This is a 1-meter split tail, created by cutting a 0.5-meter section from a hand-spliced Tight Eye 5' Split Tail with a straight end. The original was imported approximately 7 years ago from a U.S. distributor of arborist supplies. The rope is Yale XTC 16-Strand Climbing Line, with a rope diameter of 1/2" (12mm) and a tensile strength of 6200lb. Please understand that this product is used and consider its use at your own risk.