I've just been offered a load of climbing equipment from a friend's dad who sadly passed away. There isn't anything in the collection that I really need however one thing that really caught my eye were the pictured nuts. I've never seen anything like them before and whilst I certainly aren't about to use them I was wondering if anybody else had seen them before and could provide some information about them?
So right country but a bit out on the date, I spent a few months in France in 1980 so maybe that's when I saw them. Possibly the same visit I saw some nuts made from what looked like blue plastic. Anyone remember those ?
> Possibly the same visit I saw some nuts made from what looked like blue plastic. Anyone remember those ?
You can see one or two other 'plastic' nuts on that Karabin page; I think the ones that most people remember are the Mammut Bicoins - although I only ever saw them in red, as shown.
Would anyone happen to know if they are worth anything? Obviously for historical interest only and not for usr? My friend ( non climber) is trying to sell off his dad's old rack
I remember reading an article about the worst bits of climbing gear which said that these were a nightmare to remove if they got loaded as they deformed in cracks.
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