A few examples of appraisal values for
TRUNCHEON

• 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 turned wood and leather wrapped
  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
• A turned wooden and brass mounted
  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
• A Victorian turned fruitwood and
  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, 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
• A 20th Century turned hardwood
  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 rosewood police truncheon,
  A rosewood police truncheon, early 20th Century, marked SCC, with leather handle, approximately 38.5cm long
• A William IV turned and painted
  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 wood and
  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 late 20th Century West Mercia
  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 William IV turned rosewood and
  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 pair of painted Victorian
  A pair of painted Victorian truncheons, 64cm long
• An unusual Victorian turned wood
  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 West Mercia Constabulary late
  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 19th Century turned wood and
  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 William IV police painted wood
  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
• A Victorian Special Constable
  A Victorian Special Constable truncheon 43cm (17") VR MP
• GEORGE IV POLICE CEREMONIAL
  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 William IV painted wood
  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 Bergans Slirkniv with leather
  A Bergans Slirkniv with leather sheath, an ebonised truncheon with gilt and red decoration and a leather baton (3)
• An early 20th Century turned bog
  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.
• BRITISH CONSTABLE STAFF, REIGN OF
  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
• 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
• An African iron stabbing spear with
  An African iron stabbing spear with wooden haft and coiled copper hand grip 62.5ins overall a slightly smaller ditto 57.5ins overall an iron stabbing knife of leaf shape with coiled copper grip over a wooden handle 18.5ins overall and two other edged weapons various
• Club weapons. Nine Victorian
  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
• Two William IV painted truncheons
  Two William IV painted truncheons and another marked Constable, the largest 53.5cm long
• STEEL MOUNTED WOODEN HANDLED MACE
  STEEL MOUNTED WOODEN HANDLED MACE In the medieval manner, a spiked steel ball and chain attached to a turned wooden handle. 40" L. Provenance: From the collection of Le Lieu and Malcolm Browne (American, 1931-2012), the photojournalist who took the 1963 award-winning photograph of the self-immolation of Buddhist Monk Thic Quang Duc (Vietnamese, 1893-1963).
• M1873 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR
  M1873 SPRINGFIELD TRAPDOOR TROWEL-BAYONET Being a one-piece 10 in. blade and blued socket combination; a short-lived Indian War era implement that quickly became an obsolete novelty. With leather sheath having brass mounts.
• A Victorian Officer's dress sword
  A Victorian Officer's dress sword with 32ins blade (pitted) and brass hilt cast with crest and with wire bound grip 37ins overall (lacking scabbard) a socket bayonet two Army water bottles a selection of spurs and other equipment various
• A Chinese steel fighting
  A Chinese steel fighting implement with prong pattern hilt and turned wood handle 19.5ins (495mm) overall a pair of pewter pillar candlesticks 13.75ins (350mm) high a Chinese bronze bowl pattern gong 9ins (228mm) diameter x 5.25ins (135mm) high and a selection of Chinese metalware various
• Three walking sticks with horn
  Three walking sticks with horn handles and silver collars, all approximately 87cm long and a swagger stick for Warwick School Officer Training Corps
• Wrought iron trammel, 18th c., 25"l
  Wrought iron trammel, 18th c., 25"l
• Bayonet with metal sheath, hooked
  Bayonet with metal sheath, hooked quillon, trifoil mark to blade, 15-5/8" blade, 20-3/4" l overall
• A court rapier, 105cm long, a
  A court rapier, 105cm long, a shooting stick, two novelty golf putters and three brass fire irons etc.
• Three walking sticks one rustic
  Three walking sticks one rustic with silver mount one rustic ash with stagshorn handle the third a swordstick in tooled leather scabbard with stagshorn handle.