Antique Beagling Whip with Hound Handle and Whistle - w1776 oct24 The whip has its original

The whip has its original open leather keeper or loop

probably alpacca or a similar alloy

Ref : whip1773

There is a stud on the lower edge of the ring and a hole which would have held another stud

the front picture is of the late Princess Margaret with a Fell pony

Antique Beagling Whip with Hound Handle and Whistle - w1776 oct24 The whip has its originalThis whip has an antler or staghorn handle carved as a hound's head. The hound has glass eyes There is a whistle in the handle, this works well. It has a silver coloured (probably nickel) collar with foliate decoration and a blank oval cartouche for engraving. The short shaft or stock is made of golden brown malacca cane with its characteristic teardrop shaped cross section The whip has a its original small open rawhide keeper at its end and a braided