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Pierre Allain aluminum carabiner. Maker's mark 'P. ALLAIN 1600KG' stamped on one side, reverse side stamped 'BREVETE S.G.D.G.' (sans garantie du gouvernement), which translates from the French to 'Patent without government guarantee'. Exact date…

Cassin steel carabiner. Maker's mark 'CASSIN ITALY' stamped on one side, reverse side stamped 'CARICO.MINIMO ROTTURA KG.1800'.

Chouinard Alcoa aluminum carabiner. Maker's mark 'Chouinard' stamped on one side, '820 ALCOA 7075' stamped on reverse. Exact date unknown but likely produced between 1958-1968. ALCOA stands for Aluminum Company of America. 820 is thought to be a…

Chouinard Alcoa aluminum carabiner. Maker's mark 'Chouinard' stamped on one side, '820 ALCOA 7075' stamped on reverse. Marked with a wrap of red and white tape. Exact date unknown but likely produced between 1958-1968.

Chouinard aluminum carabiner. Maker's mark 'CHOUINARD' stamped on one side.

Eiger USA aluminum carabiner. Maker's mark "EIGER U.S.A.' stamped on one side.

A man with a large backpack with ropes making his way down a steep vertical mountain face

A man in a large backpack rclimbing up steep rock and ice, using his ice axe

Barry Corbet rock climbing a steep rock face on Mount Tyree, carrying a backpack and wearing crampons

Three men in red, very small in the frame, climbing on the rocky ridges of Long Gables