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Civil War Pike Marked "H. Stevens" Macon GA

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Civil War Pike Marked H. Stevens Macon GA
<B>Confederate Cloverleaf Pike Made in Macon, Georgia.</B></I> This pike measures 82" from the tip of the steel blade point to the bottom, rounded edge of the staff. The blade is marked "Made by H. Stevens" and is from Macon, Georgia. At the outbreak of the Civil War in Georgia Governor Joseph Brown armed his state militia troops with these old-fashioned lances so that the burgeoning numbers of volunteers would have something with which to fight. Although few saw combat in the war, the militia units did parade with the pikes at the start of the war. As Brown appealed to all the machine shops and blacksmiths of the state, thousands of these pikes were manufactured. They are a curiosity of war still with us today. In very good condition with one of the cloverleaf blades broken at the end, the pike is very well made.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Large Collectibles (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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