Model Expo - 8mm Brass Capstan Early Style 2 pcs

Model Shipways Capstan Brass 5/16 8mm Patent Early Style 2 pack

A capstan is a vertical winch operated by as many as 120 men. It's used for every major hoisting task from weighing anchor and swaying the ship's boats in and out, to raising the lower yards and striking guns down into the hold.