Original British Victorian Painted Bobby Police Truncheon c.1870 U.S. Holsters The helmet retains the original

The helmet retains the original olive green paint and is complete with the RF (République Française) emblem

and was eventually sold to Alexander Thomas Clarkson around 1873

The chin strap is fully intact

A small series of double-action 9mm pistols appeared in the 1930s

From 1834 to 1836

Original British Victorian Painted Bobby Police Truncheon c.1870 U.S. Holsters The helmet retains the originalOriginal Item: One Only. In lovely matured condition this measures 17 inches in overall length and dates to the 1860s 1870s Victorian England. 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. Our Victorian example shows the remains of most of the paintwork including the decorative