ANTIQUE oak wood brass BASS DRUM HAMMER MALLET GONG Start Price USD 9.99 Current Price USD 12.30 Time Left - Bid Count 2 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 27, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 03, 2008 Location Green Swamp, Fla. See more about 'ANTIQUE oak wood brass BASS DRUM HAMMER MALLET GONG' Description   Another No Reserve Practical Quality Offering    It's not where the auction starts that matters, it's where it ends up! And in no way reflects our investment!   We were on a buying trip in North Carolina, a couple of times, this past month. Found lots of intersting treasures from various estates, shows, markets etc. I'll be listing a lot of these things.     Including this Great Original Antique OAK WOOD HANDLE WITH BRASS BASS DRUM MALLET HAMMER GONG STICK Looks like something used in a marching band.   I've searched all over the internet for history or terminology of this, but no luck. Must be Rare!    shown here in this image    MEASURES APX. 13 1/2" LONG TOTAL JUST THE OAK WOOD HANDLE APX. 10 1/2"   Tapered handle with knob end     Another image shown here      View of the gong ball    Note the old brass The ball is covered with a felt ? type material IT'S SOLID      Handle base  shown here    The handle end or knob, is affixed seperately and seems to be free spinning when turned. Not sure if it's supposed to be, or if steel rod goes through entire handle.       Another image shown here    As you can see by the images, the ball part has some stains, and some pinhead size little holes here and there. Assumabley from the rath of Mother nature during storage All those years       Another image shown here    It's in Excellent Used Condition!   OTHER INTERESTING THINGS LISTED     THANK YOU FOLKS & ENJOY       s/h $8.50 in U.S. {packed with Extreme Care} Fla. res. add 7% sales tax Insurance required on total of $49.99 over. Rate determined by final hammer price. Payment Expected Within 7 Days Of Auction End Check, Money Order or Online Payment Accepted Money Order or online credit card take precedenceBoth paper and eChecks payments are held 10 business days Non U.S. customers, please contact us prior to bidding for your rate*  FOLKS, WE  NO LONGER OFFER PAYPAL see our eBay me page for explaination Questions ?? I'm Always Here! Thank You All! Pay online secure using LinkPointCart© A WORLD WIDE BANK THIS IS FREE FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE IT'S SAFE, SECURE AND PREFERRED AND YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT AFTER YOU WIN BY CLICKING THIS BUTTON   This link will also supply our contact information Non US customers, contact us Prior to making payment unless s/h was pre determined Merchant account eBay endorsed LinkPointCart - Copyright© 2000-2006   Place a Bid!