Toggle rope

A toggle rope was part of the standard equipment of British commandos[1] 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.[2][3] This enabled them to be fastened together to create an ersatz rope ladder, or to secure around a bundle for hauling, among other uses as well as an ad-hoc truncheon. The ropes were carried around the commandos and paratroopers waists while not in use.[4] The toggle rope was also used by US Army Rangers[5] and Australia in the Vietnam War as the fibre rope assembly, single leg, polyester fibre, 1in circ. 9ft long[6][7] Later variants of the nylon rope lacked the toggle and was 10mm x 4m long and was stored in a 1 ft long coil when stashed away. Modern day issued variants are the Platatac toggle rope.

References

  1. ↑ USE OF TOGGLE ROPES Sgt John Liddle, 22nd Training Battalion Royal Marines. 1st Feb 1944
  2. ↑ Pre-Service Physical Training and Recreation for Army Cadets 1943, Chapter 17 IMPROVISATION AND MAINTENANCE OF APPARATUS AND KIT FOR PHYSICAL AND RECREATIONAL TRAINING p.154
  3. ↑ Home Guard Instruction Manual No.51, Part III Patrolling
  4. ↑ Ladd, James (1 January 1979). Commandos and Rangers of World War II. p. 241. ISBN 9781131235172.
  5. ↑ The RANGER-December 1, 1941, How to Make a Good TOGGLE ROPE For Your Ranger Work.
  6. ↑ https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1149740
  7. ↑ https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/5a5ec07d90751a15e847651f
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