A few examples of appraisal values for
TRUNCHEON

• Club weapons. Nine Victorian 'boatswain's
  Club weapons. Nine Victorian 'boatswain's persuaders' or coshes, with single or double lead weight, Malacca, bamboo, beech or other wooden shaft or flexible plaited leather shaft, 22-30cm and eight Victorian rosewood, boxwood, yew wood and other fishing priests and truncheons, one lead weighted, another inset with ivory button, the third branded with the initials JC (17)  Please note Mellors & Kirk have applied for an exemption licence for the ivory in this lot. Ref: QQ3U1A9A More Information An attractive small collection acquired over many years. All in good or acceptable condition
• A VINTAGE POLICE OFFICERS TRUNCHEON.
  A VINTAGE POLICE OFFICERS TRUNCHEON. MADE BY HIATT & CO, BIRMINGHAM. More Information No warping or splits visible 15”
• AN IRISH BOG OAK TRUNCHEON Early 20th
  AN IRISH BOG OAK TRUNCHEON Early 20th century Of tapering form, carved with trailing shamrocks and a harp on textured ground, 33.5cm long
• Mughal School, Portrait of a Gentleman,
  Mughal School, Portrait of a Gentleman, 17th Century Portraying a high-ranking noble, possibly Mahabat Khan, standing in profile with a truncheon in his hand, on the back, stamped 'Collection of Maharaja Bikaner, 1963'; gilt and gouache on paper, set within a silk framed wood case image 10.4 x 5.6 in — 26.3 x 14.3 cm
• SCROLLED WOOD POLICE BILLY CLUB & A
  SCROLLED WOOD POLICE BILLY CLUB & A YAWARA STICKFor your consideration this lot includes a Vintage Scrolled Wood Police Billy Club and an American-made law enforcement Yawara Stick. Billy clubs were the first less-lethal weapon used by police officers to subdue criminals and maintain public order. Known by many names, the police officer’s club, mace, truncheon, nightstick, or baton is as old as the profession itself. Though the names and techniques have changed, the tool itself has not, and is now a symbol of police officers worldwide. This Billy Club is 14"L for close-quarters use. The Yawara Stick was popularized for police officers in the 1940s by Frank A. Matsuyama, who made his own version in 1937 or earlier. "Professor" Matsuyama taught the Berkeley, California police department how to use the yawara in the 1930s. Matsuyama later wrote the book How to Use the Yawara Stick for Police, which details the use of an upgraded yawara that he created in 1937 or earlier for police officers. The upgraded yawara was made of Bakelite plastic and had golf shoe spikes on both ends. The spikes, which were made of metal, were to dishearten someone from taking the yawara from the police officer or to cause pain in order to stop a criminal. A variation of the yawara is a kubotan, a genericized trademark for a self-defense keychain weapon developed by Japanese American master of karate Takayuki Kubota in the late 1960s, a self-defense instructor for police departments in Japan and the LAPD in California. This Yawara Stick is 7"L approximately, date of 1963 is inscribed along with the manufacturer, Geo. F. Cake Co., Berkeley, CALIF.
• A West Mercia Constabulary late 20th
  A West Mercia Constabulary late 20th Century turned wood and varnished truncheon, with a leather strap to handle, 26.5cm long/Note: Issued by West Mercia Constabulary to female officers before the transition to extending metal batons circa 2000
• A late 20th Century West Mercia Constabulary
  A late 20th Century West Mercia Constabulary turned and varnished wooden truncheon, of traditional form with a ribbed handle and leather lanyard strap with brass rivets, 39.5cm long/Note: Issued to West Mercia Constabulary male officers before the transition to extending metal batons circa 2000
• A turned wood and leather wrapped truncheon,
  A turned wood and leather wrapped truncheon, possibly Canadian, of traditional form, the shaft wrapped in leather with a braided leather wrapped shaped handle, the base inset with a rotating metal insert housing the leather lanyard, 30cm long
• An early 20th Century turned bog oak
  An early 20th Century turned bog oak and carved Irish parish constable truncheon or stave, primitively carved with crossed incised lines, leaves, shamrocks and a harp, the tip carved with 'Killarney' in a curved band, 34cm long/Note: Likely centrally distributed to appointed parish constables although a standard design may have been established to be copied locally.' Likely relating to the town of Killarney in Co. Kerry to the SW of Ireland.
• A 20th Century turned hardwood truncheon,
  A 20th Century turned hardwood truncheon, of traditional form and painted with lettering 'Kidderminster Special Constable' and the number '2', with a ribbed handle and turned knop bearing the remnants of a leather strap, 41cm long
• A 19th Century turned wood and painted
  A 19th Century turned wood and painted truncheon, profusely painted with the royal coat of arms and the motto' Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense' surmounted by a crown above a red lozenge containing two stylised dolphins, tapering to a ribbed handle, 51.5cm long/Note: Possibly associated with the city of Brighton as the crest of the city represents similar heraldic dolphins
• A Victorian turned fruitwood and painted
  A Victorian turned fruitwood and painted truncheon, painted with a crown and 'V.R.' with a long ribbed handle and a domed end, 41.5cm long
• A Victorian turned wood and painted
  A Victorian turned wood and painted truncheon, of traditional form, stained wood with crown above a VR monogram and a gilt painted eight pointed star within gilt bands, with a ribbed tapering handle, 44.5cm long
• A Victorian turned wood and painted
  A Victorian turned wood and painted truncheon, painted forest green with a crown above a VR monogram, with a stained wood tapered handle with incised lines and a ball knop, 40.5cm long
• A Victorian turned wood and painted
  A Victorian turned wood and painted truncheon, black painted with a painted crown above the VR monogram and a red cartouche lettered 'South Holland', with a starburst flourish to the obverse, with a tapered stained wood handle, 48cm long/Note: South Holland is in Lincolnshire
• An unusual Victorian turned wood and
  An unusual Victorian turned wood and painted rounded bullet-shaped truncheon, painted with a crown surmounted by VR above a painted knot and 'S 64', above a stained wood ribbed handle with a turned guard and domed end, 37.5cm long
• A William IV painted wood truncheon,
  A William IV painted wood truncheon, forest green and decorated with W IV M above a crown and GROTON 1830 above florid initials FS, with red tip and lower band, 61cm long/Note: Groton is a village in Suffolk between Ipswich and Colchester
• A William IV turned wood and painted
  A William IV turned wood and painted truncheon, possibly beech, painted with 'W IV R' on a black ground, with a stained wood bullet shaped handle with a ribbed band, 46.5cm long
• A William IV turned and painted wooden
  A William IV turned and painted wooden short truncheon, black painted thin shaft with a nipple finial above a painted crown and 'W:R IV' monogram, with a ribbed short tapering handle, 33.5cm long
• A William IV turned rosewood and polychrome
  A William IV turned rosewood and polychrome painted baluster truncheon or tipstaff, the cylinder shaft painted with the royal coat of arms and gold lettered with 'W.R. IIII', with a tapered turned wooden moulded handle and a later cord tied to the handle, 32cm long
• A rosewood police truncheon, early 20th
  A rosewood police truncheon, early 20th Century, marked SCC, with leather handle, approximately 38.5cm long
• A turned wooden and brass mounted tipstaff
  A turned wooden and brass mounted tipstaff or truncheon, with a crown cast brass finial and handle and a tapered shaft, 22cm long/Note: Likely an English High Court officer's staff
• BRITISH CONSTABLE STAFF, REIGN OF GEORGE
  BRITISH CONSTABLE STAFF, REIGN OF GEORGE III 18th/19th c., wooden staff (billy club, truncheon or baton) painted with the English royal coat of arms and "III GR", 24"l, 1.5"dia
• POLICE MEMORIBLIA: FOUR PIECES, TWO
  POLICE MEMORIBLIA: FOUR PIECES, TWO WOODEN TRUNCHEONS, BILLY CLUB AND ALERT RATTLE, LATE 19TH TO MID- 20TH C., DETAILS INCLUDE: POLI...POLICE MEMORIBLIA: Four pieces, two wooden truncheons, billy club and alert rattle, late 19th to mid- 20th C., details include: Police wood and brass rattle, c. 1880., brass plates to base with one etched "City Police/ 70", turned sides and handle, 8 1/4" h.; Billy club, large, ringed handle with etched date "1949" and monogram "F. F.", pierced, 26" l.; and two truncheon/ small billy clubs, one marked "Metropolitan Police Club", larger: 9" l., all pieces with wear consistent with age and use which can include minor damages and loss.
• Good Selection of antique and later
  Good Selection of antique and later wooden weapons, to include a Boomerang, hand clubs, crude truncheons etc, approx 88cm Long and shorter
• Two William IV painted truncheons and
  Two William IV painted truncheons and another marked Constable, the largest 53.5cm long
• A pair of painted Victorian truncheons,
  A pair of painted Victorian truncheons, 64cm long
• A Bergans Slirkniv with leather sheath,
  A Bergans Slirkniv with leather sheath, an ebonised truncheon with gilt and red decoration and a leather baton (3)
• GEORGE IV POLICE CEREMONIAL PARADE BATON
  GEORGE IV POLICE CEREMONIAL PARADE BATON OR TRUNCHEON Turned Lacquered Mahogany Truncheon, with painted and gilt crown below "GR IV", the reverse initialed "JS", and dated 1830 (year after the Metropolitan Police were formed in London. Also, George IV died in July of 1830). 10 1/2" long, some wear.
• A Victorian Special Constable truncheon
  A Victorian Special Constable truncheon 43cm (17") VR MP
• A William IV police painted wood truncheon
  A William IV police painted wood truncheon decorated with the Arms of Canterbury the Cipher of William IV and The Order of the Garter with No. 21 22.5ins high and a one other truncheon decorated with the Arms of the City of Canterbury and cipher VR 18.75ins high (chipped and dented) Note : Police Officer No. 21 is listed in the Cathedral Archives as P.C. Bourne
• BOROUGH OF GRIMSBY. THE MEMORABILIA
  BOROUGH OF GRIMSBY. THE MEMORABILIA OF A SPECIAL CONSTABLE
  comprising lignum vitae truncheon emblazoned with royal crown and cipher of George V, shield of arms and scarlet and gilt cartouche inscribed SPECIAL CONSTABLE 1914 with leather strap, METROPOLITAN PATENT nickel plated police whistle and chain, leather belt and attached badge worked in bullion thread on felt, giltmetal and enamel BOROUGH OF GRIMSBY SPECIAL CONSTABLE badge, silver cigar case engraved with presentation inscription to Supt T W Swaby on the occasion of his retirement by the officers and men May 1915, hallmarked Birmingham 1913 (6ozs) in contemporary velvet lined mahogany box frame with hinged lid and two tls to Swaby from John Sterling, Chief Constable Boro' Police Office Town Hall Grimsby 7 and 19 April 1915