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A pike with a sickle-shaped hook
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Pike with an iron sickle-shaped hook on a dark brown wooden shaft. The blade is double-edged and splits in the middle. One half runs to a point with a cutting edge curving inward to a point. The other half bends and therefore has the shape of a sickle. In front of the splitting point an engraved inscription of a wheel with five spokes and a sign consisting of a semicircle with two continuous lines. The blade is attached to the shaft with two tenons, with two rivets on each side. The shaft is painted black and has no foot.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineEen piek met zeisvormige haak. c. 1599 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.