RARE WOODEN SHIP CAULKING WEDGE.

RARE WOODEN SHIP CAULKING WEDGE. Small hatchet shaped steel tool, 4-3/4″ high with slightly offset 3″ rounded blade with squared bottom, 1″ shank with a small haft hole and a tapered flat top head. It is marked on one side with what appears to be “PACIFIC———MILLS / U.S.S. CHARLESTON”. This tool was used for caulking the seams with oakum on a wooden ship. CONDITION: Very fine. Smooth dark brown patina with traces of old silver paint. Light pitting with hammer marks on the head. 4-52103 JR459 (250-500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	179	$287.00	RARE WOODEN SHIP CAULKING WEDGE. Small hatchet shaped steel tool, 4-3/4″ high with slightly offset 3″ rounded blade with squared bottom, 1″ shank with a small haft hole and a tapered flat top head. It is marked on one side with what appears to be “PACIFIC———MILLS / U.S.S. CHARLESTON”. This tool was used for caulking the seams with oakum on a wooden ship. CONDITION: Very fine. Smooth dark brown patina with traces of old silver paint. Light pitting with hammer marks on the head. 4-52103 JR459 (250-500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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