18th Century Whale Bone Bosuns Persuader (kosh or cosh) – Navy Truncheon

*Rare 18th Century Whale Bone/Baleen Bosuns Persuader (kosh or cosh)*

Persuaders were a form of cosh permitted to be used in the Royal Navy to force sailors to put more effort into their work. The growth of whaling in the nineteenth century made more baleen available and it was a material particularly suited to persuaders. This was constructed with weighted ends covered in fine leather ropework with a whalebone connecting rod. Lightweight they would have been a common instrument on ships. Now very scarce.

31.8cm long.

*Condition*

Given its age and rarity this is in very good condition with a lovely patina. The ends of the persuader are slightly worn, with a few nicks to the leather at one end. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.

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