Paul Conway Bowring, Multi-Purpose Firefighter Tool
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Conway Bowring, Multi-Purpose Firefighter Tool
This tool is proudly made in the U.S.A., designed by firefighters for firefighters. The Bowring is a compact, light weight, multi-purpose tool that will be used at some point on every fire alarm. Made from 17-4 steel which is extremely strong. The Bowring is 8.1" tall, 5.9" wide, .375" thick and only weighs 22 ounces, so it easily fits into the pocket of your pants. Pound for pound it's the most versatile personal firefighter tool ever. It has so many uses that we have stopped counting, but a few of them or listed below:
* Hose advancement
* RIT firefighter drag
* High-rise tool (use as a cheater-bar, standpipe wheel, spanner wrench)
* Gas shutoff
* Windshield removal and glass ripper
* O2 wrench
* Door wedge
* Water shutoff
* Mattress hook
* Forcible entry tool
* Spanner wrench (fits pin lugs, rocker-lugs, and storz lugs)
* Gypsum board ripper (cleanly rips through while looking for hot spots)
* Nance drill - Denver drill