Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick

Scale: Unknown. Model of a half killick from North Japan. The shank and arm are constructed from a single grown wooden bough roughly circular in section and tapering towards the crown. The arm has a flat upper face and tapers to a point at the end. There is a large oval-shaped flat stone which is fixed half way up the shank by a series of criss-cross rope lashings. There is a rope cable attached to the shank above the stone.

Object Details

ID: ZBA4803
Type: Equipment model; Anchor model; Half killick
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Devon; Southampton
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 60 mm x 30 mm x 28 mm