British 18th Century Police Truncheon from City of Leeds in Yorkshire Vickers MMG The Battle of Baltimore which

The Battle of Baltimore which included a devastating cannon bombardment that lasted from September 13th - 14th

but that's what they told me

No longer importable to the USA

or maybe proof indeed of the original nomenclature

British 18th Century Police Truncheon from City of Leeds in Yorkshire Vickers MMG The Battle of Baltimore whichOriginal Item: Only One Available. This was our mystery item a couple of weeks ago and sure enough several collectors correctly identified it and the city of origin. This is one of Englands first Police Truncheons and is dated 1786. Strictly speaking Sir Robert Peel introduced the Police Force nationally in the early 1800s, however, many cities operated their own law enforcement agencies long before the national system was ever established. This