This is mine. I can say for sure they are nearly bulletproof. I was given this in 1985 when I was 7 from a German who worked for my grandmother at her hotel by Yosemite. He got it in Germany on a trip back to see his family. I subsequently lost it and then when I was 13 or 14 I was digging around by a big oak tree on our property and found it buried under the leaves and dirt. I washed it off and and it looked like it had just been given to me. I lost it once and have vowed never to again. It has gone on many an adventure and went up El Capitan with me. I've always loved that it is black, especially when I first got it as there were ONLY red available anywhere.
