Vintage Bamboo Swagger Stick w/ Silver Knob Royal British Navy Dorsetshire WW II for Sale

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Vintage Bamboo Swagger Stick w/ Silver Knob Royal British Navy Dorsetshire WW II For Sale

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Vintage Bamboo Swagger Stick w/ Silver Knob Royal British Navy Dorsetshire WW II:
$249.99

Vintage Bamboo Swagger Stick w/ Silver Knob Royal British Navy Dorsetshire WW II
Measures: 27" Long x 1 1/8" Diameter Silver Ball. We have not tested silver, but it is most likely Sterling.
Printed on the Knob: "Egypt" "Primus in Indus" & "Dorsetshire"
In the British Army and other militaries following the Commonwealth traditions, commissioned officers carry swagger sticks when in formal uniform as a symbol of rank. Warrant Officers and Senior NCOs carry longer pace sticks or regimental sticks instead, although a Regimental Sergeant Major may be seen sporting a swagger stick. British swagger sticks are often topped with a silver cap, bearing regimental insignia. A swagger stick remains an essential part of an officer's equipment[citation needed], and they are supplied by traditional British military tailors such as Gieves & Hawkes and Goldings. Cavalry officers will often carry a riding crop rather than a swagger stick, in deference to their mounted traditions.
Physical descriptionCastle and key of Gibraltar; above the castle the Sphinx on a tablet inscribed "Egypt". Below the castle a scroll inscribed with the motto 'PRIMUS IN INDIS' (First In India). A laurel wreath encloses the castle and motto scroll and joins the tablet at the top. At the bottom, beneath the scroll, the wreath joins a further scroll inscribed 'DORSETSHIRE'. The wreath and Regimental title in silver metalHMSDorsetshire(pennant number40) was aCounty-classheavy cruiserof the BritishRoyal Navy, named after the English county, now usually known asDorset.
In March 1942,Dorsetshirewas transferred to theEastern Fleetto support British forces in the recently openedPacific Theatreof the war. At the end of the month, the Japanese fast carrier task force—theKido Butai—launched theIndian Ocean raid. On 5 April, Japanese aircraft spottedDorsetshireand her sisterCornwallwhile en route toColombo; a force ofdive bombersthen attacked the two ships and sank them. More than 1,100 men were rescued the next day, out of a combined crew of over 1,500.