Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack antique pick up sticks Just above his stick is

Just above his stick is a bit of a brown spot which gives that patch of the sky a bit of the feel of a tiny tornado

There is a small bit of something  adhered to the bottom right gray square that I just noticed in the photos

but also really nice just set along the front of a shelf horizontally

perhaps hanging outside the front door

Used for sure but in overall very good condition with hinges firmly attached

Gorgeous Antique Knotwork Sailor's Cosh or Blackjack antique pick up sticks Just above his stick isI'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