Speargun Bridles

Bridles vary from steel wire to pressed sheet metal, to dyneema. The wire bridles are very simple but do have the tenancy to snap at the bend when they get older. Which can be quite a nasty experience for the fingers. This is the one of the reasons that Dyneema bridles are very common.
French articulated bridles
Very common on European spearguns, these work fine and sit very positive in the notch of most guns.

Wire bridle
These are often on cheaper or entry level guns, very simple but the wire does become more brittle over time and does sometimes break.

Looped wire bridle

Pretty much the same as an ordinary wire bridle.

Articulated bridle for bulk rubber
These go into bulk speargun rubber and then have a constrictor knot around the rubber to hold it in position.

Wide 4mm bridle
This is a fairly new type of bridle which give more room for the fingers when loading the gun, also because of the rubbers being further away from the barrel means there is less chance of the rubber caps colliding with the spear guide as the gun is fired. Finally they are a solid piece of metal with no moving parts which don’t wear out.

Dyneema bridle
Very common on South African spearguns, these are nice bridles to use and on a good notch they will last quite a few dives, but the dyneema will need replacing at least once every spearfishing season.

Plug bridles

These are quite dyneema fed through brass balls which are inserted into bulk speargun rubber.

Stainless plug bridles

Again these are inserted into bulk rubber the end with the holes protruding out the end where the dyneema is fed through and tied off. This means the dyneema can be replaced without having to remove the inserts.