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A grapple is a hook or claw used to catch or hold something. A ship's anchor is a type of grapple, especially the "grapnel" anchor. A soldier loading a hook. A throwing grapple, kaginawa (or "grappling hook" ) is a multi-pronged hook that is tied to a rope and thrown/launched to catch a grip, as on a parapet or branch of a tree. [1]
Kaginawa (鈎縄 or 鉤縄, lit. "hook-rope" [1]) is a type of grappling hook used as a tool in feudal Japan by the samurai class, their retainers, foot soldiers and reportedly by ninja. Kaginawa have several configurations, from one to four hooks.
Ancient Japanese iron kaginawa climbing hook A chain grapnel – used to recover a cable from the seabed. A grappling hook or grapnel is a device that typically has multiple hooks (known as claws or flukes) attached to a rope or cable; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold on to objects.
Lifting hook on a crane truck with a standard round hook and a gated opening A cabin hook used as a latch for a wooden gate Fish hooks are pointed and often barbed to help catch and tether a fish's mouth The main anchor of IJN battleship Hiei with the classic double-hook design Clothes hangers with a top hook to hang onto a crossbar or a clothesline A grappling hook with multiple hooks to ...
Super QuickHook is a 2D platformer where players play as one of 6 different characters as they traverse terrain and levels using a grappling hook, [3] which is used by touching the screen. [6] The player also has a pair of rocket boots , [ 7 ] which can propel the player forward when used, in addition to Slick-pants, which allows players to ...
The Claw of Archimedes (Ancient Greek: Ἁρπάγη, romanized: harpágē, lit. 'snatcher'; also known as the iron hand) was an ancient weapon devised by Archimedes to defend the seaward portion of Syracuse's city wall against amphibious assault.
An underhook is a clinch hold that is used in grappling to control the opponent. [1] It is performed from any direction by putting an arm under the opponent's arm, and holding the opponent's midsection or upper body. [2] Having an underhook with one arm is called a single underhook, while having underhooks with both arms is known as double ...
The corvus boarding bridge is estimated to have weighed a ton. The harpax could be thrown long distances due its light weight. It was discharged by a ballista as if it were a heavy dart. Furthermore, the harpax was composed of iron bands that could not be cut, and the ropes could not be cut due to the length of the iron grapple.