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Who Actually Made War Office Truncheons?

War Office wooden truncheons from different suppliers showing variation in material and finish

Truncheon Makers, Materials, and Why No Two Are Quite the Same Once the War Office truncheon specification existed on paper, it still had to be turned into something real. That job fell not to a single government workshop, but to a number of regional firms contracted to supply truncheons that met the required standard. This… Read More »

The 1941 Wartime Emergency Truncheon Specification

Unusual Truncheon

The 1941 Wartime Emergency Truncheon Specification Why the War Office Had to Compromise When the War Office issued its original truncheon specification in May 1926, it assumed something that would no longer hold true fifteen years later: that exotic hardwoods could be sourced reliably and in sufficient quantity. By 1941, that assumption had collapsed. The… Read More »