SCRIMSHAW REPRODUCTION SPERM WHALE TOOTH " OLD IRONSIDES" 7 " USS CONSTITUTION

I
personally hand make all my reproductions. Each one is carefully crafted from
the finest materials. The Scrimshaw teeth and tusks will “age” over
time when exposed to any light. So, after time, they look more and more
“old”.
They
all have the nicks and scratches associated with the original teeth, some
more than others. All have a money back guarantee.
USS
Constitution was never defeated in battle. In 1844, USS Constitution became
the first
American
warship to circumnavigate the globe. USS Constitution is world’s oldest
commissioned
warship still afloat as of today.
You are VIEWING on a
RESIN REPLICA
sperm
whale tooth Scrimshaw. It is 7 inches long measured along the outside
edge.
The details are BEYOND excellent. The SHIP “USS
CONSTITUTION” ALSO KNOWN AS “OLD IRONSIDES” BECAUSE CANNON BALLS
BOUNCED OFF THE SIDE IF THE SHIP!!
The Constitution was almost sent to the scrap yard for the lumber
but was saved because of a massive outpouring of public support to save the grand
old ship.  She served in many naval battles and served our country with
great distinction.
First Barbary War:
One of thirty-six
lieutenants retained by the US Navy, Decatur was assigned to the frigate
USS
Essex
as first lieutenant in 1801. Part of Commodore
Richard Dale’s squadron,
Essex
sailed to the Mediterranean to
deal with those Barbary states that were preying upon American
shipping. After subsequent service aboard USS
New York
, Decatur returned
the US and took command of the new brig USS
Argus
.
Sailing across the Atlantic to Gibraltar, he turned the ship over to
Lieutenant Isaac Hull and was given command of the 12-gun schooner USS
Enterprise
.
On December 23,
1803,
Enterprise
and the frigate USS
Constitution
captured
the Tripolitan ketch
Mastico
after a sharp fight.
Renamed
Intrepid
, the ketch was given to Decatur for use in a
daring raid to destroy the frigate USS
Philadelphia
which had
run aground and been captured in Tripoli harbor in October. At 7:00 PM on
February 16, 1804,
Intrepid
, disguised as a Maltese merchant ship
and flying British colors, entered Tripoli harbor. Claiming that they
had lost their anchors in a storm, Decatur asked permission to tie up
alongside the captured frigate.
As the two ships
touched, Decatur stormed aboard
Philadelphia
with
sixty men. Fighting with swords and pikes, they took control of the ship and
began preparations to burn it. With combustibles in place,
Philadelphia
was
set on fire. Waiting until he was sure the fire had taken
hold, Decatur was the last to leave the burning ship. Escaping the
scene in
Intrepid
, Decatur and his men successfully evaded fire
from the harbor’s defenses and reached the open sea. When he heard
of Decatur’s achievement,
Vice Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson
called it
“the most bold and daring act of the age.”
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