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I acquired this eight from Exkursion in 1990.
The Wild Country, Version A is forged from aluminum alloy. Mine is 114 mm. tall, 68 mm. wide, and 13 mm. thick. The rope hole is 40 mm. high and 46 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 11 mm. The shaft length and width are 34 mm. and 21 mm, respectively. The eye measures 20 mm by 24 mm. My eight weighs 78 g.
The front of the shaft is forged with "WILD COUNTRY" in raised letters, and the rear is forged with "GREAT BRITAIN," also in raised letters.
The Wild Country, Version A is a typical example of a "mini" size, forged, aluminum eight. The rope hole is shorter than normal, so it may provide too much friction on stiff or muddy ropes. The Wild Country, Version A is lighter than most figure eights.
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I acquired this eight from Ralph Morvant in 2007.
The Wild Country, Version B is forged from aluminum alloy. Mine is 113 mm tall, 68 mm wide, and 13 mm thick. The rope hole is 41 mm high and 47 mm wide. The top center thickness is 11 mm. The shaft length and width are 34 mm and 21 mm, respectively. The eye measures 21 mm by 24 mm. My eight weighs 80 g.
The front of the shaft is forged with "WILD COUNTRY" in raised letters, and the rear is forged with "GREAT BRITAIN," also in raised letters.
Version B is similar to Version A, although there are small dimensional differences. The most obvious difference is the size and shape of the rectangular areas for the markings.
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I acquired this eight from Catherine Molineux in 2007.
The Wild Country, Version C is forged from aluminum alloy and then soft anodized. Mine is 114 mm. tall, 68 mm. wide, and 13 mm. thick. The rope hole is 40 mm. high and 46 mm. wide. The top center thickness is 11 mm. The shaft length and width are 34 mm. and 20 mm., respectively. The eye measures 20 mm. by 23 mm. My eight weighs 78 g.
The front of the shaft is forged with "WILD COUNTRY" in raised letters, and the rear is forged with "GREAT BRITAIN," also in raised letters.
Version C is essentially identical to Version A except that Version C is anodized.
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