A barbed tape product as adjacent pairs of loops in which the loops of a pair are attached to each other at an attachment point that is circumferentially offset relative to an attachment point of the adjacent pair of loops. Additional attachment points may be provided in helically progressive positions between the first and second attachment points. The attachment points are positioned on one pair of loops so that each of the attachment points are circumferentially offset relative to all other attachment points on an adjacent pair of loops. The attachment points may be positioned in a predetermined helically progressive pattern on a coil of the product. The pattern may provide a predetermined natural configuration of the product when the product is in a deployed state of use. Attachment elements for attaching strands of the product together are sized and configured for strength and accuracy in automatically attached concertina or other barbed tape products.