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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Spike: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Aban Rune: [qb]Oh yah... and exactly what the heck is a swagger stick for and why would a military officer waste time carrying it around? [/qb][/QUOTE]Found these two quotes with Google. [QUOTE]The swagger stick carried by officers and senior noncommissioned officers of some modern armies recalls the vitis, a staff of hard vine carried by the centurion as a symbol of his rank and as an instrument for the punishment of offenders against military discipline. http://college.hmco.com/history/readerscomp/mil/html/ml_033402_insignia.htm [/QUOTE] [QUOTE]It is one of the most useless pieces of military equipment ever devised, but has served as an ideal instrument depicting the officer as gentleman. http://www.britannia.com/travel/betts/e5.html [/QUOTE] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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