The 1926 War Office Truncheon Specification
What Was Required, and Why It Mattered Long before anyone talked about “standard issue” truncheons, the British War Office had already tried to define exactly what one should be. In May 1926, the War Office approved Specification No. E168, formally covering “Truncheons for War Department Constables and Military Prisons”. This document is not a guideline… Read More »