, compact, stable, very robust design, cuts through overhead line cables with a steel core up to a diameter of 32 mm in one and two-hand operation, cuts with precision grinding and inductively hardened cutting edge, two-speed sprocket drive for easy cutting, little effort due to very high transmission, fixed shank -Sleeve with a base to rest on when cutting, locking mechanism for transport with securely closed handles, special tool steel of a special quality, oil-hardened in several stages