Roberts Restoration - Antique Furniture Repair Saxmundham Suffolk

WWI 1917 Silver & Hawthorn Swagger Stick - Dorsetshire Regiment - Birmingham Hallmark

Name: T R Roberts Furniture Restoration
Address: 38-40 Albion St., Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 1BL, GB
Telephone: +441728602010
Price range: ££

A fine example of a British Military Swagger Stick (Walking Out Cane) dating to the First World War. This piece features a sterling silver pommel top embossed with the crest of the Dorsetshire Regiment, including the Sphinx (commemorating Marabout) and the Castle and Key of Gibraltar.

Regiment: Dorsetshire Regiment (pre-1951 "walking out" style).

Material: Authentic Hawthorn wood shaft, known for its durability and distinctive natural "knotted" appearance.

Silver Hallmarks: Fully hallmarked on the collar for Birmingham, 1917 ('S').

Maker: F. Narborough (FN), a prestigious Birmingham-based military accoutrement and whip maker.

Condition: Excellent vintage condition with a deep patina to the wood. Minor age-related dings to the silver top as expected for its age.

"Minor historic woodworm traces to the hawthorn shaft; dormant and treated."