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Type III, seven strands, a 32-strand sheath

Abma Cord 10 m of type III cord, seven strands under a 32-strand sheath

Ten metres of type III cord with the fullest specification on this shelf — type, diameter, strand count, braid count, breaking figure and length all published — and two sentences about safety that do not agree.

Abma Cord type III 550 paracord on a card sleeve, 4 mm diameter

Abma Cord 10 m of type III cord, seven strands under a 32-strand sheath

Ten metres of type III cord with the fullest specification on this shelf — type, diameter, strand count, braid count, breaking figure and length all published — and two sentences about safety that do not agree.

Stated type
Type III 550 — stated in the title and again as the heading of the first bullet
Diameter
4 mm — stated in the title and in the first bullet
Inner strand count
7 inner strands — stated, each one described by the maker as three twisted yarns
Sheath construction
A 32-strand braided sheath, described as wear-resistant, over the seven inner strands — stated
Minimum breaking strength
250 kg, given as 550 lbs alongside — stated by the maker as a load the cord withstands
Length supplied
10 m — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet, supplied on a card sleeve
Reflective tracer
Not published on the listing
Amazon reference
B0DZNQYSQH (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0741728002364
  • Six of the seven columns compared in this hub are filled, and the type, diameter, strand count and braid count all sit in one bullet
  • Each inner strand is described as three twisted yarns, a level of detail two other listings here also give
  • The first bullet calls the cord reliable safety equipment for outdoor operations and emergency rescue, and the fifth ends with a capitalised statement that it is not suitable for climbing

Best for: Someone who wants the whole specification written down — type, diameter, strand count, braid count and a breaking figure — on ten metres of cord.

≈ £6 / 6 €
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Specifications

Stated type
Type III 550 — stated in the title and again as the heading of the first bullet
Diameter
4 mm — stated in the title and in the first bullet
Inner strand count
7 inner strands — stated, each one described by the maker as three twisted yarns
Sheath construction
A 32-strand braided sheath, described as wear-resistant, over the seven inner strands — stated
Minimum breaking strength
250 kg, given as 550 lbs alongside — stated by the maker as a load the cord withstands
Length supplied
10 m — stated in the title and in the fourth bullet, supplied on a card sleeve
Reflective tracer
Not published on the listing
Amazon reference
B0DZNQYSQH (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN
0741728002364

What this listing puts on record

Ten metres of 100 % nylon cord, 4 mm across, sold as type III 550 paracord: seven inner strands, each made of three twisted yarns, inside a wear-resistant 32-strand braided sheath, stated to withstand 250 kg — 550 lbs — and supplied on a card sleeve.

The braid count, spelled out

A 32-strand braided sheath — stated. Three of the seven listings compared in this hub publish a braid count and all three give 32; one names a kernmantel construction without counting anything, one names the inner and outer materials and stops, and two say nothing about the sheath.

Underneath it, seven inner strands, and the maker goes one level further: each strand is described as three twisted yarns. That is the detail that decides what you get when a strand is pulled out for thinner cord, and two other listings on this shelf describe their strands the same way.

Put together with the 4 mm diameter and the type III 550 designation, six of the seven columns this hub compares are filled from this page. The seventh — a reflective tracer — is blank here and on every other listing on the shelf.

Two sentences that pull opposite ways

The first bullet ends by calling the cord reliable safety equipment for extreme environments such as outdoor operations and emergency rescue. The fifth ends with NICHT ZUM KLETTERN GEEIGNET! — not suitable for climbing, in capitals.

Both are the maker’s words. This page records them and settles neither. What can be said flatly is the thing the hub says of the whole family: paracord is not made to the standards that cover climbing ropes and harnesses, and a 250 kg figure is a manufacturer’s claim about new, straight, undamaged cord rather than a load it is rated to work under. Five listings here print that same 250 kg, so nothing on this shelf distinguishes itself by it.

The carton sleeve and the cut

10 m — stated, on what the maker calls a card sleeve, which is described as making the cord easier to handle, store and carry. The same bullet says it can be cut to any length wanted.

The range behind the listing is wide — the maker advertises 40-plus colours and several lengths — so the ten metres and the colour are properties of the variant rather than of the product line. Read the variant selected, not the headline.

Availability

Selling between 6 € and 9 € across the German, French and Spanish Amazon stores when this page was checked.

It also sells on the British Amazon store in the local currency, which the range above does not cover — that range counts euro stores and nothing else.

Catalogued on the Italian Amazon store with nobody selling it: the reference is there, the offer is not.

Nothing came back from the American Amazon store, so the buy link there opens a local search instead of a page that is not there.

Every figure in this section is what Keepa returned on the day this page was last updated. Prices and offers change without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 6 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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    Reflective tracer
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