Model Expo - 5/16" (8mm) Boxwood Belaying Pin 40 pcs

Model Shipways Belaying Pins, Boxwood 5/16" (8mm) 40 pack

It was thought that these "quick release"wooden fastening pins for securing the running ends of the running rigging appeared in the mid-17th century. However, Belaying Pins were found during the excavation of the Mary Rose, sunk in 1545, indicating that they were used at least 100 years earlier.