Petzl William Screw-Lock

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The William Screw-Lock is a locking carabiner made by Petzl. It has an average rating of 5 stars (out of 5), based on 1 user review.

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From Campmor:
"The Petzl William is a pear-shaped carabiner with a large gate opening. It is ideally suited to organizing belay stations, and excellent for belaying. Large overall size to allow anchoring of several ropes and slings. Large opening. Wide pear shape facilitates belaying with a Munter hitch on single or double ropes . Keylock System (snag-free body / gate interface). SCREW-LOCK manual locking system."

From Moosejaw:
"Petzl William Screw-Lock Carabiner (Fall 2009) The William Screw-Lock Carabiner by Petzl is a manual locking pear-shaped carabiner with large opening. The William Screw-Lock is best suited for organizing at belays and belaying with a Munter hitch. Red band indicates when the carabiner is unlocked. Recommended for dirty environments where dust and dirt could cause an automatic locking mechanism to malfunction. Specifications: Weight: 90 g Major Strength: 25 kN Minor Strength: 7 kN Gate Open Strength: 7 kN Gate Opening: 25 mm Certification: CE Features: Large size to allow anchoring of several ropes and slings. Large opening. Wide pear shape facilitates belaying with a Munter hitch on single or double ropes. Key lock System (snag-free body / gate interface). With manual locking system (Screw-Lock) or automatic locking system (Ball-Lock, Triact-Lock)."

From REI:
"The large size of this pear-shaped Petzl® William locking carabiner is well-suited for belaying and anchoring needs. Larger size allows easy anchoring of multiple ropes and slings as well as belaying both single or double ropes with a Munter hitch. Unique, patented Keylock gate uses a key-shaped nose on carabiner and slot-shaped gate to create a strong, snag-free closure. Manual screwgate system features red band indicator to show carabiner is unlocked, providing a quick visual safety check. Large gate opening eases clip in. Recommended for dirty and dusty environments that can cause autolocking carabiner mechanisms to malfunction. Made of high-strength aluminum rod stock for superior strength and durability."

From GearX.com:
"Well suited for use in belaying and organization of the work position."

User Reviews

William Screw-Lock
Reviewed by Bill S, Aug 15, 2007

"The William carabiners are HMS carabiners (meaning they are designed with using them with a Munter hitch in mind). For a screw-lock, this one is excellent (but then, with a name like "William", how could someone like me, named William, consider it to be anything less than excellent?)."

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