The leverage tool (S) has the movement of its fork handles (3) transmitted via two pivot points (4) to the cutting jaws (1). The fork grips (2) are supported directly by being pivoted to each other in the region of their grip arm heads (5), via roll bodies which have a roll curve (11) at their contour. This roll curve is of a shape deviating from the circular. The roll curve, at the beginning of the closing movement of the cutting tool, has a more acute curvature than that for the further closing movement of the tool.
