Stubai Steel Offset 'D' Karabiners

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Stubai Steel Offset ‘D’ Karabiners

Pioneer Scottish climber, Robin Smith, with an array of slings and karabiners – circa 1960

Advert from Ellis Brigham catalogue, our karabiners are 6206

Stubai logo without breaking strength

Description

No 6206 in catalogue. 2 x Stubai screwgate karabiners. Large gate opening offset ‘D’. Safety screw and claw gate. Breaking strength 4000kgs. Weight 200 grams. a) has remains of red paint, no paint visible on b).

Inscription description

Inscription reads “STUBAI MADE IN AUSTRIA”

Acquisition Method:

Donated by Mick Tighe

Number of Objects:

Provenance:

Pitons, rope slings and steel karabiners, like the two we have here in the collection, were the norm back in the 1960s, lightweight aluminium alloy karabiners had been invented but it would be a decade or so before they became universal.

Stubai began life back in 1897 when a group of local blacksmiths, from the valley of the same name, got together to form Stubai the company, which is still going strong in 2025.

We are not quite sure when, but at some point in time companies were required to stamp the breaking strain of their karabiners along with the company logo. The ones we have here don’t have that stamp, and while the Ellis Brigham catalogue lists the ‘breaking strength’ as 4,000kgs, other catalogues from the same era have it as 2,200kgs.

Object Production

Production Place:

Austria

Materials:

Steel

Maker:

Stubai

Colour:

silver, red

Dimensions:

11(l) x 7(w) x 4(d)cm

Object Condition:

Condition Date Check:

28/04/2009

Administration

Accession Number:

130.2008.1(a-b)

Creator:

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date:

14/10/2008

ID:

Category:

Rock Climbing
Snow & Ice Climbing

Location

Location:

Bohuntin

Current Location

Rules:

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007