povmaciulis ARMLIFTING Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Found these Robert Baraban grippers sold locally are they worth to check? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_blocmann Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Don’t know if they’re rare, but RB are really nice grippers anyway. If they’re at a reasonable price, I’d get them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) RB grippers are still produced, but I've never seen one with anodized handles. I wonder if it's a custom job. Hopefully others will be able to tell you more about them Edit: after I posted I remembered the RB Spectrum series. Maybe it's that. In that case, it's fairly rare! Edited June 10 by matek 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Probably not rare since they were sold in quite large quantities but they are not in production anymore atleast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) 6 hours ago, matek said: Edit: after I posted I remembered the RB Spectrum series. Maybe it's that. In that case, it's fairly rare! These are probably not from our SPECTRUM line, but are essentially the same thing. It says RB and not CPW on those handles (although I cannot guarantee 100% of SPECTRUMs had CPW). Baraban did also offer the anodized option where green and purple are among the most common I have seen. There are SPECTRUM grippers out that which are black, blue, orange, red. I would say blue and orange are the REAL rare ones. Edited June 10 by Cannon reworded 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povmaciulis ARMLIFTING Posted June 10 Author Share Posted June 10 Really interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I think the RBs are worth picking up regardless, if they are strengths ranges that you need for training. I enjoy the ones I have. I’ve got a mixture of the CPW Spectrums and non. I have a purple Spectrum 260N, a blue Spectrum 300N, a red non-Spectrum 180, and a blue non-Spectrum 210. The 210 is particularly interesting because it has a black spring. Pretty rare from what I understand. I’ll post some pics when I get home from work tonight Then I have one more non-colored 300N. They feel a bit different, but I like them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 5 minutes ago, DoctorOfCrush said: I think the RBs are worth picking up regardless, if they are strengths ranges that you need for training. I enjoy the ones I have. I’ve got a mixture of the CPW Spectrums and non. I have a purple Spectrum 260N, a blue Spectrum 300N, a red non-Spectrum 180, and a blue non-Spectrum 210. The 210 is particularly interesting because it has a black spring. Pretty rare from what I understand. I’ll post some pics when I get home from work tonight Then I have one more non-colored 300N. They feel a bit different, but I like them. Ditto. I have a couple RBs and like them. Took a photo of my lone black Spectrum to show folks the stamp. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HephThor Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 Lots of cool grippers in here! It is still surprising to me how tough many of these grippers can be to find. They’re not commonly sitting around on marketplaces. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 47 minutes ago, HephThor said: Lots of cool grippers in here! It is still surprising to me how tough many of these grippers can be to find. They’re not commonly sitting around on marketplaces. Did a quick search. Bought my black Spectrum almost two years ago exactly off the Cannon PowerWorks Used Gripper page for $35. Key is to either set up an alert for when @Cannon updates the page OR check it obsessively like I do. Happy hunting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllMight_ Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 They look nice. I did see some for sale on eBay, around 50$ each, a few months back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinhoo Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 I'd definitely pick them up if you can. Before Grip Genie they were just about the only grippers that came in any color, and before the Standard Grippers they filled a lot of really useful ranges. I have a purple RB CPW Spectrum 330N that I really like. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_blocmann Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) . Edited June 10 by d_blocmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_blocmann Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) 19 minutes ago, devinhoo said: I'd definitely pick them up if you can. Before Grip Genie they were just about the only grippers that came in any color, and before the Standard Grippers they filled a lot of really useful ranges. I have a purple RB CPW Spectrum 330N that I really like. Nice one! That’s indeed a useful gripper (and looks ace). Edited June 10 by d_blocmann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HephThor Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 2 hours ago, devinhoo said: I'd definitely pick them up if you can. Before Grip Genie they were just about the only grippers that came in any color, and before the Standard Grippers they filled a lot of really useful ranges. I have a purple RB CPW Spectrum 330N that I really like. I really love the look of this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 (edited) As promised, here’s my small RB family, including the odd black spring 210. @Cannon may know if this thing is actually rare or not. Edited June 10 by DoctorOfCrush 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 That is not a black spring, which is how many people refer to oil-tempered springs. Baraban commonly uses two types of springs which he calls chrome and “natural.” Chrome is self-explanatory. Natural is just piano wire off the coil, no further polish. The darker appearance is just patina from age. The rare thing about that gripper is the blue handles. The natural spring is very common. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadgrip Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 There are old RBs with black springs… and no markings too… kind of limited ones.. these are 20 years old: black springs, very sharp knurling, slightly thinner handles 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 46 minutes ago, deadgrip said: There are old RBs with black springs… and no markings too… kind of limited ones.. these are 20 years old: black springs, very sharp knurling, slightly thinner handles The skull one looks credibly like an oil tempered. The blue and green look like tarnished piano wire to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busa Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Years ago there was a site I think in Holland that sold chrome, natural also oil tempered springs they even listed version with extended handles. Like most things grip you never think items will stop being made until its too late. I have a red and a filed blue both 130. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane.warrior Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 (edited) I'm sure black polished springs on Barabans are rare. They were last produced 15-20 years ago. They are black not because of patina or age that is how they were built and sold Edited June 11 by insane.warrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 3 hours ago, insane.warrior said: They are black not because of patina or age that is how they were built and sold If they were oil-tempered, yes. Can you say more about “black polished but not patina”? I’m not familiar with what process that would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane.warrior Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 53 minutes ago, Cannon said: If they were oil-tempered, yes. Can you say more about “black polished but not patina”? I’m not familiar with what process that would be. Sorry, for some reason I confused patina with rust I think you are right if you have researched the issue enough because I have not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 way cool grippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 1 hour ago, insane.warrior said: Sorry, for some reason I confused patina with rust I probably should have stuck with “tarnished” 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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