This is the Klein 2100-5 — a compact 5.25-inch electrician’s scissor with forged stainless-steel blades. Sized to live in a pouch or belt sheath, the blades are thicker and flatter than office shears so they cut through stranded wire, cable jacket, Romex sheath, cord grips, and tough strapping without flexing or dulling after a few passes.
It’s the kind of cutter that gets used all day on low-voltage and data jobs — alarm, CCTV, CAT5/6, and speaker wire — where a full side-cutter is overkill but a utility knife is too imprecise. The nickel-plated finish resists the corrosion that kills cheaper shears when they sit in a damp bag.
Klein Tools has been making hand tools for electricians and tradespeople since 1857, headquartered in Lincolnshire, Illinois. The Journeyman and Standard pliers lines — along with many of Klein’s cushion-grip screwdrivers — are forged and finished in the United States, and clearly marked as such, so you know exactly what you’re buying.
