I had a ^^^Parker vise exactly like this,^^^ but the guy who rebuilt it made it so darn pretty that I didnt have the heart to actually mount it and use it. Seriously! The jaws in that vise were polished like chrome, as was the handle and the little adjustment wrench on the base. Some folks are waaaay into restoring old metal objects, and I think this guy got a little carried away with it. Using that vise would be as bad as using a shiny-new Lincoln pickup truck to go mudding.