Malayan Officer's Swagger Stick

[Mervyn Mitton]

This swagger stick was carried by the same Sth. African Army officer who owned the sash kris. He was in the Malayan Police during the terrorist problems in the 1950's and 60's and was an asst. Supt. The fittings are silver and the top has crossed kris' of the Police at that time. I'm not sure if they still use this badge - would be nice if one of our members living in Malasia could let us have some up-to-date pictures of badges, medals and uniform ??? Interestingly, the stick has an insciption in the silver to an asst. supt. who was Chinese. I suspect our man 'appropriated' it from somewhere !

[Mervyn Mitton]