Navy Dan Posted February 4, 2017 Share #1 Posted February 4, 2017 Hello Everyone, I just picked this up today and figured I would share. WW I Naval Aviators swagger stick it is not identified but the work is very well done. I have never seen one before and this came from another aviation collectors daughter. opinions are always welcomed. Regards Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellman825 Posted February 4, 2017 Share #2 Posted February 4, 2017 very nice thanks for showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kestrel452 Posted February 6, 2017 Share #3 Posted February 6, 2017 Cool piece. Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a "swagger stick"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Dan Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share #4 Posted February 6, 2017 Cool piece. Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly is a "swagger stick"? No worries if you google swagger stick it can explain it better. But it came from the British and was adopted by officers of the US military. Mainly as a going on liberty piece to show you had swagger and were somebody ! so when you went out on the town you had swagger : ) The Marines carried them it is very rare to find a Navy Aviation one. The only reference I have found to Navy pilots from WW I carrying them is in The First Yale Unit book. But I can not confirm it was carried by one of them : ( Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now