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Author	Topic: 115436341433: Apollo Weck Scissors
CMD_OVRD Member Posts: 67 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jul 2009	posted 07-23-2022 10:53 AM Heads up! I just noticed a rare eBay listing for a pair of Weck scissors up now. These are hard to find so good luck! Used pair of Weck kmedic Surgical Stainless Steel Utility Shears NASA Apollo Era USA Made Scissors. These scissors are pretty rare and I could not find another pair listed anywhere. They are just like the ones taken to space for Apollo 11 to open their plastic food containers.
mode1charlie Member Posts: 1347 From: Honolulu, HI Registered: Sep 2010	posted 07-23-2022 03:30 PM Yep, that's the exact model. I already obtained one a few years ago so I won't be bidding against anyone - but I can confirm that this is the right model and that they are indeed hard to find. So if this is your thing, I would move on it if I were you.
CMD_OVRD Member Posts: 67 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jul 2009	posted 07-23-2022 11:49 PM Agreed. Even rarer to find one without a broken spring. Though this pair looks to have a flat spot on the small wheel attached to the spring, they still look to be in fairly good condition. I picked up a pair several years ago and used "Barkeeper’s Friend" and a little water mix to polish them right up. They look brand new to this day. Also works on those vintage AG-7 space pens that come up every now and then.

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