John Brown Pike

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John Brown Pike
John Brown Pike

Object Details

maker

Blair, Charles

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.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Robert Hinckley

date made

ca 1858

ID Number

AF.258924

catalog number

258924

serial number

accession number

51210

Object Name

pike

Other 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 cm

overall: 80 5/8 in x 4 3/4 in; 204.7875 cm x 12.065 cm

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military

Civil War

Military

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

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

Record ID

nmah_436126