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M ELEY 27th October 2025 09:39 PM
A Revolutionary War-era boarding pike head
 
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I managed to procure this recently from an online auction. There was very little information provided, but I recognized the 'leaf form' pattern immediately and took a chance. This item does fit the pattern of a boarding pike of the period. As a matter of fact, one almost identical example to mine is pictured in Gilkerson's 'Boarders Away' pg 52 color plate. See also Neumann's 'Swords & Blades of the American Revolution', 108PA. 128PA for similar examples.

The head measures 8" with the socket, which is a closed socket without any pinning hole, very typical of colonial American blacksmith work.

M ELEY 27th October 2025 10:05 PM
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Unfortunately, these were the pics from the auction and I am unable to resize, make them into jpeg, etc-:mad:

I'll have to snap a few shots when I have the time-


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