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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Congrats, Marty. That one is as good as new.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Marlow - yesterday I received these awesome Gerry pitons. I am totally psyched to have these wonderful antiques! Thank you so much Marlow for your generosity! Also thanks Steve Grossman for the postal bump to get them to the museum.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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I am tempted to call this a leaf piton. What say you?
this one seems to be some kind of sawed off channel angle pin. what do you know about dis thing?
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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I don't know anything, but on the last one is written "Made in Ukrania".
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Jul 12, 2018 - 03:26am PT
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 thebravecowboy - The top piton has the same eye as this 1960s Japanese piton I got from Jim Bridwell. I was thinking that maybe that small pin was formed from a broken piton, but it looks like it was made to be like a RURP. The second photo are you sure the channel is sawed off, or maybe the edge was pounded down with a hammer? The third photo is a beautiful titanium Ushba piton from Russia, c.2000.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Jul 12, 2018 - 10:03am PT
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The "G" on that horizontal pretty much conforms it that Gerry used that stamp all along.
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Don't forget that the great Jerry Gallwas made his own pins and might have stamped them with a "G."
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Blakey
Trad climber
Sierra Vista
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Jul 13, 2018 - 04:26am PT
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Jul 26, 2018 - 09:39am PT
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Carlos, I quite believe that, once again, I need your help to find the history and the people behind TRI-ROCC...
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Aug 11, 2018 - 06:44pm PT
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The only TRI-ROCC item I have is a bolt hanger. They made nuts and nut tools also?
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Aug 11, 2018 - 06:47pm PT
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Does anybody know any info on this piton?
Manufacturers stamp "PH"
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Aug 17, 2018 - 03:12pm PT
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Unknown homemade piton set donated by Michael Chessler.
Anybody know who made these? My feeling is Europe somewhere.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Aug 17, 2018 - 03:18pm PT
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No clue on the last set.
PH might be Peter Habeler but those pitons look a bit older than that.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Aug 17, 2018 - 04:04pm PT
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Steve - nice to hear from you. With the gear threads Supertopo has been quiet for months.
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Aug 18, 2018 - 04:50pm PT
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Another few pitons with unknown manufacturer. The lower one is marked with 3 dots which is the markings from Bill Sewrey in AZ, who else marked their gear with three dots?
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karabin museum
Trad climber
phoenix, az
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Aug 18, 2018 - 06:41pm PT
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While I was in Colorado I visited the Gary Neptune Museum. Tons of great historical gear! Gary wasn't there but I ran into him later at the OR Show. So Gary believes the piton is a Dick Williams creation and I show it as a Norton Smithe. Hmmmmmm.
Still trying to figure out the unknown piton as well.
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thebravecowboy
climber
The Good Places
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Sep 18, 2018 - 04:45pm PT
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Now I know I've seen the two-eyed proto-KB described before, but can one of you old salts help me out here?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Sep 18, 2018 - 04:49pm PT
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That thing is sweet!
oh, for the pictures below- ILL say I'm 90% sure of the pin,
the 'biner not so much
but I'LL take a stab, - & say that the steel 'biner is a Bonaiti,
The pin is Army/Navy. surplus.
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