This swagger stick features a nickel-silver top with a crest for the:
'The Queen's Whitgift Grammar School Officer Training Corps (G.S.O.T.C.)' 
'Whitgift School is an independent day school and boarding school in South Croydon, London, in the English public school tradition. Along with Trinity School of John Whitgift, it is owned by the Whitgift Foundation, a charitable trust. The school was previously a grammar school, but the school's headmaster is now a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
Like many public schools, Whitgift had a Cadet Corps that dated back to 1874. It was attached to the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Queen’s Regiment and had an Officer’s Training Corps from 1908.
The OTC was traditionally associated with the Queen's Royal Regiment.'

Cane shaft with an original brass ferrule. 

Rare item, perfect for a Whitgift graduate or military collector.


Measurements;
Length - 70cm
Diameter of the top - 1.5cm
Diameter of the shaft below the top - 1.0cm
Weight - 38g
 
Very good condition with a few light use marks consistent with age. Slight flex to shaft. Dings to ferrule & 2 very light dings to top.