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William IV Policeman's Truncheon
Sturmans Antiques
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Sturmans Antiques

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William IV Policeman's Truncheon

19th century
Description

A collectable William IV Policeman's truncheon with original hand painted decoration c.1835. Turned from a single piece of solid mahogany with a shaped handle to the base, which includes ring turning for improved grip and hole to the end for a leather strap. Slightly tapering shaft with wider section to the upper end and domed top. Original dark green painted finish to the shaft with William IV initials and crown to the top, plus division with officer's number to the shaft and the handle with a gilt finish. Presented in superb original condition with wear and patination consistent to it's age and use. Keep up to date via our Instagram channel - sturmansantiques.

Physical Dimensions
Height
47.5cm (18.70")
Width
4cm (1.57")
Declaration

Sturmans Antiques has dated this William IV Police Truncheon to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1224795
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Stock number 43742
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Description
A collectable William IV Policeman's truncheon with original hand painted decoration c.1835.
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Turned from a single piece of solid mahogany with a shaped handle to the base, which includes ring turning for improved grip and hole to the end for a leather strap.
Sturmans Antiques

Slightly tapering shaft with wider section to the upper end and domed top. Original dark green painted finish to the shaft with William IV initials and crown to the top, plus division with officer's number to the shaft and the handle with a gilt finish. Presented in superb original condition with wear and patination consistent to it's age and use. Keep up to date via our Instagram channel - sturmansantiques.

Height
47.5cm (18.70")
Width
4cm (1.57")
Date of Manufacture

Sturmans Antiques has dated this William IV Police Truncheon to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1224795
Dealers Internal Ref
Stock number 43742
Sturmans Antiques
Sturmans Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Specialists in antique walnut & oak furniture, upholstered chairs, globes, boxes & tantaluses, clocks & barometers, old moorcroft & silver

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Sturmans Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole.
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Archive I A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole.

William IV Policeman's Truncheon

Archive II A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole. View II
Archive III A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole. View III
Archive IV A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole. View IV
Archive V A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole. View V
Archive VI A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole. View VI
Archive VII A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole. View VII
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A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole.
William IV Policeman's Truncheon
Ref: SA1224795
A turned dark hardwood police truncheon with hand-painted WR IV royal insignia, a crown, parish lettering reading CLEAVER A5, and a ribbed handle with a wrist strap hole.
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FAQs

A William IV police truncheon is a turned wooden baton produced during the reign of King William IV between 1830 and 1837, carried by parish constables and early police forces as both a defensive implement and an official badge of authority.

Early 19th-century truncheons were typically turned from dense British hardwoods such as ash, beech, oak, or boxwood, followed by hand-painting using oil pigments, gilding, and varnish to apply royal ciphers and parish markers.

Authentic period truncheons feature turned handles with lanyard apertures, period-correct hand-painted royal monograms or crown insignia, appropriate historical wear to the paintwork, and signs of age-related wood contraction.

An antique truncheon can be displayed horizontally on a bookshelf, mounted inside a custom glass shadow box on an office wall, or placed on a dedicated brass display stand atop a desk or side table.

Hand-painted antique wood should be kept in a stable temperature away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent paint flaking, cleaned gently with a dry soft brush, and protected with microcrystalline wax applied lightly to unpainted areas.
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