Wilcox’s Hysterectomy Pin consists of a stout steel pin attached to a teardrop-shaped handle. The point is guarded by a removable cap that approximates the size of the handle and is secured by a means of a thumbscrew.  Such needles, pins or skewers, are required in operations where the stump is dressed and secured in an extra-peritoneal position.  Two are typically employed, whereby the stump is transfixed in opposite directions just above the wire, where they serve to position the stump within the wound, preventing it from slipping backwards into the peritoneal cavity.
A scarce example of Wilcox’s Hysterectomy Pin, VFC.