Cudgel

This cudgel, a basic hand weapon, is part of a large collection of traditional craft products which were made circa 1945–6 and acquired from the British Council in 1960. It was made by Johnston Umbrellas Limited, stick and umbrella makers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, and was known locally a ‘shillelagh’. It is made from blackthorn, with a gnarled joint of twisted blackthorn forming the head, and …