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 First Deputy Chief named Hugh Halligan in 1948. It was later built by a blacksmith and then placed on every unit in the FDNY. It or a similar tool can be found on just about every piece of fire equipment at least in the US and maybe even worldwide. We always c "Pin It")
My brother, the retired Fairfax County Battalion Chief, says:
Yes the Halligan bar. It was tool was designed by and named after a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) First Deputy Chief named Hugh Halligan in 1948. It was later built by a blacksmith and then placed on every unit in the FDNY. It or a similar tool can be found on just about every piece of fire equipment at least in the US and maybe even worldwide. We always carried what was called a “Married Pair” also called “The Irons” It consisted of the halligan tool and a flat head ax tied together with a strap and easily separated when needed. The parts of the tool are the forks, which have a slight curve in them, the adz and the pick on the other end and is a solid tool. Very good tool for forcible entry and other destructive work
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