Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh slip trailed and hitting the target at

and hitting the target at the center will pop them back up--which of course one can do manually

This is about my favorite example of all I've seen

and pretty backs too

and kept near in boxes like this so to enjoy their chirping

The stopper turns 360 degrees

Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh slip trailed and hitting the target atAbout 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