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I have some white Type V (1000) para-cord that I may have purchased from the same supplier you ordered from. This Type V cord does indeed have 14 inner strands with 3 yarns each, and one of the 14 strands is the color combination that is presently assigned to the manufacturer by the Dept. of Defense.


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Even though the Type V is rarely mentioned in the literature, I'm much inclined to think official specs for MIL-C-5040 Type V and/or PIA-C-5040 Type V exist (particularly in regard to the air force and navy) --- if for no other reason than in the parachute business there is zero room for mis-representation or error by a raw material supplier. Even jumpers know that life-time guarantees relative to the cord they're danging from are irrelevant.


Great stuff thanks for the heads-up. So according to what you described, MIL-C-5040(H) Notice 1 from '97 is irrelevant, to the sense that the cords (III or IV even) are still manufactured for the military on those specs, and what is written is wrong?

Best regards