Knipex make some lovely little bolt croppers about 8" long Articulated jaws, fit in the hand lovely and totally ideal for mudguard stays, which will ruin your lovely cable cutters.
@bulgie if you're selling your shares, let me know, I'm buying!
I've got a (still sharp and operational) pair of Knipex pliers from early 1960. Inherited from a motorbike daft grandad who was mad enough to buy (repeatedly) MZs when he knew they were risky propositions every time!
