The is a member of a family of nearly identical full-sized, forged, aluminum eights that includes the following eights:
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Each of these eights is 145±1 mm. tall and 76±1 mm. wide. These are normal manufacturing variations that have no practical significance.
These eight have plenty of metal, but there are some sudden corners on the shank that tend to make the eights grab on dirty rope. The corners will wear initially faster than the other parts of the eights. The hard-anodized eights should wear better than the others.
None of these eights have slots for sticht-type belaying, and their round eyes are not designed for that purpose.