It was some time before Johnstone recovered the full use of his faculties; his eyes unclosed but to stare fixedly upon the bank, which, however, was now unoccupied.

Don't forget about chain - great for shredding your target's rigging and not half bad as an antipersonnel round too. (Well, if you're in a SailPunk setting it's useful, anyway... Arrr, matey; scupper me wi' a handspike if it ain't so.)

London calling, now don't look to us / Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust

It was made with a local and very restricted audience in mind, which did not attach a stigma to an earringed man.