Title

Truncheons carried by parish constables, 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Truncheons carried by parish constables, 18th century. Constables in London were entitled to carry official truncheons such as these. They were often elaborately decorated.
Museum of London

Date

1700

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A83_133

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,5Mb) / 12,4in x 15,6in / 3726 x 4694 (300dpi)

Keywords

black metal law weapon weapons color colour decorative gold police war century stick HANDLE artefact concept artifact law enforcement truncheon warfare weaponry 18th century Eighteenth Century Museum of London object Unknown object