Patent ID: 8905391

Claim:
A portable holder for supporting a firearm at a work station, the holder being adapted to support a portion of the firearm, the portable holder comprising: a base section adapted to be fixed to the work station and having a substantially vertical aperture; a rod; and a vise assembly affixed to the upper portion of the rod, the vice assembly comprising a vise base; two moveable vise jaws provided with respective vise screw bores and guide bores; a vise screw extending substantially horizontally through the vise base and oppositely disposing the vise jaws through the vise screw bores; having two reversely disposed sections of threads provided to allow for movement of the vise jaws toward and away from each other; and a thread-free section proximate a middle of the vise screw having a recessed groove formed therein to accept an external retaining ring; and one or more guide bars fixed in a substantially horizontal orientation in the vise base and extending through the respective guide bores; and aligned substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vise screw.