Boarding pike? What is it?

M ELEY · 24th August 2013, 05:06 AM

Opps! I've been calling it a gig and what I meant to say was that it is a gaff!! Sorry!

I was looking at the stamp, hoping that it might be a ship's name, dockyard name, etc. Likewise, if it had been a number, it might have been a locker/rack number on a ship. More than likely, it is the maker of the tool. Perhaps a google search under shipping/tools? Do you acquire this piece in Australia? Perhaps searching for local tool makers in the 19th c. Although blacksmith-made, for the piece to be stamped, it was a better than average example.

24th August 2013, 05:06 AM	#4
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,205	Opps! I've been calling it a gig and what I meant to say was that it is a gaff!! Sorry! I was looking at the stamp, hoping that it might be a ship's name, dockyard name, etc. Likewise, if it had been a number, it might have been a locker/rack number on a ship. More than likely, it is the maker of the tool. Perhaps a google search under shipping/tools? Do you acquire this piece in Australia? Perhaps searching for local tool makers in the 19th c. Although blacksmith-made, for the piece to be stamped, it was a better than average example.