RMS Titanic Basic 401 Rivet

Description

The Titanic 401 Basic 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.
Now you have the opportunity to own a
401 Rivet
.
The
Basic Set
includes the
401 Rivet with RMS Titanic No. 401
stamped on the end, plus
an information sheet detailing how the original rivets were used and driven, describing how the
401 Rivet
is fabricated today.
“As close as you will ever get to holding a piece of the Titanic in your hand….”
The RMS Titanic 401 Basic Rivet will be shipped direct from our warehouse on the shores of Belfast Lough in County Down where the Titanic sailed on her Maiden Voyage.