A demolition shears, comprising: a first jaw; a second jaw operatively connected to the first jaw for pivotal movement relative to the first jaw about a jaw pivot axis, the second jaw comprising: a jaw body, the jaw body formed with a nose portion, the nose portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, and two opposing side surfaces (270d, 270e) surfaces, wherein the front surface is the distal portion of the nose portion remote from the jaw pivot axis, and an indexable piercing tip detachably mountable to the jaw body, which tip is formed from a first body and a second body, which first and second bodies (310, 320), when coupled to each other sandwich the nose portion therebetween, enclose, thereby to protect, the front surface, and substantially enclose, thereby to protect, the nose portion, and wherein the first body has a first piercing edge and a first shearing edge and wherein the second body has a second piercing edge and a second shearing edge; characterised in that the indexable piercing tip is detachably mountable to the nose portion in: a first operative position in which the first piercing edge is presented for piercing use and the first shearing edge is presented for shearing use, or a second operative position in which the second piercing edge is presented for piercing use and the second shearing edge is presented for shearing use, and wherein the second operative position is a position in which the indexable piercing tip is rotated 180° relative to the first operative position. a first jaw; a second jaw operatively connected to the first jaw for pivotal movement relative to the first jaw about a jaw pivot axis, the second jaw comprising: a jaw body, the jaw body formed with a nose portion, the nose portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, and two opposing side surfaces (270d, 270e) surfaces, wherein the front surface is the distal portion of the nose portion remote from the jaw pivot axis, and an indexable piercing tip detachably mountable to the jaw body, which tip is formed from a first body and a second body, which first and second bodies (310, 320), when coupled to each other sandwich the nose portion therebetween, enclose, thereby to protect, the front surface, and substantially enclose, thereby to protect, the nose portion, and wherein the first body has a first piercing edge and a first shearing edge and wherein the second body has a second piercing edge and a second shearing edge; characterised in that the indexable piercing tip is detachably mountable to the nose portion in: a first operative position in which the first piercing edge is presented for piercing use and the first shearing edge is presented for shearing use, or a second operative position in which the second piercing edge is presented for piercing use and the second shearing edge is presented for shearing use, and wherein the second operative position is a position in which the indexable piercing tip is rotated 180° relative to the first operative position. a jaw body, the jaw body formed with a nose portion, the nose portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, and two opposing side surfaces (270d, 270e) surfaces, wherein the front surface is the distal portion of the nose portion remote from the jaw pivot axis, and an indexable piercing tip detachably mountable to the jaw body, which tip is formed from a first body and a second body, which first and second bodies (310, 320), when coupled to each other sandwich the nose portion therebetween, enclose, thereby to protect, the front surface, and substantially enclose, thereby to protect, the nose portion, and wherein the first body has a first piercing edge and a first shearing edge and wherein the second body has a second piercing edge and a second shearing edge; characterised in that the indexable piercing tip is detachably mountable to the nose portion in: a first operative position in which the first piercing edge is presented for piercing use and the first shearing edge is presented for shearing use, or a second operative position in which the second piercing edge is presented for piercing use and the second shearing edge is presented for shearing use, and wherein the second operative position is a position in which the indexable piercing tip is rotated 180° relative to the first operative position.