Oldest karabiner which you still use.

[Darrin Turnbull]

I know a climber who's been using the same "Lucky karabiner" for his main attachment for twenty five years or more.

[silky fox]

Brilliant...i think we all have a "lucky Karabiner"...by the way...is it Karabiner with a "k" or a "c"(carabiner)

[Mick Dempsey]

Mousqueton in French, sounds more dashing I always think.

[silky fox]

It does indeed Mick!..... Just checked and in English it can be spelt with either a C or a K....but i shall now use Mousqueton!😆

[Darrin Turnbull]

Otto “Rambo” Herzog first conceived using carabiners, climbers had only two options for connecting their ropes to protection: tie the rope and protection together, or untie and run the rope directly through the gear. Neither option was quick or especially safe.

[silky fox]

Great post Daz....the Origins of the Krab!

[Gary Prentice]

I still use the 1970 Hiatt D screwgate with a loop of 1/2" cable laid nylon as an emergency tow rope in the veteran pug 206.

 

Okay, okay, I concede:biggrin:

[Mesterh]

Truly spoken joe ,It has more relevance on an Arb site than half the threads of total rubbish that appear and seem to get more prevalent by the day.

 

Couldnt agree more

 

I dont have any old ones left, but I do remember a favourite screwgate that was a fairly biggish sort of offset D shape with a purple screwgate.

 

Anyone know who made that one?

[White Noise]

This is the first biner I ever owned

 

Its a DMM made for Field and Trek. I have owned it since 1987 but it wasn't new when it came to me, I have a pair of Bashlins of the same vintage but I am all out of three strand nylon.

 

Its currently in temporary (nostalgic) retirement.

 

I also have some mean old biners and plenty of three strand . Most of which is gear from the early 90s . Hey I,m just a hoarder though

[Logrod]

Back when I was a kid I couldn't afford alloy krabs so my entire rack consisted of steel krabs which didn't make life any easier. Most of them are still around in some role or another (though not on my climbing rack!) - they date back to the mid 70s