Name: Baton of the United States Marine Corps; Date: 20th century; Country: United States; Town: unknown; Materials: wood, silver; Measurements: length 56,2 cm, diameter 1,7 cm; Ownership: Jan Stanisław Witkiewicz’s collection; Inventory number: JSW 88; Description:

Baton with an emblem of the United States Marine Corps, commonly referred to as the “Marines.” Black conical body made of French-polished wood, with blunt, plain silver fittings on both sides; convex Marines emblem attached to the top of the grip fitting, presenting the globe (Western hemisphere) with an anchor and an eagle holding a band in its beak (band missing; original inscription on the band reads “simper fidelis” – “always faithful”); hallmarks: on the grip fitting: STERLING; a strikingly similar baton with Marines symbols can be found in the same collection under inventory number JSW 7

; Inscriptions:

on the grip fitting: USMC APPD 295 / STERLING; Catalogue card: Joanna Gul, consultation: Magdalena Szmida-Półbratek (City Museum of Wrocław)

; Catalog card: Joanna Gul, consultation: Magdalena Szmida-Półbratek (City Museum of Wrocław);

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