Officers Walking-out baton?

Iliad · 17th November 2011, 10:08 PM

Hi guys,
I have just acquired this item at auction; catalogue description is that it is an officers walking-out baton, possibly Indian origin. I shall be grateful if anybody can identify country of origin and maybe an approximate age.
Best,
Brian

Gavin Nugent · 17th November 2011, 11:33 PM

A Camel whip for those who travel to my eyes, whip part now missing.

Mid 20th-1980s at a guess.

Atlantia · 17th November 2011, 11:51 PM

Gav's right. Whip without the leather end.

Dom · 18th November 2011, 12:28 AM

yeah! ... plenty in Morocco, all shops have it in display, but with the whip
typically touristic item ...

à +

Dom

Iliad · 18th November 2011, 10:58 PM

Thank you for the pleasant surprise! While I was very suspicious of the catalogue description, I had no idea that it was part of a camel whip. I am more pleased with what it is than what it was sold as! And I didn't pay much for it! No one else in my street has a dagger concealed in the handle of a camel whip, even an incomplete one.
Best,
Brian

Jim McDougall · 18th November 2011, 11:28 PM

Now that is esoteric!!!!! Gav, how did you catch that??!!! man never would have thought of a camel whip

!!

17th November 2011, 10:08 PM	#1
Iliad Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 187	Officers Walking-out baton? Hi guys, I have just acquired this item at auction; catalogue description is that it is an officers walking-out baton, possibly Indian origin. I shall be grateful if anybody can identify country of origin and maybe an approximate age. Best, Brian Attached Images

17th November 2011, 11:33 PM	#2
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	A Camel whip for those who travel to my eyes, whip part now missing. Mid 20th-1980s at a guess. Last edited by freebooter; 18th November 2011 at 03:06 AM.

17th November 2011, 11:51 PM	#3
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Gav's right. Whip without the leather end.

18th November 2011, 12:28 AM	#4
Dom Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG) Posts: 1,142	yeah! ... plenty in Morocco, all shops have it in display, but with the whip typically touristic item ... à + Dom

18th November 2011, 10:58 PM	#5
Iliad Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 187	Thank you for the pleasant surprise! While I was very suspicious of the catalogue description, I had no idea that it was part of a camel whip. I am more pleased with what it is than what it was sold as! And I didn't pay much for it! No one else in my street has a dagger concealed in the handle of a camel whip, even an incomplete one. Best, Brian

18th November 2011, 11:28 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,957	Now that is esoteric!!!!! Gav, how did you catch that??!!! man never would have thought of a camel whip !!