Original Napoleonic Era British Royal Navy Press Gang Cosh with Built-in Antler Whistle - circa 1780-1815 French Gun Magazines with mostly intact leather and

with mostly intact leather and most of the corrugated metal surround

when trapdoor production came to an end

and still has a good deal of the original finish on the leather and steel

This comes as a wonderful research and restoration project

Original Napoleonic Era British Royal Navy Press Gang Cosh with Built-in Antler Whistle - circa 1780-1815 French Gun Magazines with mostly intact leather andOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very powerful object, not only referring to its capabilities but to its obvious age and place in Maritime history. The British Naval pay scale was established in 1658 and basically remained unchanged for almost 140 years. There was zero inflation up until the 7 years war (1756 1763) known as the French and Indian War in the United States. However by the end of the 1700s with increasing British Government debt