👮GENUINE British Police Truncheon by HIATT (This one dates ~ 1960s) Made of Cocus Wood / Cocuswood?

Hi there. This is a genuine Hiatt police truncheon from the 1960s to maybe 1970s. They were available in various types of wood. In the 1904 catalogue they stated they came in Hickory, Lignum Vitae and Cocus wood: i.imgur.com/Yg... All being classified as hardwood.
I have seen auction sites stating theirs are made from Mahogany or Rosewood or Ebony etc, but I wonder if that is just guestimates based on the colour etc. If you believe you know what type of wood mine is made from, I would love for you to comment below.
It is 15 and a half inches long, weighs 274 grams. Being a hardwood and easily swung, it does not need to be heavy. A truncheon that is too heavy is too easy to very seriously injure people, so this weight would have been fine, especially given that these were carried in a special pocket in their trousers.
In Britain we call these types of hitting implements a truncheon. In other countries and times, this kind of implement might be called a baton, nightstick, cudgel, billy club etc.
This particular wooden style of truncheon or baton were phased out around the early 1900s when the PR24 T shaped batons and later the extendible batons came out. This style of wooden truncheon has been used ever since the official British police force was formed. They came in varying sizes and Victorian ones were ornately decorated with Royal crests and details of the city/county the officer was based in etc.
I am really happy to have one of these in my collection. Next I will one day want to acquire one of their victorian lanterns that police officers used to walk around with at night during the late 1800s. But given the cost, that will be probably a long time before I can get one of those.
Enjoy!

[@jean-paul7251]

Miss my truncheon, best close combat defence tool I had in police. My original lingam truncheon was very effective! Kent constabulary

[@techwg]

Oh I wish I had a lignum one. I heard the early ones did poorly and shattered during testing. But they must have been tweaked since they did come out after that. I'd love the darker Lignum version.

[@mr.x5796]

What's was size of that truncheon.

[@tonyjauncey2373]

The crappiest stick ever issued. My lignium vitae truncheon is superb, it’s got the War Department arrow and the date 1917 stamped upon it. When I went to Traffic , I was lucky to be issued a short detective lignium stick, so I have a matched pair

[@Appnin89]

I have one very similar. Also by Hiatt, and from the 1960s. It was from an antiques website. I was shocked at how good its condition was when it arrived given its age.

[@SilentButDescriptive]

Very nice!

[@jean-paul7251]

Is rose wood. I've broken a few on people. My lignum never broke and was great on night patrol

[@techwg]

Interesting. I remember reading about early tests with Lignum had breaking issues. Perhaps they were able to solve the issue. It was used on some of the earliest tests.

[@tonyjauncey2373]

I joined the Met in 1973 and I was issued my uniform at Hendon. My class were being issued the Hiatt stick but I was given a dark brown/black lignium stick. The stores lady told me that I reminded her of her Grandson ( I was 19 ) and said I need something better than the Hiatt rubbish. It was stamped with a War Office arrow mark and the date 1903.
It was indestructible, after the Brixton riots, old faithful never let me down but those with the Hiatt stick found that they broke on impact. The Hiatt rosewood stick is the worse bit bit of kit issued bar none