Boarding Pike
Culture
American
Date1816–1850
Mediumsteel, wood, brass and copper
Dimensions246 × 22 cm (96 7/8 × 8 11/16 in.), 4 lb, 6 oz. (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.260
DescriptionModel 1816. Iron. Quadrangular section thrusting spike with integral short conical socket extending down staff as langets, rounded at ends. Nailed to circular section wooden staff that is swollen at head & gently tapers to turned butt. 1 side of staff near head has inset rectangular plaque secured with copper nails & dot-punched with "31", indicating piece's gun position onboard ship.ProvenancePurchased by the Museum, date unknown. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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about 1680
