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5th September 2011, 08:20 PM
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It came from a house clearance of an old house here in Devon.
I still get the feeling of a reused piece of ships timber or ceiling beam. It was turned on a lathe. but possibly a fairly crude one. For sure the 'chisel' used to cut it left tiny lines, thousands spiralling around it. It feels like its got great age. I wondered if it was some naval or slavery item. I did a google image search for 'slavery club'......... that didn't go so well 
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5th September 2011, 08:54 PM
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LOL. I got curious and googled that... xD
Interesting club, I'd take it to a fight any day. |
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5th September 2011, 09:22 PM
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Hi Gene,
Is that a screw head I see at the centre of the business end? Does it serve any purpose or is it covering a hole filled with something like lead. Another possibility is that this COULD be a Trench Club from WW1. The ones I have seen are usually covered with boot hobnails at the business end, but thats not to say that this is not one. Stu |
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5th September 2011, 09:35 PM
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Hi Gene,
surely this club would be defined as a truncheon. Oak was commonly used in Britain for both Police and Admiralty truncheons ....with so much Maritime history around your area ....and if old enough ...ex-press gang  All the best David |
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5th September 2011, 10:05 PM
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Lotfy,
LOL, hope you had 'safe search' on?  Stu, It looks like it in the pic, but it's just a hole from the crude lathe 'bit'. David, Thats what I was wondering. Press gang or slave trade? Best Gene Edit: picture added. After a little polish (not on the Macana, thats just for scale). Last edited by Atlantia; 6th September 2011 at 11:15 AM. |
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11th September 2011, 03:27 PM
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This is similar i am confident that its a trench club.
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11th September 2011, 03:34 PM
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Best Gene Edit: I just found a beyond doubt original example on the net which is dated and militarily marked. 21" long. Interestingly it has the same strange 'hole' on the end in the centre from a lathe bit. I wonder if it would have had three if it were not turned to more of a 'cone'?: Last edited by Atlantia; 11th September 2011 at 04:23 PM. |
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11th September 2011, 04:34 PM
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And mine, 21.75" long, for comparison:
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