Crimping pliers for crimping of cable ends with wire end ferrules and/or twisted contacts, a) which exhibits a tool head and two handle grips (1b, 1c) b) wherein the tool head exhibits a crimping die which exhibits at least one or more movable crimping punches, c) which exhibits two base plates and at least one lever situated so as to pivot thereon, of the one handle grip, through operation of which the crimping die is movable on the tool head in such a way that the opening of the crimping die can be made smaller, d) wherein a force-path compensation device is provided, which is designed to admit a continuing residual stroke of the crimping die as elastic deformation work in a crimping process, in which the crimping process of a twisted contact or of a wire-end ferrule has already been completed, but there is still a path to be traversed, so that a lock releases the opening of the crimping die, characterized in that e) the force-path compensation device exhibits at least one spring assembly, f) wherein the spring assembly is configured as a spring washer assembly, which exhibits two or more axially stacked spring washers, especially a plurality of axially stacked spring washers, or wherein the spring assembly is configured as a helical spring assembly, and exhibits two or more axially stacked helical springs, or wherein the spring assembly is configured as an elastomer spring assembly and exhibits two or more axially stacked elastomer springs, or wherein the spring assembly exhibits sections from various types of springs like washer spring(s) and/or helical spring(s) and/or elastomer spring(s), g) wherein the base plates (6a, 6b) extend into one of the handle grips, and the spring assembly, especially the washer, helical, and/or elastomer spring assembly, is placed in the area of this handle grip, h) wherein the springs of the washer, helical, and/or elastomer spring assembly, in the area of the one handle grip, are situated entirely or partially between the two base plates (6a and 6b). a) which exhibits a tool head and two handle grips (1b, 1c) b) wherein the tool head exhibits a crimping die which exhibits at least one or more movable crimping punches, c) which exhibits two base plates and at least one lever situated so as to pivot thereon, of the one handle grip, through operation of which the crimping die is movable on the tool head in such a way that the opening of the crimping die can be made smaller, d) wherein a force-path compensation device is provided, which is designed to admit a continuing residual stroke of the crimping die as elastic deformation work in a crimping process, in which the crimping process of a twisted contact or of a wire-end ferrule has already been completed, but there is still a path to be traversed, so that a lock releases the opening of the crimping die, e) the force-path compensation device exhibits at least one spring assembly, f) wherein the spring assembly is configured as a spring washer assembly, which exhibits two or more axially stacked spring washers, especially a plurality of axially stacked spring washers, or wherein the spring assembly is configured as a helical spring assembly, and exhibits two or more axially stacked helical springs, or wherein the spring assembly is configured as an elastomer spring assembly and exhibits two or more axially stacked elastomer springs, or wherein the spring assembly exhibits sections from various types of springs like washer spring(s) and/or helical spring(s) and/or elastomer spring(s), g) wherein the base plates (6a, 6b) extend into one of the handle grips, and the spring assembly, especially the washer, helical, and/or elastomer spring assembly, is placed in the area of this handle grip, h) wherein the springs of the washer, helical, and/or elastomer spring assembly, in the area of the one handle grip, are situated entirely or partially between the two base plates (6a and 6b).