Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh ink drawing portrait free for the cost of

free for the cost of shipping if you'd like them along with the purchase of these

Northwest Territories and settled in Holman with her family when she was 14 years old

This is the second of these great brass cheese wedge pen holders I've had in the shop--how not to feel a little happier with this on the desk

and the two arches at top

but making no real sense otherwise

Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh ink drawing portrait free for the cost ofAbout a year ago I found a sailor's cosh similar to this one in the Hudson River Valley, and just returned to the same dealer to purchase this one, which came from the same estate. From what I understand, this exquisitely crafted but brutal object was a sailor's weapon, preferred over the knife, and according to lore was carried by "Press Gangs," who would use them to gather a crew by rendering unsuspecting victims on shore unconscious, only to awake