Despite long and intense searches I never managed to find a MOAC n°4 on wire… Today, with sizes n°1, n°2, n°3 & n°4 on rope, and n°1, n°2, n°3 on wire, the collection is almost complete. But this MOAC n° 4 on wire is still desperately missing to The Nuts Museum. Thank you for all your interest in my research... With best wishes from Corsica!
Hi Stephane, whilst not wanting to teach your grandmother to suck eggs, have you looked at 'le Bon Coin' ? I just searched 'coinceurs' and there are a lot, of various kinds, some unnamed. As you know exactly what a wired MOAC looks like, maybe you'll find one there ? Good luck !!
Thank you for your message MisterPiggy. I must admit that I regularly visit Le Bon Coin but often without much success. I'm not looking for a MOAC on wire (2nd generation), not so easy to find by the way, but a MOAC on wire #4 (3rd generation). Thanks again for your advice.
Steve Claw, thank you very much for this photo. No, this sample is a MOAC Original Chock on wire. There is no information stamped on it. It is amazing where they placed the swage.
Bonjour Rick, this is the reason why this third generation was never really popular. In fact, there wasn't really any color coding at that time. From one series to another, the plastic tube could change colour. The same size could have a different colour...
Generation 1 is a "must have", at least for a passionate collector
On the photograph: John Brailsford / MOUNTAINEERING ACTIVITIES (England), on the bottom left, one of the six original prototype MOAC’s, belonged to Doug Cook and given by John Fisher, one “half-size” filed MOAC, given by Don Roscoe, and five MOAC’s 1st generation.
Thank you for this beautiful photo Steve! All of these nuts are MOAC Original Chocks. The one mounted on a white rope seems to be of the first generation, the three others are of the second generation. It is normal to not find any information stamped on each of them.
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