Grappling hook
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A grappling hook, or grapnel, is a drag-looking device intended for grappling onto something. It typically has multiple hooks attached to a rope or cable; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fa
Boarding shot line fired from a rifle with muzzle cup
Window entry via grappling hook
Large boarding drag
A hook being used for demining
Anchor
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An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to secure a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, whic
Grappling hook
…Lower right: Feudal Japanese grappling hook: kaginawa A grappling hook, or grapnel, is a drag-looking device intended for grappling onto something. It typically has multiple hooks (known as claws or flukes) attached to a rope or cable; it is…
Stockless ship's anchor and chain on display
Anchor of Amoco Cadiz in Portsall, north-west Brittany, France
Memorial anchor in Kirjurinluoto, Pori, Finland
Massive anchor chain for large ships. The weight of the chain is vital for proper holding of the anchor.