Large Belaying Pins

Large belaying pins from the T.V. series Hornblower is the umbrella title of an acclaimed series of television drama programmes based on C. S. Forester's novels about the fictional character Horatio Hornblower, a Royal Naval naval officer during the French revolutionary wars and the Napoleonic Wars. On February 20, 2007 Gruffudd also said he's planning to make a big screen version of Hornblower. He is attempting to gain the rights to the books by C.S. FORESTER
Starring Ioan Gruffudd as Horatio Hornblower
,Robert Lindsay as Captain (and later Admiral) Sir Edward Pellew ,Jamie Bamber as Lieutenant Archie Kennedy (5 episodes) ,Paul McGann as Lieutenant William Bush (4 episodes) ,David Warner as Captain James Sawyer (2 episodes) ,Paul Copley as Matthews ,Sean Gilder as Styles ,Lorcan Cranitch as Wolfe (2 episodes)
,Philip Glenister as Hobbs (2 episodes)

A belaying pin is a device used on traditional sailing vessels to secure lines. Their function on modern vessels has been replaced by cleats, but they are still used, particularly on square-rigged ships.

23" long
400g