I cannot tell a lot for the next week, I have to pay by cheque for some reason
. The bindings are hide, I can see how one may see a likeness to a marlin spike? is that a thing? I could add other pics but they are very large so it is a little difficult to discern anything useful when made small. The seller says it is very heavy, it is 59cm long similar to many other items I have. I can only imagine that the hide rings make a friction surface for grip. Rest assured as soon as I have it there will be comparrision pics here
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