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I acquired this eight from Inner Mountain Outfitters in 1993.
The Viking, Version A is forged from aluminum alloy and has a clear anodized finish. Mine is 168 mm. tall, 81 mm. wide, and 16 mm. thick. The rope hole is 53 mm. high and 53 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 16 mm. The shaft length and width are 65 mm. and 27 mm., respectively. The eye measures 21 mm. by 21 mm. My eight weighs 217 g.
One side is marked "VIKING" with a Viking logo, and the other side is stamped "05C."
The Viking, Version A is a large, forged, aluminum figure eight. The shank is longer than it needs to be, needlessly increasing the size and weight of this eight. The Viking is too heavy for my taste. Even though this is a large eight, the eye is too narrow to accept two full size locking carabiners.
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I acquired this eight from Simon Whiteley on eBay in 2007.
The Viking, Version B is forged from unfinished aluminum alloy. Mine is 169 mm. tall, 83 mm. wide, and 17 mm. thick. The rope hole is 55 mm. high and 55 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 16 mm. The shaft length and width are 65 mm. and 27 mm., respectively. The eye measures 21 mm. by 21 mm. My eight weighs 218 g.
One side is marked "VIKING" with a Viking logo.
The Viking, Version B is another large, forged, aluminum figure eight. The finish and markings differ from Version A’s, but otherwise, it is essentially the same eight.
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I acquired my Viking, Version C on eBay from Robert Gould in 2021.
The Viking, Version B is forged from aluminum alloy. Mine is 144 mm. tall, 74 mm. wide, and 12 mm. thick. The rope hole is 50 mm. high and 49 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 12 mm. The shaft length and width are 46 mm. and 25 mm., respectively. The eye measures 26 mm. by 26 mm. My eight weighs 125 g.
The Viking, Version B is forged from unfinished aluminum alloy. Mine is 169 mm. tall, 83 mm. wide, and 17 mm. thick. The rope hole is 55 mm. high and 55 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 16 mm. The shaft length and width are 65 mm. and 27 mm., respectively. The eye measures 21 mm. by 21 mm. My eight weighs 218 g.
One side is marked "VIKING" with a Viking logo.
The Viking, Version C a full sized, forged, aluminum figure eight. The shaft indent shape is unique to the Viking eights, but is purely cosmetic and has no functional implications. Of the Viking eights in my collection, this one is the most reasonable one for my purposes.
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