From: Origin Of The Halligan?

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DEPUTY CHIEF HUGH HALLIGAN INVENTED THE HALLIGAN AS A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS TOOLS OF THE DAY THE LOCK BREAKER,KELLY TOOL,THE CLAW TOOL AND VARIOUS OTHER MEDIEVIL INSTRUMENTS. LEGEND HAS IT THAT THE FDNY COULD NOT BUY THE TOOL BECAUSE OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST DEALING WITH A CITY EMPLOYEE, SO LADDER COMPANY MEMBERS USED THEIR OWN FUNDS AND PURCHASED THESE TOOLS FOR THEIR UNITS.

THE TOOL HAS TAKEN ON CHANGES OVER THE YEARS WITH ADZ END LONGER AND MORE TAPERED AND THE SAME WITH THE FORK END NOT TO MENTION AN EYE WIELDED TO THE SIDE TO BE USE USED AS A MACE TEAMED UP WITH A CHAIN AND A HOOK TO TAKE OUT TOP FLOOR WINDOWS.

A REAL HALLIGAN CAN BE REGONIZED AS BEING ONE PIECE AND HAVING HUGIE HALLIGAN'S SIGNATURE ON THE FOLK END.

OF INTEREST IS THE FACT THAT HUGH'S BROTHER WAS MONSIGNOR JAMES HALLIGAN THE LONGTIME PASTOR OF HOLY NAME PARISH IN NEW ROCHELLE AND THE EQUALLY LONGTIME CHAPLIAN OF THE NEW ROCHELLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

MANY YEARS AGO HUGH HALLIGAN HAD A HUGE RETIREMENT PARTY IN THE CONCOURSE PLAZA HOTEL JUST UP THE STREET FROM YANKEE STADIUM ON THE CONCOURSE, IN THOSE DAYS A VERY SWANKY SPOT.

not fair you goggled it jk good answer i didnt know that companys had to buy their own tools