Gold [Au]

Standard Grippers are named for increasingly hard metals. Gold is famously portrayed as soft and identified with a "bite test" to detect counterfeits. In reality, Gold is a highly ductile and conductive metal, which is truthfully harder than Silver. Do not accept any imitations!   

• Average rating: 95 lbs
• Pinned handles with aggressive knurling
• Oil-tempered spring 
• Made in Minnesota by small businesses
• One handle stamped with SG logo
• Other handle stamped with Au chemical symbol for Gold

The cost of Standard Grippers has been impacted by rising material costs, mainly due to tariffs which are a tax on the consumer. Even for products made in the USA, raw materials are frequently from Canada or China. Material costs have risen 285%.