The Kelly Tool....

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Permalink Reply by Greg Wyant on February 28, 2012 at 11:56am

Anyone know what the kelly tool is???????????????

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Permalink Reply by Chris Piepenburg on February 29, 2012 at 9:45pm

The Kelly Tool preceded the Halligan Bar.  It was invented by Capt John Kelly of the FDNY and was used for forcible entry. It had an Adz end much like today's Halligan, but the other end was a chisel.  Paratech makes a "Kelly Tool" that looks like a Halligan without the Pike end.

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Permalink Reply by Richard C. Berger on March 2, 2012 at 4:57pm

Can anyone post a picture of said device?

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Permalink Reply by Chris Piepenburg on March 2, 2012 at 5:12pm

Don't know of any pics of the original, but here is the paratech version.

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Permalink Reply by Richard C. Berger on March 2, 2012 at 6:06pm

Thanks. It is similar to the Halligan, which I have had opportunity to use.

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Permalink Reply by Greg Wyant on March 6, 2012 at 1:19pm

I have an original one we bought a 75ft mack tower ladder from F.D.N.Y in 83 and when we sent it off for referb the chief threw the old hand tools to the side .. also got a old pro bar type halligan that came of that unit

Chris Piepenburg said:

Don't know of any pics of the original, but here is the paratech version.

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Permalink Reply by Richard C. Berger on March 6, 2012 at 2:25pm

Can anyone confirm if the Halligan tool was invented by a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Officer by the name of Halligan?

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Permalink Reply by Chris Piepenburg on March 6, 2012 at 2:45pm

Nope!!  Invented by Hugh Halligan of the FDNY.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/nyregion/thecity/05fyi.html?ref=r...

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Permalink Reply by Greg Wyant on March 7, 2012 at 12:22pm

Chris Piepenburg said:

Nope!!  Invented by Hugh Halligan of the FDNY.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/nyregion/thecity/05fyi.html?ref=r...

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Permalink Reply by Robert Owens on March 15, 2012 at 1:11pm

The last one I saw was when I was 19 on an old 1987 Seagrave open cab ladder truck my volly house ran. I do not think they kept it on the new one when it went in service, but that was 10 years ago almost so I am not 100% sure

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Permalink Reply by Donald Colarusso on May 17, 2012 at 7:55am

http://www.allhandsfire.com/KELLY-TOOL_3

Still in use...NYPD.  Not sure of any departments that use exclusively.

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