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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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May 10, 2017 - 07:56am PT
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The Simond Bicoins anodised in red come from the first generation, 1976. The Simond Bicoins anodised in purple came onto the market a couple of years later.
Yes Marty, "N" stands for number (numéro in French)
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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May 14, 2017 - 10:51pm PT
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I have not seen this hammer before. Was this made for rock climbing?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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May 15, 2017 - 03:59am PT
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It's a
Multitasker,
Its for rock climbering in places where you may have to fight off orcs!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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May 15, 2017 - 04:39am PT
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As my sleepless night progressed I tried to find similar hammerIt seems that maybe, if it has a lanyard hole, it may be climbing specific but I did not find anything?
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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May 15, 2017 - 06:43am PT
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Seal Brands "Fire Streak" Piton Hammer. I feel like it is used for construction of some sort over being used for rock climbing. It does not look like a good design, and after prying on it for a while the head looks like it will come loose. This hammer is presently on ebay.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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May 15, 2017 - 08:07pm PT
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Wow Marlow I have not seen these pants yet. For the museum that has it all.....hmmmmm...
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 16, 2017 - 07:34am PT
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Marty- That same seller had a batch of pitons made by a blacksmith friend so that hammer is likely a one off just like the pitons.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 23, 2017 - 10:47am PT
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Mystery nuts carrying no name or logo.
Heavy.
Great diversity of shapes.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 23, 2017 - 12:05pm PT
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Looks like a nice set of home made nuts to me rather than prototypes.
Where did they come from?
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 23, 2017 - 01:12pm PT
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I bought them from a seller in Barton-upon-Humber in the UK. They came with Stubai, Cassin and Chouinard pitons, a couple of Troll and Clog nuts etc. A couple of small but very heavy nuts followed. They were dark in color and started to get green, like the greening you see on copper.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 23, 2017 - 01:22pm PT
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Here's the dark nuts
They are small, but very heavy for their size...
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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May 23, 2017 - 04:06pm PT
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Steve - You are correct. That hammer was in the same ebay sale as the sculpted piton lot. So possibly that hammer was homemade. Heres the photo of the homemade piton set, which is a cool set.
Marlow - Cool nuts. Looks like somebody with passion created them, but do they look like they were ever placed on a route?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 23, 2017 - 05:11pm PT
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The heavy ones are likely brass. It will be interesting to see what Meastro Pennequin thinks they are.
Marty- Of course I am correct when I brought this to your attention. Duh...
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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May 24, 2017 - 07:25am PT
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Marty- Of course I am correct when I brought this to your attention. Duh...
You know Steve sometimes it is very difficult communicating with you. My neck continually gets sore because you are so high up on your pedestal. I enjoy peacefully dialing in the history of climbing gear while you tend to sell your ego within your comments. Being human to me is enjoyable because it allows progression. Gods tend to stand firm on their correctness and then scorn individuals when proven incorrect.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 24, 2017 - 08:38am PT
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Marty- We are talking about connecting the dots on an ebay listing here. No godliness is required.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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May 24, 2017 - 01:29pm PT
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The mystery nuts above belonged to a climber who is now in his 80s. He was a good climber in his 30s, climbing all over the world. I am checking if it is alright that I mention his name (in case some of you know him).
With the other equipment there followed a Karrimor Alpiniste Whillans rucksack who had served it's owner very well.
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