Original War of 1812 Ship's Boat Hook Named to DETROIT Sterling SMG A lovely and thoughtful gift

A lovely and thoughtful gift intended to keep those men at home out of the picture

a German Army Barracks was built in Weddingen's home town of Herford and named for him and displayed two very large anchors at it's entrance in his honor

we recommend that no attempt be made to fire the signals

(very limited quantity)

nice shape

Original War of 1812 Ship's Boat Hook Named to DETROIT Sterling SMG A lovely and thoughtful giftOriginal Item: One Only. Found in upper New York State, this is an original Ship's Boat Hook for use in one of the Men o War's boats, used when travelling from ship to shore, between boats, etc. This example has iron fittings on a wood haft marked DETROIT, and was found in a barn before coming to us. Nice War of 1812 item, ready for display, 52" overall length, iron fittings well rusted but clearly this is all original. H. M. S. DETROIT was a 20 gun