Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A Revolutionary War-era boarding pike head

M ELEY · Yesterday, 09:39 PM

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.

Yesterday, 09:39 PM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,204	A Revolutionary War-era boarding pike head 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. Attached Images Last edited by M ELEY; Yesterday at 09:53 PM.