Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack antique litho animals They're just wonderful objects that

They're  just wonderful objects that could be great used to hold a hair bun in place

I'd guess it was once mounted on an outdoor wall somewhere

The underside of the lid shows some greening of the copper

and very cute in bright green

He measures about 4" long x 2" wide x "1

Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack antique litho animals They're just wonderful objects thatI'm quite obsessed with this exquisitely crafted but also pretty brutal object, a sailor's weapon, preferred over the knife, and which from what I have read was carried by "Press Gangs," who would use them to gather a crew by rendering unsuspecting victims on shore unconscious, only to awake once out at sea. Housed inside the gorgeous macrame knot work at the large end is a lead weight, which would do the damage. The long stretch of the middle is