This swagger stick features a silver ball top hallmarked for:
'Birmingham 1947'
 
With a maker's mark:
'FN'
For the Birmingham whip & stick mounter:
'Frederick Narborough'
 'In 1850 Frederick Narborough set up a small workshop to specialise in the manufacture of handcrafted sterling silver mounted walking canes for the gentry. He later merged with another company to form Dalman & Narborough Ltd, of Birmingham.'

The top is embossed with a crest for the:
'Royal Marines' 
'The Royal Marines provide the United Kingdom's amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, a company strength sub-unit to the Special Forces Support Group (SFSG), landing craft crews, and the Naval Service's military bands. The Royal Marines trace their origins back to the formation of the "Duke of York and Albany's maritime regiment of Foot" on 28 October 1664.'

Treen shaft with an original metal ferrule. 

Attractive item, perfect for a military collector.


Measurements;
Length - 70cm
Diameter of the top - 3.1cm
Diameter of the shaft below the top - 1.3cm
Weight - 70g
 
Good condition with dings to silver & use marks consistent with age. Small stable split to collar.