English 18th Century Thames River Police Brass Truncheon Browning LMG very few original British Mk

very few original British Mk I strikers among the Mk II and Mk III Martini strikers it uncovered in Nepal

for the Elswick Ordnance Company

They sub-contracted much of the work to 14 different businesses

the middle the remaining three fifths

The belt and retainer loops are fine grain leather type made early in the period

English 18th Century Thames River Police Brass Truncheon Browning LMG very few original British MkOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very seldom do we ever see anything like this. Original Brass marked English River Police Truncheon retaining its original Ebony wood type handle. Marked "III" over "G. R." over "THAMES POLICE" over "No 27" over "WAPPING" on the brass truncheon shaft which is surmounted with a substantial brass ball. Making this a fearsome club that would enforce the law in any circumstances. Dating from the reign of King George III