City of London
Domine Dirige Nos (Lord Direct Us)

City of London Truncheons (page 4)

The reverse of this truncheon is stamped with an embossed mark of a crown over the initials 'CP'. As the designation City Police only came into common use after the force was formed it appears to date it to about 1860. This piece is unusual in that it is decorated with the full arms and both crests in addition to a second representation of the arms.

Of all the City truncheons the collector is most likely to encounter this style will be the most common. Often found in poor condition they were issued by the firm Parker of Holborn and are only decorated with the city arms. It is believed they were issued for the Chartist riots of 1848.

This long truncheon is like those of the Chartist riots only decorated on the front with the City arms. However on the reverse are the initials 'C.W.' and the number '23'. The 'W' probably stands for a ward, but as described previously there are eight wards which begin with a letter 'C'.

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