Found this item at surplus store they/I/we have no clue?

[EDDE]

Almost certainly military, but its original purpose is lost. You get (30) feet of 3/16" dia brownish rope with (32) 3-1/4" long papoose-shaped steel wire loops affixed every 10" along (24) feet of it.

 

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[crazyjarhead]

I've never seen anything like that in my 23 year military career. I was thinking at first it might be the rope that is used for "spy rigging", but I was never around that kind of training so I don't know

 

[Purrdee]

Sorry, Bud, don't know. Just asked hubby and he didn't know either...

 

[relichunters]

At first I thought hey a bondage rope. But then like nahhhhhhhh

Ok but seriously this should be what its for.

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0ckP5PV0o3a0u/610x.jpg

 

[RELICDUDE07]

your right,had a few before..

 

[NGE]

i kinda thought the same as SWR, heavy duty trot line.......NGE

 

[trikikiwi]

fancy trout line

Sea trout maybe
We call it a longline. It was a bit difficult finding a relevant pic but here's a reasonable diagram of the set-up.



Mike

 

[EDDE]

considering its not rusty or rotted not a trout line

 

[RELICDUDE07]

Its a brand new fish line

 

[Montana Jim]

How do you know it's almost certainly military?

I have no idea what that thing is...

 

[RELICDUDE07]

I used them on the rivers when i was a kid to catch catfish .You put your hooks on them bait and toss in the river,or ocean....

 

[Montana Jim]

I used them on the rivers when i was a kid to catch catfish .You put your hooks on them bait and toss in the river,or ocean....

Well... there you go then. Solved!

http://www.fishnetco.com/trotlineclips.htm

 

[juju]

I bet its for securing a tarp, tent, or netting.

JuJu

 

[trikikiwi]

i kinda thought the same as SWR, heavy duty trot line.......NGE

I apologise NGE I thought you had misspelled trout
Mike

 

[EDDE]

link
http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm/subsection/9/start/12/maxrows/11/srch.fp/1

 

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Hooks with a rope attached.

 

[jeff of pa]

to hook-up skinny POWs for a long march.

I like That

 

[Harry_Morant]

I'm going with a clothes hanging line. The Army doesn't issue pegs to hang your clothes up in the field after you've given them a bucket wash. The buttons on the trousers would hook in and lock on the metal fittings.

 

[Montana Jim]

to hook-up skinny POWs for a long march.

I like That

Yea... I was laughing at that one too...

 

[redwolf74]

I vote for Clothesline.

redwolf