| CPC B21F 11/00 (2013.01) [B23D 29/002 (2013.01); B23D 29/023 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |

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1. A nose piece assembly for a strand cutter, comprising:
a nose piece body configured to couple with a strand cutter device wherein the nose piece body comprises a shoulder;
a fixed blade receptacle;
a rotating blade receptacle;
a fixed blade configured to be received in the fixed blade receptacle;
a rotating blade assembly, wherein the rotating blade assembly includes a cutting body, a replaceable shear blade or a cutting edge, and a drive gear engagement coupled to or integrated with the cutting body;
wherein the rotating blade assembly is configured to be received in the rotating blade receptacle and the drive gear engagement is configured to engage a drive assembly so as to allow transmission of torque from the drive assembly to a blade mount coupled to or integrally formed with the cutting body; and
a flange plate, wherein the flange plate receives the shoulder, wherein the flange plate retains the nose piece assembly in engagement to the drive assembly.
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