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British Royal Navy Boarding Ax P1859 Pattern! Authentic late 19th Century British Boarding Ax with Maker Marks, Inspection, and Arsenal Stamps! This is the Last Official Pattern of Royal Navy Boarding Ax. Found in Canada!
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The British Royal Navy P1859 Pattern Boarding Ax - The last official boarding ax of the British Navy. Note the slight change of the flared ax blade from the previous boarding axes, but the spike remains essentially the same.
The manufacturing date of "1890" and maker mark "C&M" are clearly stamped. There is another faint stamp above these two and under magnification indicates the name "GILPIN".
Close up photos of both sides of the ax head.
Note the broad arrow or crows foot stamp indicating that it was British Government property and in-service. The well documented initials "WD" are indicated as "War Department" with the number "7" the inspector or inspection location. The letter "N" indicates that it was specifically designated for Naval use.
British Royal Navy P1859 Boarding Ax
The last of a breed and the age of sail! The Pattern P1859 was the last official British Royal Navy Boarding Ax established by the War Department. This particular boarding ax is in excellent museum quality condition, well marked, arsenal stamped and dated 1890. |
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Length: 23.5" long
Head: 8.75" long
Blade: 4.5" wide
Spike: 2.75" long. |
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Restored British Royal Navy P1859 Boarding Axe
The last of a breed and the age of sail! The Pattern P1859 was the last official British Royal Navy Boarding Ax established by the War Department. The above British Royal Navy P1859 Pattern Boarding Ax was obtained from a collector in the UK who restored it to its current condition. The axe head was significantly cleaned of all rust and pitting can still be seen. The original handle has been replaced with a similar one. We would judge this to be a an average to good restoration based upon what the condition of the axe was prior to.
Note the pitting still visible on the head of the axe. Makers marks/stamps were removed during the extensive cleaning and restoration which took place. |
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Length: 23.5" long
Head: 8.75" long
Blade: 4.5" wide
Spike: 2.75" long. |
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The naval boarding ax was an indispensable part of a ships armament inventory for the deckhand.
One often sees pirates and sailors holding a cutlass in one hand with a boarding ax in another as they were used in conjunction with each other when boarding a naval vessel during a battle. The boarding as was used to clear ones own deck of debris including ropes and rigging which may have been shot away and fallen as well as digging hot shot out of wooden hulls, bridges, railings, decks, sails, etc etc.
The naval boarding ax as an offensive weapon was used to help a boarder climb up the side of an enemies wooden hull, then used to chop away at their rigging making it difficult or impossible for them to properly maneuver, and then to used as a personal weapon in close quarter combat. The boarding ax was also used to throw at an enemy to keep distance. In fact it has been said that a well thrown boarding ax was even more lethal than an early 19th century gun (both were equally only one shot!)