Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack risque carving this old lovingly homemade three

this old lovingly homemade three post stacker is about as expressive as it gets

minor and not ready noticeable unless you are looking for it

finished with linseed oil and lacquer

or maybe just a carved wooden valentine rosebud

Best is the alligator paint

Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack risque carving this old lovingly homemade threeI'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