Commando/Toggle Rope

[asemery]

This toggle rope is related to the soft shackle mentioned in the "Making cordage with a braiding disk" thread. I wish I knew more about this particular example I found at a yard sale. The seller only knew it belonged to her grandfather. The rope is a 8' long and 5/8" in diameter. I believe that it is manila. I knew that it was a commando rope from my scouting days in the 1950's.
If you google these terms you will find out a lot about this item. Boy Scouts call it the Buddy Rope and have found many uses for it. Tony
Toggle Rope
Commando Rope

 

[Fraxinus]

Never heard of one of these before but can instantly see that they can be connected together to make a climbing rope (walls etc) or means for safely crossing a river. A cracking idea, ta for sharing.

Rob.

 

[andybysea]

I had one when i did Ww2 re enactment years ago, toggle was a differant design to yours though mine was more like a giant duffle coat toggle shape

 

[oldtimer]

There used to be a lot of these for sale in the Government Surplus shops in Portsmouth when I was a boy in the 1950s. We were told that every commando carried one as part of their kit so that could be used to scale walls etc. I had one, but they weren't much use on their own.

 

[andybysea]

Yep you join them together to form rope ladder or theres enough can make river crossing rope etc

 

[asemery]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


"A toggle rope was part of the standard equipment of British commandos and the Parachute Regiment during World War II. It was 6 feet (1.8 m) long, and had a toggle at one end in a tightly fitting eye splice, with a larger eye at the other end. This enabled them to be fastened together to create an ersatz rope ladder, or to secure around a bundle for hauling, among other uses."


There are too many other uses to mention. Please Google either toggle rope https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=toggle+rope

or commmando rope https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=commando+rope

 

[boatman]

I made one and it is very good for holding a bunch of sticks together.

 

[Insel Affen]

i am pretty sure they still issue them at Sandhurst for the duration of training. They are a great bit of kit and when you are slim and in your prime, they wrap around your waist, especially during battle PT. (I realise that it's 20years since I was there and I doubt it would even get once round my waist, never mind twice).

I think they are still made and issued, but they are more like the one quoted with the toggle like andybysea says. They are a sound bit of kit! Best used in a team/section for all sorts of tasks.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


"A toggle rope was part of the standard equipment of British commandos and the Parachute Regiment during World War II. It was 6 feet (1.8 m) long, and had a toggle at one end in a tightly fitting eye splice, with a larger eye at the other end. This enabled them to be fastened together to create an ersatz rope ladder, or to secure around a bundle for hauling, among other uses."


There are too many other uses to mention. Please Google either toggle rope https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=toggle+rope

or commmando rope https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=commando+rope

 

[Tom Gold]

Asemary, Dave Canterbury (American youtube bushcrafter) uses something very similar as a sort of belt / sling to secure sheath knife, possibles pouch etc. Guess it means you dont have to take your coat off to reach them.

Probably not that hard to make.

Good find and thanks for sharing,

T

 

[janso]

Haven't seen one of them for a long, long time and then only in passing. Good find and post asemery, like mentioned, probably worth reinventing for bushcraft use...


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[Angry Pirate]

I've used something similar as a belt for my kukhri sheath. It makes it really easy to lob it on over kit.

 

[OhCanada]

A great find and the old ones look nice, but there is no reason why one could not use modern climbing rope and caribiner and make these even stronger than the originals. There is nothing in bushcraft that means old or anti-modern, it is just bushcraft which means bush skills.

 

[Twodogs]

If you do a search for jungle loop line that's the modern type of toggle rope

 

[Jared]

A great find and the old ones look nice, but there is no reason why one could not use modern climbing rope and caribiner and make these even stronger than the originals. There is nothing in bushcraft that means old or anti-modern, it is just bushcraft which means bush skills.

Yeah, arborist types tend to have short bits of rope with various eyes or rings in

Eg http://treemagineers.com/products.html


Edit: OT PS, quite like the design of the rope bags on that page, look like a sheet of something stitched together with paracord.

 

[janso]

Fixed eyes spliced in can be done at home but I wouldn't rely on it personally. If you look up climbers daisy chains for big wall climbing you'll find similar made from stitched slings.


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