Original British Post-Napoleonic Era William Rex IV (1830-1837) Painted Bobby Police Truncheon Category_Spade Grip Assembly The badge has the stars

The badge has the stars running vertically and not horizontally

and the Blue Spaders bore the United States national colors at the Allied Victory in Europe parade

The leather definitely shows wear overall

This one example has a very nice holt bearing markings to the cross guard of "PM448" and has a catch spring that runs almost the entire length of the grip just like the earliest Vetterli bayonets of the 1870s

Original British Post-Napoleonic Era William Rex IV (1830-1837) Painted Bobby Police Truncheon Category_Spade Grip Assembly The badge has the starsOriginal Item: One Only. In lovely matured condition this measures 21 inches in overall length and dates to the Reign of William IV as indicated by the painted near the top, IV WR. 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. This example is painted in a lovely sea green, with