Non-Locking Carabiners

Non-Locking Carabiners


Non-Locking Carabiners

Carabiners with no mechanism to secure the gate against unintentional opening.

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A5 Grade VI (signed)ovaln/an/aSMC whitelabel produced carabiner for A5 (and signed by John Middendorf)
ABC (straight gate)asymmetric Dn/an/akeylock carabiner, whitelabel for ABC by KONG
BONAITI (D) (2200)Dn/an/avintage symmetric D with slight nose
BONAITI (D) (2500)Dn/an/avintage symmetric D with slight nose
Black Diamond Big Easy Bent Gateasymmetric Dn/an/anarrowed spine permits gate/spine overlap
Black Diamond Dynotron v1bent spinen/an/achannelized gate
Black Diamond Enduro (v1)asymmetric Dn/an/awith quicksilvers, shows evolution of carabiner manufacturing
Black Diamond Enduro v1asymmetric Dn/an/awith quicksilvers, shows evolution of carabiner manufacturing
Black Diamond Enduro v2asymmetric Dn/an/awith quicksilvers, shows evolution of carabiner manufacturing
Black Diamond HoodWireasymmetric Dn/an/aoriginal wire-guarded clean nose wiregate
Black Diamond HotWire v2asymmetric Dn/an/athe original climbing wiregate
Black Diamond Light D (v1)Dn/an/aClassic Symmetric D
Black Diamond Light D (v2)Dn/an/aClassic Symmetric D
Black Diamond Light D (v3)Dn/an/aClassic Symmetric D c. 2003
Black Diamond LiteWireasymmetric Dn/an/arepresentative of BD's modern production methods
Black Diamond LiveWire v1bent spinen/an/afull-sized wiregate, forged grip-aid on spine
Black Diamond LiveWire v2bent spinen/an/awire-guarded snagless nose, forged grip aid on spine
Black Diamond Neutrino (I-beam)asymmetric Dn/an/aredesign of iconic compact/racking carabiner
Black Diamond Neutrino (T-beam)asymmetric Dn/an/aiconic compact/racking carabiner
Black Diamond Oval (v1)ovaln/an/aclassic BD oval
Black Diamond Oval (v2)ovaln/an/aclassic BD oval
Black Diamond Oval v3ovaln/an/alate generation cold-forged BD oval
Black Diamond OvalWireDn/an/alightweight take on a classic(ish) shape
Black Diamond Oz v1asymmetric Dn/an/aultralight wiregate, flat profile
Black Diamond Oz v2asymmetric Dn/an/awire-guarded clean nose wiregate, ultra light
Black Diamond Oz v2 (factory second)asymmetric Dn/an/awire-guarded snagless wiregate, ultra light
Black Diamond QuickWire v1asymmetric Dn/an/aearly low-cost wiregate
Black Diamond Quicksilver2 Bent Polishedasymmetric Dn/an/abasic bentgate
Black Diamond Quicksilver2 Straight Gate v1asymmetric Dn/an/abasic straightgate
Black Diamond Quicksilver2 Straight Gate v2asymmetric Dn/an/abasic straightgate
Black Diamond Quicksilver2 Straight Gate v3asymmetric Dn/an/abasic straightgate
Black Diamond Quicksilver2 Straight Gate v4asymmetric Dn/an/abasic straightgate
Black Diamond Quicksilver2 Straight Gate v5asymmetric Dn/an/aclassic workhorse straightgate
Black Diamond The Fin (black)bent spinen/an/aBD's first hot-forged carabiner, patented finger grip
Black Diamond The Fin (bright)bent spinen/an/aBD's first hot-forged carabiner, patented finger grip
Black Diamond The Fin (factory second)bent spinen/an/aBD's first hot-forged carabiner, patented finger grip
BlueWater (omegalight D) (bent gate)asymmetric Dn/an/amid '90s quickdraw carabiner
BlueWater (omegalight D) (straight gate)asymmetric Dn/an/amid '90s quickdraw carabiner
BlueWater (solid D)asymmetric Dn/an/abasic solid gate
BlueWater (wire D)asymmetric Dn/an/abudget wiregate
Buckingham Ox Blockothern/an/apulley with integrated carabiner becket and swivel
CAMP (compact S-spine) (bent gate)S-spinen/an/amild s-bend spine
CAMP (light compact d)asymmetric Dn/an/a40 gr carabiner from the pin & notch era
CAMP Calypso Bent Gatebowed spinen/an/a2000's bowed-spine bent gate
CAMP Dyonswept spinen/an/aunique keylock wiregate
CAMP Multi-Use BET (Bent Gate)asymmetric Dn/an/areverse notch & pin snagless nose
CAMP Multi-Use BET (Bent Gate) (scalloped)asymmetric Dn/an/areverse notch & pin snagless nose
CAMP STEELKAR BENT GATEasymmetric Dn/an/ademonstrates wiregate weakness
CMC Flash.G Escape Anchorothern/an/aescape hook with integrated carabiner for anchor/descent options
CMI (D)Dn/an/abasic D from an uncommon carabiner manufacturer
CT-Climbing Technology Berry Wasymmetric Dn/an/awire-guarded clean nose wiregate
Chouinard (standard) 1974ovaln/an/avintage carabiner
Chouinard (standard) 1978ovaln/an/avintage carabiner
Chouinard Featherweight 1977ovaln/an/ahollow tube carabiner from Chouinard
Chouinard oval 1990ovaln/an/alast iteration of the Chouinard oval
Chouinard/Salewa (standard) 1972asymmetric Dn/an/avintage chouinard/Salewa carabiner
Climb High-USA (D)Dn/an/aearly milled-nose D
Climb High-USA Ovalovaln/an/aearly milled-nose oval
Clog (Asymmetric D) (2100)asymmetric Dn/an/aearly compact asym'd
Clog (Asymmetric D) (2200) v1asymmetric Dn/an/abasic asym'd from prolific manufacturer
Clog (Asymmetric D) (2200) v2asymmetric Dn/an/aclassic compact asymmetric d with large solid gate
Clog (Asymmetric D) (2200) v3asymmetric Dn/an/aclassic compact asymmetric d with large solid gate
Clog (Asymmetric D) (3000)asymmetric Dn/an/amedium sized asym'd from prolific manufacturer
Clog (Oval) (flat profile)ovaln/an/avintage oval - flat profile
Clog (Oval) (round profile)ovaln/an/avintage oval
Clog (Reverse Asymmetric D) (2500)asymmetric Dn/an/abasic asym'd from prolific manufacturer
DMM Eclipseasymmetric Dn/an/aexample of full-sized bent-gate climbing carabiner
DMM Gym Draw Carabinerasymmetric Dn/an/asteel carabiner for fixed quickdraws
DMM Revolver v2asymmetric Dn/an/athe original integral pulley carabiner
DMM Shadowasymmetric Dn/an/aflat-front bent gate
DMM Wirelockasymmetric Dn/an/areverse keylock twisted wiregate
EIGER USA DDn/an/avintage D
EIGER USA Ovalovaln/an/asomewhat common vintage carabiner
EVER NEW (PIONEER)Dn/an/acarabiner by iconic japanese brand
GrandWall Equipment Brasovia Standard BentGateasymmetric Dn/an/adirtbag priced no-frills carabiner
Grivel Steel Twoasymmetric Dn/an/asteel carabiner for permanent quickdraws
KONG (ultralight bent gate)asymmetric Dn/an/alightweight micro carabiner
KONG BONAITI (bent gate)asymmetric Dn/an/abasic keylock bent gate
Kong Ergo Open LatchS-spinen/an/agate hold open & lock-under-load features
Latok (asymmetric d)asymmetric Dn/an/alightweight compact carabiner from historic brand
Liberty USA Oovaln/an/asomewhat common vintage carabiner
Lowe-CAMP (Snagless D)asymmetric Dn/an/asnagless nose, interior relieved spine for wider gate opening
MSR D I-binerasymmetric Dn/an/aMSR brand (known now for camping stoves)
MSR Oval I-bineroffset ovaln/an/aMSR brand (known now for camping stoves)
Mad Rock Trigger Wireasymmetric Dn/an/agate hold-open trigger mechanism
Mammut Bionic Wiregate v3swept spinen/an/awebbeed I-beam carabiner, textured swept spine
Mammut Element Keylockasymmetric Dn/an/aQuality 2000's keylock, whitelabel production
Metolius X-Comp bent gateasymmetric Dn/an/ainteresting nose design
Midwest Mountaineering Ovalovaln/an/aclassic oval from a classic retailer
Omega (oval) v1ovaln/an/aearly oval from a budget brand
Omega (oval) v2ovaln/an/abasic oval
Omega Pacific (D)Dn/an/a34kN cold-forged D
Omega Pacific (Oval) (v1)ovaln/an/astandard 1990s oval
Omega Pacific Classic Bent Gateasymmetric Dn/an/ainexpensive basic carabiner, flat-spun rivets may have issues
Omega Pacific Classic Straight Gateasymmetric Dn/an/ainexpensive basic carabiner, flat-spun rivets may have issues
Omega Pacific Dovalasymmetric Dn/an/aworst features of both a D and an oval
Omega Pacific JC (long split)swept spinen/an/aunique cold-forged split-spine construction
Omega Pacific JC (short split)swept spinen/an/aunique split-spine cold-forged construction
Omega Pacific JC (no CE) (long split)swept spinen/an/aunique cold-forged split-spine construction
Omega Pacific Omegaliteasymmetric Dn/an/asmall diameter roundstock minimizes weight, unusual crossload prone nose
Omega Pacific Omegalite 3 Bent Gateasymmetric Dn/an/aprominent nose & fractional strength rating
Omega Pacific Standard Oval (v2)ovaln/an/aoverbuilt oval
Petzl Ange Sasymmetric Dn/an/aunique reverse-keylock gate with hidden spring
Petzl Spirit v1aasymmetric Dn/an/aearly keylock design, classic carabiner model
Petzl Spirit v1basymmetric Dn/an/aclassic keylock climbing carabiner
Petzl Spirit Bent Gate (I-beam)asymmetric Dn/an/aupdate of a classic design
Petzl Spirit Bent Gate (Skeletonized I-beam)asymmetric Dn/an/askeletonized I-beam
Petzl Spirit Straight Gate (I-beam)asymmetric Dn/an/aupdate of a classic design
Petzl Spirit Straight Gate (Skeletonized I-beam)asymmetric Dn/an/askeletonized I-beam
Pierre Allain (asymmetric D)asymmetric Dn/an/agate made from tubing, from an early carabiner manufacturer
Pierre Allain (asymmetric D) (alt)asymmetric Dn/an/agate made from tubing, from an early carabiner manufacturer
Pierre Allain (asymmetric D) (anodized gate)asymmetric Dn/an/aanodized gate made from tubing, from an early carabiner manufacturer
REI (oval) (milled nose)ovaln/an/avintage bent/milled oval
REI Classic Dasymmetric Dn/an/aeconomical asymmetric d
REI Classic OvalDn/an/awhitelabel production
REI Gold D v1asymmetric Dn/an/aREI carabiner with dot-peened markings on the gate and only 21 kN rating
REI Gold D v2asymmetric Dn/an/aREI carabiner with dot-peened markings on the gate
REI Gold D v2 (purple)asymmetric Dn/an/aREI carabiner with dot-peened markings on the gate, bright purple anodization
REI Gold OvalDn/an/aREI carabiner with dot-peened markings on the gate
Royal Robbins / Salewa (hollow oval) (v1)ovaln/an/ahollow - constructed from tubing not solid aluminum rod
Royal Robbins / Salewa (hollow oval) (v2)ovaln/an/ahollow - constructed from tubing not solid aluminum rod
Royal Robbins / Salewa (hollow oval) (v3)ovaln/an/ahollow - constructed from tubing not solid aluminum rod
Royal Robbins / Salewa (oval) (long hinge)ovaln/an/avintage oval
Royal Robbins / Salewa (oval) (short hinge)ovaln/an/avintage oval
SMC Oval v1 (Orange)ovaln/an/aearly unrated milled-nose oval in orange anodization
SMC Oval v2ovaln/an/aearly unrated stamped-nose oval
Salewa (Hollow D) (black/gold)Dn/an/ahollow - constructed from tubing not solid aluminum rod
Salewa (Hollow D) (short hinge)Dn/an/ahollow - constructed from tubing not solid aluminum rod
Salewa Hotasymmetric Dn/an/a2000's workhorse carabiner from an old brand
Simond Cliffasymmetric Dn/an/aclassic Simond asym'd
Simond Cliff Expressasymmetric Dn/an/aunique finger grip facilitates gate opening
Simond Spider Bent Gateasymmetric Dn/an/aproprietary reverse keylock (Simond monobloc)
Simond Spider Straight Gateasymmetric Dn/an/aproprietary reverse keylock (Simond monobloc)
Slack-Inov Vortex 2circlen/an/agated rope thimble for highline tether
Slackit SRL Rollex Cbent spinen/an/abecketed webbing pulley carabiner for slacklines
Stubai (1990 T-beam)asymmetric Dn/an/alightweight asymmetric D
Stubai 3-D Ultralightothern/an/aunique twisted design, notched nose, and pinless/windowed gate
Stubai EASY CLIP Bent Gateasymmetric Dn/an/asnagless clawlock nose
Stubai EASY CLIP Straight Gateasymmetric Dn/an/asnagless clawlock nose
Stubai Geniusothern/an/agate hold-open mechanism, stamped flat body
Stubai ROCK CLIP Bent Gateasymmetric Dn/an/asnagless clawlock nose
Stubai ROCK CLIP Straight Gateasymmetric Dn/an/asnagless clawlock nose
Trango (bright wiregate)asymmetric Dn/an/awhitelabel carabiner produced for Trango
Trango (standard bent gate)asymmetric Dn/an/amid-1990's bent gate
US AMF81ovaln/an/aUS Government steel carabiner
Unmarked (123 smooth)asymmetric Dn/an/aunknown 10mm steel non-locker
Unmarked (Oval) (yellow tape)ovaln/an/aunkown carabiner c. 1950-1960s
Uno (2100)Dn/an/ajapanese simple d
Uno (2500)Dn/an/ajapanese simple d
Wild Country Helium 3.0 v3asymmetric Dn/an/astate of the art hot-forged hooded wiregate
Wild Country Oxygen Bent Gate (v2)asymmetric Dn/an/asnagless clawlock nose
Wild Country Oxygen Straight Gate (v1)asymmetric Dn/an/asnagless clawlock nose
Wild Country Oxygen Straight Gate (v2)asymmetric Dn/an/asnagless clawlock nose
Wild Country USA Almost OvalDn/an/abasic D
ace (asymmetric d)asymmetric Dn/an/afractional kN ratings from an uncommon brand
lucKY Straight Gate v1asymmetric Dn/an/astrange nose, uncommon brand
lucKY Straight Gate v2asymmetric Dn/an/astrange nose, uncommon brand