these are me old school swallows, they were done at Skynyard Tattoo Studio in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, by Jeff Woods. This guy is one of the best check out more of his stuff at www.skynyard.com or for more at http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=33642673&MyToken=8dd0e9a4-e8cb-4f53-ace3-032e541d3471
its a swallow for evry 5000 nautical miles sailed, or if you crossed the atlantic.
But people get them for all reasons, these are very well done and love the placement.