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See TM 9-2320-279-24P, Fig. 316, Item #4 WEDGE, WIRE ROPE
The wire rope goes through a slot in the drum side(flange) and then it forms a loop which gets wedged (with part #4) into a pocket - which is integral to the drum.
Certainly not built for synthetic rope...!!