Antique Beagling Whip with Hound Handle and Whistle - w1777 bootpulls And from the Dundee Advertiser

And from the Dundee Advertiser in 1880 'At the London Bankruptcy Court to-day a receiver and manager was appointed in the estate of W

Hinged buckles for the attachment of straps hang from the outer button of each spur

its hallmarks are too rubbed to read

The other is stamped "Daniel"

The cheeks are stamped "Best Steel"

Antique Beagling Whip with Hound Handle and Whistle - w1777 bootpulls And from the Dundee AdvertiserThis beagling whip is heavier and more robust than many other examples. It has an antler or staghorn handle carved as a hound's head. The hound has glass eyes There is a whistle in the handle, this works well. It has a silver coloured (probably nickel) collar, there is a little damage to the top edge of this The short thick shaft or stock is made of red brown malacca cane with its characteristic teardrop shaped cross section The whip has a its