ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KARABINER
Shortened from German Karabinerhaken, literally: carbine hook, that is, one used to attach carbines to a belt.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KARABINER»
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karabiner in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
karabiner and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
As an immediate result the surviving Gewehr 98s underwent a modification
programme that changed their designation to Karabiner 98b. Karabiner is the
German for carbine, but there was nothing of the carbine in the Karabiner 98b,
whose ...
2
International Handbook of Technical Mountaineering
See also: abseil devices, abseil rope, abseiling, Italian hitch, screwgate
karabiners, wires. The karabiner brake is a method of controlling descent during
an abseil, using the friction provided by the wrapping of the abseil rope through a
series ...
3
The Third Reich and the Palestine Question
Karabiner. Jemen: 1 000 000 Gewehr-Karabiner Munition. April Palästina: 210
Gewehr-Karabiner MG Munition. Mai Britisch-Indien: 300 Gewehre, Karabiner.
Dezember Arabien: 1 Gewehr-Karabiner. Britisch-Indien: 150 Gewehr-Karabiner.
It works by the friction created by the rope rubbing around itself and over the
curve at the end of a karabiner. Once in place, you can easily abseil with the hitch
and it makes for a very controllable descent. The downside is that it tends to twist
...
5
The Complete Guide to Climbing and Mountaineering
The greatest line of strength of a karabiner is when the load is pulling along the
line of the back bar, that is the side away from the opening gate, and D shape
karabiners will automatically align the rope or other attachments into this position.
6
8 Mm Firearms: 7. 92 Mm Firearms, StG 44,
Karabiner 98k, ...
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7
The Hillwalker's Guide to Mountaineering: Essential Skills ...
A karabiner rigged through loops created by an overhand knot in the middle of
the sling — this creates the belayer's attachment point Step 1 — Tie a loose
overhand knot in the middle of the sling — you have created two independent
loops.
Terry Adby, Stuart Johnston, 2013
There are two main types of karabiner: the locking, or screwgate type; and
nonlocking, or clipgate type. The main job of any karabiner is to connect two
points, whether it is a sling being connected to a belay anchor, the anchor to a
climber's ...
9
Sport Climbing: Techniques for climbing bolted routes
Karabiner suspended above an Italian hitch on an abseil The Italian hitch tends
to twist the rope a little when abseiling for any distance, so a free-running
karabiner will help. As you descend, the twists will keep the karabiner suspended
some ...
10
The Mountain Skills Training Handbook
Clip a screwgate karabiner into the client's abseil loop. This system of tying on
the second with a screwgate is only appropriate on short sections of scrambling
or winter terrain. □ Should you be short roping on graded ground, anywhere of a
...
Pete Hill, Stuart Johnston, 2000
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KARABINER»
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karabiner is used in the context of the following news items.
Get into via ferrata: the gear
It is always worth taking a scrambling rope, sling and HMS karabiner as backup. Also remember that via ferrata lanyards should be viewed as ... «British Mountaineering Council, Jul 15»
Governor McCrory to Consider Bill to Study Zip Lines
Then they'll attach a pulley to the line and a karabiner to the pulley that will allow the rider to glide down the line. All of the ropes and harnesses ... «WFMY News 2, Jul 15»
Beer, oompah music as Merkel treats Obama to folksy welcome
“Normally we wear our weapons — sabres and Karabiner rifles — without ammunition but of course we couldn't bring those today,” he said. «The Citizen, Jun 15»
Top 10 Infantry Rifles
... cartridge that would provide the controllable firepower of a submachine gun at close quarters with the accuracy and power of a Karabiner 98k ... «American Rifleman, Jun 15»
Syrian rebels show off Nazi howitzer in video
Examples include the Karabiner 98k, the standard service rifle of the Wehrmacht, as well as others from Britain, the USA, France and Russia. «The Local.de, May 15»
„Feldhaubitze“ in Syrien | Hier ballern Islamisten mit alter Nazi-Kanone
Auf den Schlachtfeldern Syriens hätte man auch schon den deutschen Karabiner 98 K gesehen, dazu britische, amerikanische, italienische ... «BILD, May 15»
Furniture polish, PVA and cement: the strange secrets behind …
It's essential to hang the karabiner and belay cord over the edge of the rock and its very good practice to use a rope protector to avoid the ... «British Mountaineering Council, May 15»
Stay safe at sea in your kayak - RNLI
After a few minutes, and with more luck than judgement, I manage to free the corroded karabiner securing it to one of the seat adjusters. «Canoe & Kayak, May 15»
Rediscovered: TV film of climbing history
Missing the first attempt to clip the karabiner doesn't bother him. In 1956 the route was arguably still the hardest in north Wales. Edited out of ... «British Mountaineering Council, Apr 15»
Laying It All on the Zip Line in Costa Rica
I'm dangling above a tree stand in Costa Rica about to zip line 500 feet above the lush forest floor at 40mph, one gloved hand on my karabiner ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
