en:Olive draben:Parachute cord, purchased at a en:surplus store in the US. It was labeled: "Rothco, "G.I. PLUS", Type III Commercial, en:Nylon Paracord, Made by a Certified US Gov't Contractor, 550 lb. Test, 7 Strand Core, 100% Nylon, Made in the USA". The sheath (mantle) is braided from 32 strands and the core (kern) made up of seven two-en:plyen:yarns. Thus it does not appear to conform strictly to MIL-C-5040H Type III, which seems to specify three-ply yarns for the core. It is possible, however, that the two plies contain a similar amount of nylon as the equivalent three-ply yarns and behave similarly.
The pictured coil contains 10 ft (3 m) of parachute cord.
2007-02-25 21:35 Dfred 1600×1900×8 (1493072 bytes) {{Information| |Description = [[Olive drab]] [[Parachute cord]], purchased at a [[surplus store]] in the US. It was labeled: "Rothco, "G.I. PLUS", Type III Commercial, [[Nylon]] Paracord, Made by a Certified US Gov't Contractor, 550 lb. Test, 7 Strand Co
2007-02-12 23:11 Dfred 2000×1800×8 (1784294 bytes) {{Information| |Description = [[Olive drab]] colored [[Parachute cord]], labeled "Commercial Type III", purchased at a [[surplus store]] in the US. It does not appear to be actual [[surplus]], however. The [[Cent (United States coin)|US penny]] is for s
{{Information |Description=en:Olive draben:Parachute cord, purchased at a en:surplus store in the US. It was labeled: "Rothco, "G.I. PLUS", Type III Commercial, en:Nylon Paracord, Made by a Certified US Gov't Contractor, 550 lb. Test