Australian Swagger Sticks - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

Ironside410 · #1 28-01-20, 10:08 AM

From time to time I have come across swagger sticks with Australian unit collar badges on them. Although they don't fall within my general theme of collecting I thought they were unique enough to purchase.

I have attached photographs of my three, from left to right they are:

11th Infantry Battalion, City of Perth Regiment (1930-1942 era)

Victorian Scottish Regiment (1900-1912 era)

The Kings School (Not sure of the era)

Does anybody else out there have any interest in swagger sticks?

Regards Dennis

Sonofacqms · #2 28-01-20, 01:15 PM

I love the middle stick with the 303 bullets, I bet they were never fired!

Rob

Drummajor · #3 28-01-20, 08:23 PM

The Victorian Scottish one is great, thanks for showing them.
Phil.

kingsley · #4 28-01-20, 10:30 PM

Thanks for showing them. I have always been interested in them. I have three or four varieties of wartime rising sun swagger sticks, sorry no pictures available at present.
Also have some earlier ones for the 1st Aust Horse, NSWMR, and Med Staff Corps, also a riding crop for the NSW Lancers. The latter is already illustrated somewhere on the Forum because I asked unsuccessfully if anyone could trace the owner whose name is on it. The elephant head badge could have been used any time from 1885 to 1939 and the NSWL was split into three militia ALH regiments from 1903 onwards which all used variations of the badge. The badge is still in use today but riding crops are no longer in fashion.
I would be interested in any others that might be available.

Jackhr · #5 29-01-20, 12:49 AM

Yes I have one in the collection and 2 walking sticks or swagger sticks depending on length .

59th Bn - Brunswick and Coburg

AFC stick made out of crashed plane prop with AFC badge belonging to A.G.Packer 4th Sqd.

RFC stick / swagger to Lt John Henry Smith 8 Victories invalided July 1918 who died in Canada

kingsley · #6 30-01-20, 03:25 AM

The 59th would appear to be WW2 since it mentions a 1930-42 militia regiment. A totally new one to my other three rising sun patterns.

JIMBODIXON · #7 08-02-20, 01:06 AM

I have posted this swagger stick previously. 51 Albert Park. 1912-1918
Jim

Lancer 17 · #8 08-02-20, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by JIMBODIXON

I have posted this swagger stick previously. 51 Albert Park. 1912-1918
Jim

Hey Jimbo, very nice mate.

Regards

Phil.

kingsley · #9 09-02-20, 04:40 AM

Keith, many thanks for trying to trace him. The Lancer Barracks Museum did not have any records either. As a "Gentleman of the Light Horse", he was probably an ordinary trooper not an officer.