Toggle rope toggle

[Roy]

Since I have a lathe a mate has asked me to make a Commado/Ranger toggle rope. would someone kindly be able to provide the dimensions of the toggle, from a previous post I see the ropes were were 6' long and 1/2" hemp or manila and the toggle is 4" long but I don't have the diameter or the shape of the taper.

Thanks in Advance


Roy

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[jdmcomp]

There most likely were specs for the toggle and likely they were not followed with much faith as there was a war on. I have found on many Brit plans allowance for local changes. Getting the job done seemed more important at this stage, and I think the Brits had finally learned this by DDay. But still, there were most likely specs. Try looking at Brit re-enactor sites for toggle ropes for an idea of what it should look like. I made one simply by using a belt sander to taper the toggle and cut the grove by hand.

[Roy]

Cheers, I made a couple up that looked right, from the images I have seen they vary greatly from a sharp taper to none at all on some.


Roy