2021-10 Raynors HCA Live
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/16/2021
This excavated pike blade is a rare Confederate relic! The double-edged blade measures 13" . The overall length (blade + socket) is about 18". The smaller, hooked blade was designed to cut the reins and/or bridle of attacking cavalry causing them to lose control of their mounts. This was one of many recovered in 1980 along the old Wilmington & Manchester Railroad in South Carolina and has the “Atlanta Cutlery Corporation” tyvek tag certifying the piece. The recovery site was where Federal cavalry destroyed a train loaded with arms that was en route to Bentonville, North Carolina. This is solid and one of the better recovered specimens from this particular cache of weapons.
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