Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack risque carving like a cross between celadon

like a cross between celadon and Granny Smith apple

finished with linseed oil and lacquer

1/16's measure 1 1/4" cubed

with a turning slat on the side that keeps 10 yellow and green marbles enclosed when not in use

Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack risque carving like a cross between celadonI'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