Watch List notes:

Naval artillery gunner's wooden linstock (for firing cannons), early 1800s, probably American (War of 1812). 452 grams, 25-1/2" long. A wooden rod with rope wrapped around brass screw at top and sharp steel point at bottom, the rope a period replacement for what was known as a slow match (rope soaked in combustible material) for firing cannons and the bottom point for driving into the ground or a wooden deck between uses, attractively patinated, the cuff for the bottom point just a bit corroded. With photo-certificate.

Estimate: $350 - 500