John Brown Pike

National Museum of American History

Object Details

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
ca 1858
ID Number
AF.258924
catalog number
258924
serial number
26
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
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_436126
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-60e7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
John Brown Pike
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