Original British Victorian Painted Bobby Police Truncheon c.1870 U.S. Holsters and there is no major

and there is no major damage that we can see

It comes complete with a steel scabbard

The helmet retains the original olive green paint and is complete with the RF (République Française) emblem

and was eventually sold to Alexander Thomas Clarkson around 1873

The factory cross grain is however still visible on the blade near the ricasso

Original British Victorian Painted Bobby Police Truncheon c.1870 U.S. Holsters and there is no majorOriginal Item: One Only. In lovely matured condition this measures 17 inches in overall length and dates to the 1860s 1870s Victorian England. Painted truncheons are rare, as after 1900 the decorative painting was abandoned, however the Bobby on the beat in England even today carries a wood truncheon in a specially designed inside pocket in his uniform trousers. Our Victorian example shows the remains of most of the paintwork including the decorative