Original British Royal Navy Anti-Boarding Pike - War of 1812 Era Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The helmet retains the original

The helmet retains the original dark horizon blue paint and has the original helmet plate with Artillery crossed cannon insignia and RF

Serial # 308459 with overall good metal finish and most metal proofs still present

The right side of the frame is very faintly marked inside a triangle:

The woven organizational emblem patch used on the sports patch was often a rather large patch

Some say there were naval officers who preferred to enlist ducks

Original British Royal Navy Anti-Boarding Pike - War of 1812 Era Category_MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly The helmet retains the originalOriginal Item: One Only. Recently discovered in an old barn near the 1812 Battle site on LAKE ERIE this is truly what we call a "Barn find". The wood shaft 43" long, is very matured and is totally original. It is topped with an iron spear head of 9 1 2", which is covered in 200 years of rust pitting and it still retains its bottom mount, 5", also of iron and well rusted, making the weapon's overall and original length 57 1 2". Traditionally "Boarding"