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The National Nightstick

A long-running journal for collectors and historians of American police memorabilia — badges, batons, shields, uniforms, and the departments that issued them.

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What You’ll Find There

What You’ll Find

Badge & shield research

Department-by-department surveys of 19th and early 20th century badges — maker marks, variants, and how to tell a reproduction from the real thing.

What You’ll Find

Nightsticks and batons

The patrolman’s nightstick was the signature tool of the 1800s beat cop. The Nightstick documents the makers, the woods, and the styles across decades.

What You’ll Find

Department histories

Feature articles on individual police departments — their founding years, their first commissioners, and their role in the cities they served.

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