pole-arm / Royal College of Surgeons, 1916

Royal College of Surgeons, 1916

Pike used by a Volunteer, pre 1916. Found at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1916, after the surrender. Long, flat blade, 12.75" long, 1.5" broad at the butt tapering to blunt point. Attached to shaft (4'1.5" long by 1.2" diam.) by a tang. The attachment strengthened by a brass cylindrical collar, 4.5" long, through which pass two rivets (they presumably pass through the tang also).;

Royal College of Surgeons, 1916

Object Number:
HE:EW.1202

Institution:
NMI

Date:
1916

Collections:

Easter Week Collection

Exhibitions:

Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising

Subjects:

1916 Rising, Combat
1916 Rising, Surrender
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland