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Version A
(#963)

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Technical Details

I acquired this eight from Serguei Khramtsov in 2004.

This eight is milled from steel plate and then painted. Mine is 144 mm. tall, 75 mm. wide, and 14 mm. thick. The rope hole is 47 mm. high and 47 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 42 mm. and 30 mm., respectively. The eye measures 30 mm. by 29 mm. This eight weighs 150 g.

There are no markings on this eight.

Comments

This eight is a typical example of a full size, flat shaft, forged, aluminum eight. The flat shaft is less common than other designs, but has little functional effect.

I dislike the painted finish, since this will simply wear off, leaving a mess on the rope.

I was not able to identify this eight until I acquired Version B from Artyom Babin (Артём Бабин). The two versions differ only in the type of paint used.

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Version B
(#3377)

Front	Rear

Technical Details

I acquired this eight from Artyom Babin (Артём Бабин) in 2024.

This eight is milled from steel plate and then painted. Mine is 145 mm. tall, 74 mm. wide, and 13 mm. thick. The rope hole is 48 mm. high and 48 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 13 mm. The shaft length and width are 42 mm. and 30 mm., respectively. The eye measures 30 mm. by 30 mm. This eight weighs 145 g.

There are no markings on this eight.

Comments

This eight is a typical example of a full size, flat shaft, forged, aluminum eight. The flat shaft is less common than other designs, but has little functional effect.

I dislike the painted finish, since this will simply wear off, leaving a mess on the rope.

The two versions differ only in the type of paint used.

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