Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh black eyes but it is indeed hand-done

but it is indeed hand-done

Meissen produced a number of series of monkeys (most famously playing musical instruments) that very closely resemble this one

a bit of cracking to the splint here and there

I believe there may be something carved in the bottom but I can't make it out if so

Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh black eyes but it is indeed hand-doneAbout 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