Forged Blanket Pin

[Ricochet]

Been busy at my forge here lately and decided to break up the knife making with a blanket pin. It was a nice change of pace!! Low carbon ring with a spring steel pin. Thanks for looking!!

 

[smo]

Looks great! Now don’t poke your eye out…

 

[Tumbledown]

I've done some investigating, as I was looking for something to use in reenacting. I am familiar with this style pin, and it was popular in the middle ages. Unfortunately, it does not appear to have been used in colonial or early America times.

I would be happy if someone can provide documentation showing otherwise.

 

[Colonialnerd]

I’m a sucker for a nice penannular brooch. I’ve made a few over the years. Yours looks pretty darn good!

 

[Daryl Crawford]

According to the following secondary source, pins were not used by natives in their original versions. Not sure I've seen sources on pins used by Europeans.

Becker, Marshall Joseph. "Matchcoats: Cultural Conservatism and Change". Digital Commons@West Chester University. Retrieved Oct 14, 2015.