City of London
Domine Dirige Nos (Lord Direct Us)

City of London Truncheons (page 3)

The front of this example is decorated with a crown over the royal arms for 1817 - 1836 which are contained within a garter belt. The reverse is decorated at the top with the initials 'S. S. S.' which stands for 'St. Saviours Southwark'. This is the only area covered by the City which is south of the River Thames, being the other side of London Bridge. St. Saviours is now the site of Southwark Cathedral. Also decorated on the reverse just above the handle are the full arms of the City.

This example is of a more common type of truncheon also for St Saviours. It is decorated with 'IV', 'W.R' over a crown and the initials 'St.', S.S'. These truncheons were probably issued to Special Constables and are often in a poor state of repair. The example shown is in perfect condition.

This is a fine example from the firm of Parker Holborn and represents a standard style City of London Police truncheon for the mid nineteenth century. It has the crest and arms as well as a cartouche at the bottom. In this case the cartouche contains initials, but they are sometimes found blank.

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