These 12" Wasa nickel-plated straight shears are particulary elegant for formal ribbon-cutting ceremonies. Etching a name on the nickel-plated blades is possible. These shears are also excellent paper shears for making long, precise paper cuts for desk use, cutting blue-prints or gift paper, and so forth. These quality ribbon-cutting scissors are forged by Wasa in Solingen, Germany, resulting in scissors that are strong but never bulky. Forging makes the metal harder so the scissor stays sharp longer. Imported directly from Solingen, Germany.