Interested resellers can now contact Jag Precision before placing an order of these survival cords... "Mil-Spec Cords COBRA Survival Bracelets  enable you to carry several feet of Mil-Spec Paracord that can be used in an emergency for countless survival applications. Parachute cord (also paracord or 550 cord) is a lightweight nylon kernmantle rope originally used in the suspension lines of US parachutes during World War II.