Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword lidded latched box ) springs his out-sized phallus

) springs his out-sized phallus

a little roughness to the wood in a couple of spots (on the left ear

4"deep x 3 1/4 wide  x 3" tall

His arms move up and down smoothly

The pages have been cut at a bit of an angle

Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword lidded latched box ) springs his out-sized phallusMuch more fun to wield a play sword than a carved letter opener, and this would be a good one to hang from a nail on the wall then take down to put it into action now and then. I assume this was carved for a child in order to do exactly that and its tip appears to have taken a stab or two. Quite a lovely object I think, all carved from one piece of wood, and beautiful wood at that. 18 1 4" long x 2 1 8" across at handle, 3 8" thick. One small chip on