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"Press gang" wood and leather club, ca. 1800.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Non-wreck Artifacts Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 450.00 USD
 Press gang  wood and leather club, ca. 1800.
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"Press gang" wood and leather club, ca. 1800. 396 grams, 18" long. Clubs of this type were used to knock out reluctant sailors and drag them onto ships to complete a crew roster; excellent condition with 3" medium-brown wood ball at end, turned wood handle of concentric circles, and pliable black leather joint to render a nasty nock on the noggin.