16-inch Turned Hardwood Belaying Pin

Function of this vintage pin:

• Lines are secured to the pin using a figure-eight wrap.
• Excess rope is coiled neatly and hung on the pin.
• Each pin corresponds to a specific sail or line, making it a kind of manual control panel for the ship’s rigging.

Belaying pins were also known to double as improvised weapons in a pinch—handy in a brawl on the high seas!

L 16" x W 2"