Boarding pike? What is it?

[Timo Nieminen]

Originally Posted by trenchwarfare

Looks sorta like an elephant goad to me. With just a rat-tail tang, and no rivets, it wouldn't pull much weight. Unless, the head was lashed to the shaft via the ring.

It does look the part. I've considered using a boat-hook head for making a long-hafted elephant goad.

(I find that "boat hook" is a common guess for "What is this?" when you show people an elephant goad. Not as almost-universal as "napkin ring" for a Chinese archer's thumb ring, but common.)