👮GENUINE British Police Truncheon by HIATT (This one dates ~ 1960s) Made of Cocus Wood / Cocuswood?

Hi there. This is a genuine Hiatt police truncheon from the 1960s to maybe 1970s. They were available in various types of wood. In the 1904 catalogue they stated they came in Hickory, Lignum Vitae and Cocus wood: https://i.imgur.com/YgvXLiX.png All being classified as hardwood.

I have seen auction sites stating theirs are made from Mahogany or Rosewood or Ebony etc, but I wonder if that is just guestimates based on the colour etc. If you believe you know what type of wood mine is made from, I would love for you to comment below.

It is 15 and a half inches long, weighs 274 grams. Being a hardwood and easily swung, it does not need to be heavy. A truncheon that is too heavy is too easy to very seriously injure people, so this weight would have been fine, especially given that these were carried in a special pocket in their trousers.

In Britain we call these types of hitting implements a truncheon. In other countries and times, this kind of implement might be called a baton, nightstick, cudgel, billy club etc.

This particular wooden style of truncheon or baton were phased out around the early 1900s when the PR24 T shaped batons and later the extendible batons came out. This style of wooden truncheon has been used ever since the official British police force was formed. They came in varying sizes and Victorian ones were ornately decorated with Royal crests and details of the city/county the officer was based in etc.

I am really happy to have one of these in my collection. Next I will one day want to acquire one of their victorian lanterns that police officers used to walk around with at night during the late 1800s. But given the cost, that will be probably a long time before I can get one of those.

Enjoy!

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