region of the base portion 3 a prismatic shape having an elongate forwardly and rearwardly closed opening or throughpassage 10 at which merges in the direction of the gripper tip 1 34 an elongate flat band like portion 11 at the rear closure of the opening or throughpassage 10 there is formed an entrainment projection 12 the prismatic clamping tongue portion 9 39 containing the opening or throughpassage 10 bears upon the base portion 3 of the taker gripper 1 while the band shaped or band like portion 11 of the clamping tongue 9 extends between the web 7 and the step shaped raised portion 6 during operation of the loom the taker gripper 1 is inserted from the left side of the loom into the shed the flexible tape or band 2 and the plane of the hook 8 are located parallel to the central plane m of the wrap threads k fig4 at the base portion 3 there is secured by means of a fastening screw or threaded bolt 13 or equivalent structure a guide element 14 which extends into the opening or throughpassage 10 and forms a guide for the rear part of the clamping tongue 9 in this guide element or piece 14 there is inserted the one end of a spiral spring 15 or equivalent structure the other end of which presses against the front closure of the opening or throughpassage 10 by means of the spiral spring.