The Scottish Mountain Heritage Collection
118.2008.1
Scott Karabiners
14/10/2008
Hermione Cooper
14/10/2008
Scott karabiners with snaplinks.
aluminium alloy
12(l) x 6(w) x 1(d) cms.
4
On one side reads "SCOTT" On other side reads "HX781 RIR" Small circle with trade mark stamp.
silver
Scott
This little clutch of Scott karabiners has been collected by Mick Tighe over the years. A little bit of history borrowed from our sister organisation the 'Mountain Heritage Trust' might be of interest.
The 'Scott' karabiner was designed by a member of the (then) Ministry of Supply to meet a requirement for the RAF Mountain Rescue teams. Some advice and assistance was given by the BMC at the time, but subsequent events showed that the karabiner was considerably over-designed, being much stronger than necessary. One consequence was that the section of the body was too thick to pass through many pitons and the internal space available for ropes is rather on the small side. It was made of high tensile aluminium alloy by one of the leading firms making high grade aluminium forgings for aircraft. It was prohibitively expensive, thus not marketed due to cost.
Collected by Mick Tighe
14/10/2008
28/04/2009
Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007
28/04/2009