GENUINE Irish Blackthorn Walking stick cane shillelagh Bata Fishing Priest 611g

GENUINE Irish Blackthorn Walking stick cane shillelagh Bata Fishing Priest 611g (image 1/4)
GENUINE Irish Blackthorn Walking stick cane shillelagh Bata Fishing Priest 611g (image 2/4)
GENUINE Irish Blackthorn Walking stick cane shillelagh Bata Fishing Priest 611g (image 3/4)
GENUINE Irish Blackthorn Walking stick cane shillelagh Bata Fishing Priest 611g (image 4/4)
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This Genuine Irish Blackthorn bata / fishing priest has been handcrafted to the highest standard by a local craftsman and artist. The straight, solid, and stout shaft has been left natural. There is much folklore surrounding blackthorn, also known as Snag. It was believed that Christ's Crown of Thorns was made from blackthorn. In Irish folklore it was believed that the "little people" lived in blackthorn bushes. Blackthorn is a strong, heavy, and solid wood, making it a highly valued wood for making walking sticks as it shows interesting patterns and knotholes. It is also, famously, the wood most typically used by the Irish to make a shillelagh. This piece weighs a whopping 611grams, is 21 3/4" long , and the shaft is a stout 5 1/2" in circumference below the head, and tapering to 4 1/2" at the handgrip, which has had the bark removed and smoothed down to ensure a comfortable grip. A leather strap is attached and a shamrock has been burnt into the wood using the ancient art of pyrography. The head is a massive 7 1/2 " in circumference. It is a unique collectors piece and almost certainly an antique of the future. Having been cleaned and finely hand sanded, it has been protected by several coats of a high quality,water, impact, alcohol and heat resistant lacquer, which not only looks exquisite, but feels exquisite too. It will not read more
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