A reaping machine includes a sickle bar that can rotate and at least one reaping blade arranged on the sickle bar. The reaping blade is supported so that it can pivot on a pin fastened to the sickle bar. The pin has a fastening section for fastening to the sickle bar and a holding section separated by a shoulder from the fastening section for holding the reaping blade so that it can pivot. To simplify the placement or installation of the pin on the sickle bar, at least one raised section extending in the radial direction past a circumferential segment of the pin is formed in the fastening section of the pin.