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drac2k · 13th December 2017, 01:46 PM

Great eyes guys.I noticed that too.The shaft is roughly shaped with crude knife marks, not those a lathe would leave and the shaft has flat areas not consistent with turning.One of the holes at the end is approx. 5/8" deep and I think that was made to hang the item on a wall; the other hole is very shallow and it could be consistent with mounting on a lathe.
In my opinion, it could be turned, but I don't think so.
If it is turned, by a lathe, could it be a shillelagh or a WW1 trench club?The spikes on the ball struck me more as being a European attribute, rather than aboriginal?
It still could end up being a very heavy, dangerous movie prop.

13th December 2017, 01:46 PM	#13
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,174	Great eyes guys.I noticed that too.The shaft is roughly shaped with crude knife marks, not those a lathe would leave and the shaft has flat areas not consistent with turning.One of the holes at the end is approx. 5/8" deep and I think that was made to hang the item on a wall; the other hole is very shallow and it could be consistent with mounting on a lathe. In my opinion, it could be turned, but I don't think so. If it is turned, by a lathe, could it be a shillelagh or a WW1 trench club?The spikes on the ball struck me more as being a European attribute, rather than aboriginal? It still could end up being a very heavy, dangerous movie prop. Last edited by drac2k; 13th December 2017 at 01:59 PM.