Model Expo - 5/16" (8mm) Brass Belaying Pin 150 pcs

Model Shipways Belaying Pins, Brass 5/16" (8mm) 150 pack

It was originally 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.