Original British War of 1812 Royal Navy “Bugbear’ Carved Coconut with Wooden Stand named to H.M.S. CYANE Snider Rifles & Bayonets which has been beautifully carved

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

read as "chikara"

and is of the lightly undulating type

with some wear to the edge

Please Dont Cry & Say No by The King Cole Trio

Original British War of 1812 Royal Navy “Bugbear’ Carved Coconut with Wooden Stand named to H.M.S. CYANE Snider Rifles & Bayonets which has been beautifully carvedOriginal 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