Horns

This page will consider devices that I refer to as "horns." These devices exist in a wide variety of configurations, and I'm not sure how to rigorously define them. Worse yet, I find it even harder to distinguish between hooks and horns. The best I can do is to assign those descenders which are not racks, carabiners, eights, plates (another catch-all), bobbins, brake bars, etc. to either hooks or horns. Hooks include any remaining device with "hook" in its name, horns include those with "horn" in its name, and the remainder fit in somehow.

ID	Device ↓	Description	Acquired	Weight ↓	Height ↓	Width ↓	Thickness ↓	Std. volume ↓
3192	Auroch’s Horn	Cast, one rope hole, two horns, two eyes at 90 degrees, made in Bulgaria.	Bob Elron, 1980	223	127	97	50	616
352	Douglas Co. (OR) Mtn Rescue	Welded 13 mm. steel rod, noncommercial copy of #355	C.J. Rushin-Bell, 1988	425	133	132	13	228
353	Fisk Descender, Version A	Forged 316 SS, plated, triangular & pear holes, round eye, two horns	Brian Fisk, 1989	837	272	127	18	622
1223 1301	Fisk Descender, Version B	Forged 316 SS, plated, triangular & pear holes, round eye, two horns	Jeff Laycock, 2009 Tony Lam, 2011	836	272	127	18	629
1448	Fisk Descender, Version C	Forged 316 SS, plated, triangular & pear holes, round eye, two horns	Westside Pawn LLC, 2015	890	274	128	19	647
3034	Fisk Descender, Version D	Forged 316 SS, plated, triangular & pear holes, round eye, two horns	Firat Ozler, 2021	905	276	126	19	651
357	Lirakis Hall Sidewinder, Large	Bent & welded 12.7 mm. stainless steel rod	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1985	457	148	93	13	175
998	Lirakis Hall Sidewinder, Medium	Bent & welded 9.7 mm. stainless-steel rod	Hawill’s Ltd., 2005	214	127	86	10	106
3191	Lirakis Hall Sidewinder, Small	Bent & welded 8 mm. steel rod	John E. Weinel, Inc., 1985	116	94	67	8	50
995	Lirakis Open Sidewinder, Large	Bent 12.7 mm. stainless steel rod	Hawill’s Ltd., 2005	454	158	99	13	198
996	Lirakis Open Sidewinder, Medium	Bent 9.7 mm. stainless-steel rod	Hawill’s Ltd., 2005	213	133	88	10	112
997	Lirakis Open Sidewinder, Small	Bent 8 mm. steel rod	Hawill’s Ltd., 2005	119	101	76	8	61
354	MSR Eighthorn, Version A	Welded 11 mm. aluminum rod, round rope hole, pear eye	Pathfinder Sports, 1982	147	142	162	22	506
2454	MSR Eighthorn, Version B	Welded 11 mm aluminum rod, round rope hole, pear eye	Donald Buchanan, 2017	144	143	166	22	528
355	MSR Longhorn, Version A	Welded 13 mm. aluminum rod	Mountain Safety Research, 1978	146	133	132	13	228
3041	MSR Longhorn, Version B	Welded 13 mm aluminum rod	Marty Karabin, 2021	149	135	131	15	267
356 2408	Ruapehu, Version A	Forged, slot & D holes, two horns	Pathfinder Sports, 1980 Bob Thrun Collection, 2017	157	125	72	16	144
1349	Ruapehu, Version B	Forged, hard anodized, slot & D holes, two horns	Jim Brady, 2012	146	127	72	15	137
1001	Storrick Open Horn	Bent 12.7 mm. plated steel rod. Deadly. This one will kill you.	Gary Storrick, 2005	357	118	143	13	214
993	Storrick - King, Version A	Bent 11 mm. steel rod	Gary Storrick, 2005	399	172	137	42	978
999	Storrick - King, Version B	Bent 11 mm. plated steel rod	Gary Storrick, 2005	335	124	140	36	615