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Clint Cummins
Trad climber
SF Bay area, CA
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Oct 30, 2012 - 04:38pm PT
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Guck,
haha, cool.
I definitely found those biners, but it's red tape on the PA, not orange paint. :-)
Maybe orange paint on the Cassin, though?
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Roots
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Mar 22, 2013 - 12:01pm PT
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Here's a picture of my only one...thought I had more (eh, maybe I do). I'll have to take a picture of the way the gate mates with the rest of the biner. It's pretty cool. In the meantime, here you go:
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JimT
climber
Munich
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Mar 22, 2013 - 01:35pm PT
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I always thought the enscription "SGDG" meant under warranty from the government. I wondered who would cover that warranty should they fail.
It means `Patent without guarantee from the Government´ and was a simplified patent system in France used until the late 60´s, the prior art searches were minimal but it was an easy and cheap way of at least registering a design.
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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Mar 22, 2013 - 03:02pm PT
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I recall some funky adonised PA crabs from back in the early 70s that wouldn't open under bodyweight. No use for aiding.
They were an odd quasi pear shaped affair.
Steve
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Mar 23, 2013 - 05:38am PT
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"SGDG": "Sans Garantie Du Gouvernement" (in French).
JimT has written the correct translation:
"Patent without guarantee from the Government"
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Roots
Mountain climber
SoCal
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Mar 25, 2013 - 11:17am PT
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Here you go - snag free!!
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