The Goscut

This is a very useful cutter which I am delighted to own. I was given it in the late 60's when I was a  student.It was marketed originally as a Goscut. Labels on later versions refer to the Eclipse firm but this one  has no reference to Eclipse on it. It merely says, patent pending. I  would say that it was a  small design classic and it would be extremely useful for any artist/modelmaker. It  was excellent for thick card. Hardboard was considerably more difficult and laborious.
 It is in effect a pair of vertical scissors. You hold it as if it were a small pistol.Mine came with two other blades and I seem to remember using it to cut thin soft metal.Models do sometimes come up on Ebay. There was  an Eclipse Goscut 2000 on EbayUK recently. It sold for £16.50. Mine seems to be an older model and I'm wondering if it was made by a small firm taken over by Eclipse.
Discussion of how to use a Goscut can be found in the Model Engineer forum here.

DEAR GOSCUT FANS PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES THAT I HAVE LEFT MY BLOG UNTENDED FOR SO LONG.I WAS ASTONISHED WHEN I FOUND YOUR FASCINATING AND VERY HELPFUL COMMENTS. I WILL SEE IF I CAN GET THEM PUBLISHED BUT FOR THE MOMENT I NEED TO RELEARN MY BLOGGING SKILLS.

James