On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:28:33 +0100, "Edgar"
wrote:

I prefer to see an anchor with a forged shank. That Spade anchor looks as if
the shank is cut from plate.

No way. The shank is a forged V-shape that helps the anchor to bury.
The chain would break at 17 or 18 thousand pounds before the shank let
go.