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Large
(#1853)

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Technical Details

I acquired my Large YT0021 from Sunpei in 2015.

My Chinese YT0021 Large is 141 mm. long, 184 mm. wide, 121 mm. high, and weighs 280 g.

This is a welded, 3-claw grappling hook with a welded eye. The shaft is 78 mm. long and 16 mm. in diameter, with the lower 31 mm. turned down to 12.1 mm. There are three curved claws made from 7.9 mm rod. The end 20 mm. of the claws are tapered, with a 1.7 mm. flat end. The eye has an internal diameter of 20.3 mm., with a 4.4 mm. wide, 4.5 mm. thick ring. The ring is not planar - it is cut where welded to the shaft, much like a lock washer is cut. All materials are stainless steel.

There are no markings on this grappling hook.

Comments

Warning: Don't trust your life to a grappling hook.

The seller indicated that the large YT0021 can be loaded to 125 kg., definitely not enough for full life support.

The weld holding the claws to the shaft is a butt weld, so do not expect a lot of strength here.

The large YT0021 us essentially the same as the New2 Survival YT0009.

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Medium
(#1854)

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Technical Details

I acquired my medium YT0021 from Sunpei in 2015.

My Chinese YT0021 Medium is 112 mm. long, 134 mm. wide, 101 mm. high, and weighs 113 g.

This is a welded, 3-claw grappling hook with a welded eye. The shaft is 46 mm. long and 12 mm. in diameter, with the lower 16 mm. turned down to 7.7 mm. There are three curved claws made from 6.9 mm rod. The end 15 mm. of the claws are tapered to a sharp point. The eye has an internal diameter of 13.3 mm., with a 2.6 mm. wide, 2.6 mm. thick ring. The ring is not planar - it is cut where welded to the shaft, much like a lock washer is cut. All materials are stainless steel.

There are no markings on this grappling hook.

Comments

Warning: Don't trust your life to a grappling hook.

The ends of the claw are sharp enough to be hazardous. Be careful, or better yet, dull them with a file.

The seller indicated that the medium YT0021 can be loaded to 60 kg., definitely not enough for full life support.

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Small
(#1855)

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Technical Details

I acquired my small YT0021 from Sunpei in 2015.

My Chinese YT0021 Small is 94 mm. long, 115 mm. wide, 80 mm. high, and weighs 68 g.

This is a welded, 3-claw grappling hook with a welded eye. The shaft is 46 mm. long and 9.9 mm. in diameter, with the lower 18 mm. turned down to 6.6 mm. There are three curved claws made from 4.9 mm rod. The end 14 mm. of the claws are tapered to a sharp point. The eye has an internal diameter of 12.3 mm., with a 2.6 mm. wide, 2.6 mm. thick ring. The ring is not planar - it is cut where welded to the shaft, much like a lock washer is cut. All materials are stainless steel.

There are no markings on this grappling hook.

Comments

Warning: Don't trust your life to a grappling hook.

The seller indicated that the small YT0021 can be loaded to 40 kg.

This is a very small hook, and I cannot see an intelligent person even considering using this to support their weight. Unless tied to very thin cord, it isn't heavy enough to throw like a traditional grappling hook.

The ends of the claw are sharp enough to be hazardous. Be careful, or better yet, dull them with a file.

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