Original British War of 1812 Royal Navy “Bugbear’ Carved Coconut with Wooden Stand named to H.M.S. CYANE Snider Rifles & Bayonets bundled with matches to light

bundled with matches to light them

and has three steel hooks for the three medals

read as "chikara"

which has been beautifully carved in spirals with a marvelous DOG'S HEAD handle

There is some minor wear in places from use

Original British War of 1812 Royal Navy “Bugbear’ Carved Coconut with Wooden Stand named to H.M.S. CYANE Snider Rifles & Bayonets bundled with matches to lightOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a lovely original English carved naval coconut, known as a "bugbear". Being a fully carved coconut shell with traditional naval and masonic symbols, the opening in the top represents the mouth with the two other still plugged holes representing the eyes of the "wind ". The shell has a carving of an anchor in conjunction with a wheel, also an eight pointed star around a central Christian cross. It is supported on