>>192427it's a hollow aluminum body with three stainless prongs the stow away inside it. to put it together you unscrew the bottom screw on the prongs and then screw the bottom back on
it's rated to 350 pounds on one prong but i'd say never go over 200 in non static weight (aka moving). i use it for line throwing/catching, pulling tree limps down and on rare occasions climbing. i only weigh around 125 so it's safe-ish for me, but it's not marketed as a climbing device
military uses them on trip wires and such
