Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Truncheon. Truncheons for this railway follow a standard pattern and are generally made to a very high standard. Fenn Clark and Dicken both illustrate fine examples in their books (Fenn Clark page 74, number 5 and Dicken plate 10, number 1). Fenn Clark states his truncheon was issued to T. Ward and used during the Bread Riots of the 1840