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Original Item: Only One Available. What we know as the British Bobby (policeman) was actually created by the early Victorian Prime Minister Robert Peel (1788-1850). Initially they were known as "Peelers" but the term "Bobby" being short for Robert was soon part of the language. Here we have an original British Police Truncheon (short night-sticks) well made from wood with a finger grooved hilt, complete in an original black leather belt and carrier.
First introduced during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) these carriers were in use up until the late 1960s. Thereafter, truncheons were carried in a special long pocket of the uniform trousers. For more than a century and a half, the only weapon a Bobby carried was his truncheon, sadly with modern times and the rise of terrorism; firearms are now additionally issued to nearly all British police units.
These very scarce leather belt carriers are made of heavy gauge quality black leather and are usually maker stamped on the rear belt loop, however this one is not. Traditionally made by "Hobson’s and Sons of London" a company founded in 1850 and still in existence today. This truncheon with its carrier is truly a reminder of more peaceful times when the law was represented by the lone "Bobby on the Beat".
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