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Guessing some kind of military rope. It's flat, probably 3/16 x 7/16. I can't find it anywhere. Thanks-
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Flat Braid or Hollow Flat Braid.........
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Nova makes all sorts of roap. Hollow and flat braid look a lot like your picture. Do some google puh and look at the pictures.
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That looks sorta like Amsteel hollow braid. You can buy it HERE
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That's good stuff too and it's probably easier to find.
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Looks like am steel to me to, but I'm no rope expert.
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That is army parachute cord. It is a different type that has no core. It used to be available at army surplus stores and I have braided various tack items out of it. Horn knots,hobbles and even a 23' mecate. Great stuff!
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Looks very much like Amsteel, a hollow 12-plait, although Amsteel is rounded and this line appears flattened.
Used a bunch of Amsteel recently re-rigging my sailboat. A great substitute and improvement over wire rope for many applications. Extremely strong, very low stretch and a snap to splice.
Amsteel is not something that works well as a general purpose line. It is very expensive and has essentially no stretch or shock absorption capacity. It is a high-tech substitute for flexible wire rope.
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It looks like Amsteel/Dyneema.
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