Description:Vintage police billy club / truncheon / baton, turned hardwood, circa first half 20th Century, with original leather belt holster/carrier. From the estate of Edward L Abbott.
From the estate of Edward L Abbott, mayor of Santa Barbara, California from 1959-1963, who also served in the military and various law enforcement agencies, including a member of the California Board of Prison Terms and Paroles in the 1930s.
(last photo shows Abbott (left) with a prison guard during the investigation of the San Quentin Prison brutality scandal of 1939 (photo not included.)Measures Approx. 14.5 inches length x 1.5 inches
Condition:Club in very good condition, some minor scratches and dings. leather has some wear, dyed on one side
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