Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - SWAGGER STICK, Unknown
... ...PBT246...Passchendaele Barracks Trust PBT246 Swagger stick Ceremonial equipment On the top of the shell casing - ”The emblem of the Royal Australian Corps of Transport” The Australian Army uses the Swagger stick as a traditional ceremonial symbol of authority, commonly carried under the right arm by a Company Sergeant Major and Commissioned Officers, particularly in ceremonial or “Walking Out”dress.
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The Australian Army uses the Swagger stick as a traditional ceremonial symbol of authority, commonly carried under the right arm by a Company Sergeant Major and Commissioned Officers, particularly in ceremonial or “Walking Out”dress.
The swagger stick is made of polished timber with a half shell casing on the top and the projectile casing on the bottom.On the top of the shell casing - ”The emblem of the Royal Australian Corps of Transport”passchendaele barracks trust, pbt246, swagger stick, ceremonial equipment
