AUCTIONS IMPERIAL DECEMBER 2020

A RARE BOSUN’S ROPE COSH

This auction ended on December 12, 2020.

Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $200

Buyer's Premium: 24.9%

Sold for: $75

Description

Skillfully knotted from rope and tarred, with weighted head and small terminal set with a belt ring. 19th century. Coshes were typically made at sea and used by a bosun heading pressgangs and his mates when in port. Rubbed. Condition III