This whip has a silver coloured hammer shaped handle, sometimes called a "locksmasher". This could indeed be used to open locks, but also as a hammer for repairs or as a priest. It has a silver coloured (probably nickel) collar. There is a fine crack in the lower part of the collar. There are no maker's marks or stamps. The long stock or shaft is covered in braided leather. . It has a rawhide leather open keeper or loop at its end, and a braided thong, this is knotted at its tip
Dimensions : Hammer head : 2" (5cm) Length (not including keeper) 26¾" (68cm), keeper 5" (12.5cm) Weight 333g (11¾oz)
