Original Napoleonic Era British Royal Navy Whalebone & Lead Small Press Gang Cosh with Fully Intact Wrapping - circa 1800 Scabbards & Sheaths The bottom of the ewer

The bottom of the ewer indicates it was made by MERIDEN

and the color is a bit lighter on one side than the other

These two items were a USGI bring back

but it is of a different style than we usually see

Original Napoleonic Era British Royal Navy Whalebone & Lead Small Press Gang Cosh with Fully Intact Wrapping - circa 1800 Scabbards & Sheaths The bottom of the ewerOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a very powerful object, not only referring to its capabilities but to its obvious age and place in Maritime history. The British Naval pay scale was established in 1658 and basically remained unchanged for almost 140 years. There was zero inflation up until the 7 years war (1756 1763) known as the French and Indian War in the United States. However by the end of the 1700s with increasing British Government debt