Handspike

When the gun is out the 2d Captain swivels the Roller Handspike for training, or removes it altogether if the Handspike alone be preferred for this operation.

Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance

Stanley, however, who was no seaman, did not seem to dread it so much, but Handspike and Timbo fully agreed with me that we should be prepared for the worst.

In the Wilds of Africa William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

"Come, Handspike; we want you," sung out Kydd, standing up on the raft.

In the Wilds of Africa William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Handspike was at the helm, and tended the sheets while the rest of us pulled; I kept an eye on the halliards, ready to let go should the breeze increase too much for our sail.

In the Wilds of Africa William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

The crew, one and all, with the exception of Handspike, were in a state of mutiny.

In the Wilds of Africa William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

Handspike went on to reveal in the book's foreword that the former

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Handspike went on to reveal in the book's foreword that the former

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"Inconspicuously, Bobby started stalling," Handspike revealed.

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"I don't think he was really ready for what had just happened," Handspike, who's also penning a memoir on, continued.

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"Inconspicuously, Bobby started stalling," Handspike revealed.

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