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Grappling hook

This article is about the tool. For the martial arts term, see Hooks (grappling). For the video game, see Grappling Hook (video game).
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. Generally, grappling hooks are used to temporarily secure one end of a rope. They may also be used to dredge for submerged objects.

The device was invented by the Romans in approximately 260 BC.[1][2] The grappling hook was originally used in naval warfare to catch ship rigging so that it could be boarded.[3]

  1. ^ "The Roman Navy and the Grappling Hook". Patent Pending. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Naval Warfare". Britannica. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Boarding Hooks". The Pirate King. Retrieved 14 September 2019.

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