1892 Hunting Whip with Racing Scene on Silver Collar - w1579 ivory Ref : Bit962

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which can turn

5cm)Weight : 1lb 12½oz (802g)

or possibly referring to an old term for a small barrel

The stitching is incredibly fine (I count fourteen stitches to the inch) The case is lined in doeskin which shows wear inside the lid

1892 Hunting Whip with Racing Scene on Silver Collar - w1579 ivory Ref : Bit962This whip has a bone hook shaped handle. There is a fine hairline crack at the back of the handle, but there is no movement or instability around it. It has a slver collar hallmarked Birmingham 1862. It also has the silversmith's stamp "HS". The collar is decorated in relief with a horseracing or hunting scene, showing three mounted riders and a fence. The long stock or shaft is made of red brown malacca cane with its distinctive ridged cross section.