A walking stick made from the oak and copper of H.M.S. Foudroyant

A walking stick made from the oak and copper of H.M.S. Foudroyant, of typical form with a copper collar impressed in three sections: the head of Lord Nelson surrounded by the words ‘Horatio Viscount Nelson. Born Sep 1753. Died Oct 1805’,  a shield stating ‘oak and copper from vessel …after breaking up’ and the image of a battleship stating ‘Foudroyant Nelson’s Flagship. Commenced 1789, Launched 1798, Wrecked  Blackpool, 1897’.

L 33 ½ in