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Covers 1887-1930s carabiners for climbing:

https://www.bigwallgear.com/publish/post/67077189

The link is asking me for a login.

me too

Try this:

https://www.bigwallgear.com/p/first-carabiners-for-climbing-summary

That's better, thanks.

sorry, thanks to Harry!

https://www.bigwallgear.com/p/first-carabiners-for-climbing-summary

Thanks. Another fascinating article.

It's incredible how little progress there was over all those years then all of a sudden bam!  The gear I was using in the 60's looks essentially the same as that used in those early years and It weighed a ton.  It felt like 1 x Ex WD screwgate weighed the same as 6 x QD's.

love these comments, as it is exactly what I am charting in my series.  Please feel free to post on the Substack post!!!

You must be related to Gastank Rubberfat?

(of course a great hero)

Some of those early 20th century "snap links" look suspiciously like marine/nautical equipment you'd find in a chandlery

would love to see specs from a Chandlery catalog back then!