A Pair of Fine and Rare Mid 19th Century Naval Boarding Pikes by Wilkinson of 27 Pall Mall

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£2400

These fine boarding pikes are unusual for a number of reasons. The heads (langets) are stamped with the name of the important manufacturers Wilkinson of 27 Pall Mall, London. Of four sided design, this means that these pikes pre-date the so-called 1888 model of pike which was the last one adopted by the Royal Navy before these pieces were phased out. Despite no new designs being manufactured for more than half a century, pikes continued to be sold and were carried on Royal Navy vessels until 1905. Our pikes have bamboo shafts, also highly unusual and very visually interesting. Boarding pikes w

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A Pair of Fine and Rare Mid 19th Century Naval Boarding Pikes by Wilkinson of 27 Pall Mall

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