Purchased in Nepal in 1988. I believe it was sold in Kathmandu by a mountaineering team from the then Soviet Union or a neighboring communist country to obtain foreign currency. It's a copy of Wild Country Friends. I used it regularly for crack climbing at places like Ogawayama. There is no damage. I am also listing up to #4, so please take a look. Silver cam #2.5 The straps were added later.