RMS Titanic Premium 401 Rivet

Description

RMS Titanic Premium 401 Rivet
The
401 Rivet
is an exact reproduction of the rivets used to fasten the
Titanic
‘s massive hull plates to her frames, precise in every dimension and characteristic. The
401 Rivet
is 3 3/4″ long, with a shank diameter of 1″ and head diameter of 1 3/4″. Each one weighs just over 1 pound. Every effort has been made to ensure that these rivets are as accurate as possible: the dimensions were provided by Harland and Wolff, confirmed by Mark Chinrside, who is recognized world-wide as one of today’s premier authorities on the engineering of the
Olympic
-class ships; the metal composition was determined by a metallurgical analysis done in 1998 on rivets recovered from the wreck of the
Titanic
–the metal itself is AISI 1018 iron.
Have the opportunity to own a
401 Rivet of RMS Titanic
. [
reproduction
]
The
Premium Set
includes the
401 Rivet
with
RMS Titanic No.401
stamped on the end of the rivet, plus a hand-finished solid mahogany display stand bearing a brass plaque along with the legend “RMS
Titanic
No. 401″ and an illustrated leaflet describing the history of the rivets used in building steamships, in particular the
Olympic
-class sh
ips, as well as detailed information of the process by which the
401 Rivet
is made.
“As close as you will ever get to holding a piece of the Titanic in your hand….”
The RMS Titanic 401 Premium Rivet Set will be shipped direct from our warehouse on the shores of Belfast Lough in County Down where the Titanic sailed on her Maiden Voyage.