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[[File:Generaal Kruls bezoekt officiers- en onderofficiersopleidingskamp in Bloemendaal, Bestanddeelnr 901-4951.jpg|thumb|Toggle bridge, showing the linking eyes and toggles]]
 
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A '''toggle rope''' was part of the standard equipment of [[British commandos]] and the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] during [[World War II]]. It was {{convert|6|ft|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.
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A '''toggle rope''' was part of the standard equipment of [[British commandos]] and the [[Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom)|Parachute Regiment]] during [[World War II]]. It was {{convert|6|ft|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.
   
 
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 4 April 2020

Generaal Kruls bezoekt officiers- en onderofficiersopleidingskamp in Bloemendaal, Bestanddeelnr 901-4951

Toggle bridge, showing the linking eyes and toggles

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.

Commando on a toggle rope bridge

Commandos on a toggle rope bridge

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Polish Commando equipment, 1945, including a toggle rope and a Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife

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