S/5851 Antique Treen 19th Century Ash Naval Truncheon

A well turned 19th century naval truncheon made of ash, of cylindrical tapered form and having a shaped ribbed handle terminating with a metal end cap depicting an anchor. By repute it hung in a dockside public house for many years. The whole retains a patination.

18½ in. (47 cm.) High
1¾ in. (4.5 cm.) Diameter English Circa 1840