Original 19th Century U.S. “Ships in a Bottle” Maritime Folk Art made with Bristol’s Sarsaparilla Bottle U.S. Flags with no major chips or

with no major chips or sharpening

and it fits the scabbard nicely

There is some evidence of wood splits to the stock but nothing to detract from its appearance

The letters D and J are placed to each side of the rifles

There definitely is significant wear though

Original 19th Century U.S. “Ships in a Bottle” Maritime Folk Art made with Bristol’s Sarsaparilla Bottle U.S. Flags with no major chips orOriginal Item: One of a Kind. Here we have a classic example of maritime folk art: Ships in a bottle! These are always very interesting, as the ships themselves must be designed to fit into the small opening of the bottle, and then are unfolded INSIDE the bottle. All of the positioning and such must be done through the bottle opening, and is a long tedious process, so even simple scenes such as this are a significant time commitment. The two vessels