Question: The "Swagger Stick"?

[gunnyg]

Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 06:40:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: "R.W.GAINES" <gyg1345@yahoo.com> | This is Spam | Add to Address Book
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Subject: The "Swagger Stick"?

Has anyone ever written anything on the origin, history, and use of the swagger stick in both the U.S. and other military organizations? I can find little on this on the Internet.

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Dick Gaines

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[gunnyg]

What I am looking for is one concise writing on the origin, history, and use of the Swagger Stick, including in the USMC.

I do have some information already, including a good piece of writing by Col Blackie Cahill USMC. I have also collected bits and pieces of info around the Internet--it seems that the swagger stick has also been known by several other names, including cane, pace cane, staff, baton, etc. It has been used as a weapon, an instrument for keeping time onthe march, etc.

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http://www.network54.com/Forum/message?forumid=220604&messageid=1033219143

[gunnyg]

http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/logsearch/?phrase=swagger+stick&type=keyword&list=h-war&hitlimit=100&field=&nojg=on&smonth=00&syear=1989&emonth=11&eyear=2004&order=relevance