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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 11, 2018 - 01:52pm PT
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I would think those would be illegal in Europe!
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Mar 12, 2018 - 12:55am PT
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Marlow, the descender on the right side is a Wild Country Manta. I will confirm you the date this evening while at home. Do you have it???
Edit: 1994!
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Mar 12, 2018 - 08:28am PT
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Nutstory. I found it on the web this weekend. I'll soon have it.
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Mar 12, 2018 - 08:31am PT
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Would you be willing to part with it...?
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Mar 12, 2018 - 03:49pm PT
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Marlow - Those ice tube pitons are amazing!!! I have looked at that 1958 REI catalog page over 100 times now wondering if I will ever see a actual photo of what those tubes look like. So very amazing thanks for sharing!
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Mar 12, 2018 - 11:06pm PT
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That Abercrombie and Fitch piton cracks me up. It looks like a fake Lost Arrow that a trustafarian poseur might buy on Fifth Avenue for a one-day trip to go look at the Gunks.
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Mar 14, 2018 - 01:24am PT
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Awesome find Marlow; bravo, you are really a Master discoverer of treasures!
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Scrubber
climber
Straight outta Squampton
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Mar 14, 2018 - 05:15pm PT
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I've gotten a lot of enjoyment out of this thread, so I thought I'd add a few of my own. Nothing particularly rare here, but interesting enough to keep around.
Salewa hollow oval marked R ROBBINS on the back side
A5 Grade VI oval, familiar shape. Chouinard or SMC?
EIGER USA I know nothing about this company. Nothing on the other side.
Big honkin' Stubai D with UIAA logo near the nose
Ordinary old ring-angle. Only special to me because it was the second-last piton remaining on Serenity Crack about 22 years ago, and I pulled it out by hand while giving my quickdraw a little confirmation yank before climbing past. Just about fell from losing my balance when it popped out!
Galvanized soft iron "hanger"? Not sure of the correct title of these, but I've seen them occasionally on older routes. (There are three on Tantalus Wall in Squamish) The squared end is interference press-fit when driven into a 1/4" hole. Not very confidence inspiring...
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Mar 14, 2018 - 05:20pm PT
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Tom. that abbi fitch stuff was actually the real deal BINTD. outfitted Everest etc back when Evereast was a big deal. talked to a 10th Mtn vetran and early climbing legend in these parts who bought his hob nailed boots from Abe fitch for post ww11 rock climbing.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 24, 2018 - 02:43pm PT
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Hey, they could work!
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Mar 24, 2018 - 11:17pm PT
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Mar 25, 2018 - 09:09am PT
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Recently I received some pitons carrying the sign G. The pitons arrived with som Fritsch pitons. Do you know who made these pitons? Could the G be a Grivel sign?
The first type of ring piton
The second
Third
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Mar 25, 2018 - 12:00pm PT
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Kirk's Kamms sucked so bad we called them the "Swivel O' Death"
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 25, 2018 - 12:40pm PT
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Marlow- If you bought your gear from the US that "G" might mean Gerry. I recently picked up an early steel biner that had the distinctive triangular configuration that later became the first mass produced Gerry carabiner and it carried a "G" stamp on the spine. The seller was from Colorado.
Those pitons seem handmade enough that it may simply be the smith's stamp rather than anything commercial in nature.
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Mar 25, 2018 - 12:47pm PT
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Hi Steve.
I bought them from USA, so then it is Gerry. Thanks!
Do you have them in your collection?
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 25, 2018 - 02:57pm PT
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The stamp on my carabiner looks to be a reasonable match so you are likely to have bought very early Gerry. Holubar imported and stamped Stubai so Gerry might have imported Fritsch as their own option. Lots of work to do lining up the import sources.
I have lots of Holubar hardware but not so much early Gerry to compare with what you just got. I haven't had time to fully inventory my collection but I would be happy to coordinate with you as a serious and sharing collector.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Mar 25, 2018 - 06:58pm PT
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Besides the common 3 early Gerry pitons in the Gerry catalogs, I have one Ice piton stamped with the same "G." I am guessing that it is a Gerry item.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Mar 25, 2018 - 07:10pm PT
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I would put those Gerry pitons in the early to mid 1950s and made by some local blacksmith.
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SuperTopo on the Web
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I was confused on who made the Lost Arrow shown on the top since the eye is unusually large. And for sure it turns out to be a gem. The blade is stamped "Ambercrombie and Fitch Co made in New York," and the eye is stamped Hupfauf Einsiedeln, made in Switzerland. Cool piton in great condition. circa guess late 1960s.
Let us know!