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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 »

The Rare CID Truncheon: The Short, Handbag-Sized Police Baton

The Short, Handbag-Sized Police Baton Most People Never Knew Existed Every so often, someone sends in a photo of an unusual police truncheon, and it opens up an entirely new corner of British policing history. This week, we were sent a picture of a short wooden baton which, at first glance, looks like a standard-issue… Read More »