John Brown Pike

Description:

This pike was among 950 pikes that John Brown acquired to arm slaves incited to rebel by his raid on Harpers Ferry. The raid grew out of an earlier plan he devised in the mid-1840s.

Date Made: ca 1858

Maker: Blair, Charles

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Credit Line: Robert Hinckley

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: AF.258924Catalog Number: 258924Serial Number: 26Accession Number: 51210

Object Name: pikeOther Terms: Edged Weapons; Army

Measurements: overall: 81 1/4 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 206.375 cm x 11.43 cm x 3.175 cmoverall: 80 5/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 204.7875 cm x 12.065 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-60e7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_436126

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