Club or.......?

Atlantia · 6th August 2011, 04:09 PM

Hi all,

Took a bit of a chance on this. Never seen anything quite like it.
Is it a club or some farming impliment?

Gavin Nugent · 6th August 2011, 04:31 PM

Is it a very early Gray-Nicolls or a Bradbury

but you knew that was coming

Atlantia · 6th August 2011, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by freebooter

Is it a very early Gray-Nicolls or a Bradbury

but you knew that was coming

LOL, for that Hobbit-Cricket that never quite caught on?

Norman McCormick · 6th August 2011, 05:28 PM

For Brit Rover/Wizard readers of a certain age only!!!!!!!!

Hi Gene,
I see you've managed to unearth the 'clicky ba' of Lt Bill Samson's trusty sidekick Chung.

kronckew · 6th August 2011, 05:34 PM

nice flax/hemp beater (scutching sword or swingle)

David · 6th August 2011, 05:49 PM

...or maybe a Frat house paddle...

katana · 6th August 2011, 06:17 PM

You guys ..

Gene, depending on the source of the wood used ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trobriand_Cricket

although it could be a little small ....is the wood mahogany ?

Best David

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Atlantia · 6th August 2011, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by David

...or maybe a Frat house paddle...

LOL, cheers buddy,
In fairness I think it's me that's going to be taking a spanking from this one

Atlantia · 6th August 2011, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norman McCormick

For Brit Rover/Wizard readers of a certain age only!!!!!!!!

Hi Gene,
I see you've managed to unearth the 'clicky ba' of Lt Bill Samson's trusty sidekick Chung.

'From a ledge high in the Kyber pass.....'

Atlantia · 6th August 2011, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

nice flax/hemp beater (scutching sword or swingle)

Oh god! Do you think so?

Atlantia · 6th August 2011, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by katana

You guys ..

Gene, depending on the source of the wood used ....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trobriand_Cricket

although it could be a little small ....is the wood mahogany ?

Best David

.

Hmmm,

Might be Mahogany...
Do you notice that on the 'face' of the cricket bat shape, it has two faces and a central ridge that runs right up to the top of the handle?
That was what decided me that it wasn't a kids cricket bat.

kronckew · 7th August 2011, 09:18 AM

here's a shortish video on trobriand cricket, shows the bats used very well. - they don't look like the subject bat.

Last Man Standing - Trobriand Cricket

interesting that they're turning clubs into cricket bats...

tom hyle · 7th August 2011, 01:49 PM

It definitely has a far far greater resemblance to a cricket bat than to anything else I've seen. The ridge on the handle is reminiscent of a feature of Japanese cutlery handles (not that this is Japanese; Japanese culture has a close relation to other Pacific cultures and this relation is shown in the material culture on both sides of the relationship).

Atlantia · 9th August 2011, 12:24 PM

Thanks for continuing to analyse this mystery object gentlemen.

I must admit it's got me 'stumped'

tom hyle · 11th August 2011, 04:30 PM

A similar handle ridge is found on some Pacific canoe paddles.

Atlantia · 12th August 2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tom hyle

A similar handle ridge is found on some Pacific canoe paddles.

Well, thats a direction I'd like to explore...
Thanks Tom.

Atlantia · 17th August 2011, 11:52 AM

Any further thoughs chaps?

kronckew · 17th August 2011, 01:13 PM

it's a washing bat especially for beating your clothes on the rocks to get out asparagus stains...

Atlantia · 17th August 2011, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

it's a washing bat especially for beating your clothes on the rocks to get out asparagus stains...

Great catch Kronck'!!!

Oh well at least its for beating something

I bet many a man has felt their club-like properties, perhaps I should add it to the women with weapons thread?

I think that settles it's origin, doesn't seem to be much doubt.

Best
Gene

tom hyle · 19th August 2011, 05:16 AM

These seem to be European. The device in question seems to be of Pacific wood?? Cricket, though also European, is widely distributed in the Pacific; is the use of such laundry paddles? Note
again the ridge to both handle and "blade", which these seem to lack. Still looks like some kind of
cricket bat to me.

Atlantia · 31st August 2011, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom hyle

These seem to be European. The device in question seems to be of Pacific wood?? Cricket, though also European, is widely distributed in the Pacific; is the use of such laundry paddles? Note
again the ridge to both handle and "blade", which these seem to lack. Still looks like some kind of
cricket bat to me.

Hi Tom,

The thing that IMHO kills the Cricket Bat theory is the central ridge on the face. A cricket bat has a flat face so you can direct your shot. That would be nigh on impossible with a bat with 'two' angled faces.

Best
Gene

kronckew · 31st August 2011, 08:03 PM

?

the original posted photos seem to show the central ridge only on one side, the other being flat with rounded edges.

raised ridge

flat side

i still do not think it's a cricket bat tho.

6th August 2011, 04:09 PM	#1
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Club or.......? Hi all, Took a bit of a chance on this. Never seen anything quite like it. Is it a club or some farming impliment? Attached Images

6th August 2011, 05:28 PM	#4
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,597	For Brit Rover/Wizard readers of a certain age only!!!!!!!! Hi Gene, I see you've managed to unearth the 'clicky ba' of Lt Bill Samson's trusty sidekick Chung. Attached Images

6th August 2011, 05:34 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	nice flax/hemp beater (scutching sword or swingle) Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 6th August 2011 at 05:58 PM.

6th August 2011, 05:49 PM	#6
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,123	...or maybe a Frat house paddle... Attached Images

6th August 2011, 06:17 PM	#7
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	You guys .. Gene, depending on the source of the wood used .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trobriand_Cricket although it could be a little small ....is the wood mahogany ? Best David . Attached Images

6th August 2011, 04:31 PM	#2
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Is it a very early Gray-Nicolls or a Bradbury but you knew that was coming

7th August 2011, 09:18 AM	#12
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	here's a shortish video on trobriand cricket, shows the bats used very well. - they don't look like the subject bat. Last Man Standing - Trobriand Cricket interesting that they're turning clubs into cricket bats...

7th August 2011, 01:49 PM	#13
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	It definitely has a far far greater resemblance to a cricket bat than to anything else I've seen. The ridge on the handle is reminiscent of a feature of Japanese cutlery handles (not that this is Japanese; Japanese culture has a close relation to other Pacific cultures and this relation is shown in the material culture on both sides of the relationship).

9th August 2011, 12:24 PM	#14
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Thanks for continuing to analyse this mystery object gentlemen. I must admit it's got me 'stumped'

11th August 2011, 04:30 PM	#15
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	A similar handle ridge is found on some Pacific canoe paddles.

17th August 2011, 11:52 AM	#17
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Any further thoughs chaps?

17th August 2011, 01:13 PM	#18
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	it's a washing bat especially for beating your clothes on the rocks to get out asparagus stains...

19th August 2011, 05:16 AM	#20
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	These seem to be European. The device in question seems to be of Pacific wood?? Cricket, though also European, is widely distributed in the Pacific; is the use of such laundry paddles? Note again the ridge to both handle and "blade", which these seem to lack. Still looks like some kind of cricket bat to me.

31st August 2011, 08:03 PM	#22
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	? the original posted photos seem to show the central ridge only on one side, the other being flat with rounded edges. raised ridge flat side i still do not think it's a cricket bat tho.