Pike
Maker
H S and T H
Production date
Late 18th Century
Description
Pair of British naval boarding pikes, late 1700s. Oak shafts with blunt spikes, steel heads. Used by British Navy to repel boarders in sailing ship days. Used mainly through gun ports or if enemy climbing up anchor chain.
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Object Detail
Length: blade: 165mm
Length: whole: 2450mm
Width: blade at shoulder: 16mm
Arms1973.1A
Arms1973.1B
LSB50
LSB51
Marks/Inscriptions: spike of (B) has stamp H S; Type of mark: Inscription; Method: Stamped
Marks/Inscriptions: spike stamped G over 2 and TH; Type of mark: Inscription; Method: Stamped
Type of mark: Inscription; Method: Stamped; Notes: top and base of shaft stamped.
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