giddo87
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i found this and have no idea what it is
any ideas
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i found this and have no idea what it is
giddo87
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Nancykitt
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Goodness, where did you find it? Looked like a xylophone beater in the first pic but it clearly isn't!
giddo87
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it was in the very back of a lorry i just got found it in between the seating i have no clue what it is but its weighted and heavy hehe???
YasandCrystal
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It's a cosh - used I believe for dispatching animals. Possibly snared animals? Similar are used in fishing (smaller).
It would probably fetch a bit on ebay, but also makes a good defence weapon in the lorry if you are alone?!
http://samuelsouth.co.uk/cosh.htm
Look at the prices of these ones
Hopefully yours is a hunting antiquity.
http://www.bada.org/antiques/d/bosuns-cosh/97769
It would probably fetch a bit on ebay, but also makes a good defence weapon in the lorry if you are alone?!
http://samuelsouth.co.uk/cosh.htm
Look at the prices of these ones
Hopefully yours is a hunting antiquity.http://www.bada.org/antiques/d/bosuns-cosh/97769
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giddo87
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can you explain what that is and how it would be used with horses its got us lot talking hehe
YasandCrystal
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It would be probably used hunting. Never on a horse of course
One swift hard blow to the head and the hunted animal would be dispatched.
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giddo87
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Thank you we are all sat trying to work it out and had no clue what it would have been for.
YasandCrystal
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Quite a collectors piece I imagine OP.
giddo87
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were would i find a collector. For it
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YasandCrystal
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were would i find a collector. For it
Either sell it via a local auction house - they can give you a guide price and place a reserve on it or via ebay. I think I would prefer the former - have a chat to the auction house as usually they have different themed specialist auctions - yours would clearly suit an antiques auction and maybe they have one including hunting paraphenalia. Don't undersell it - I imagine it would be worth at least £150 and maybe more
You could try and find out the value via an auction house and advertise it in the classifieds in the back of H&H - I bet you would get interest.
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