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* ''The Scarlet Letter'' The town beadle carries a staff of office.
* ''Lords of Discipline'' - Cadet First Sergeant Maccabbee, of the [[Military Academy|Carolina Military Institute]] (A [[Bland-Name Product]] rip of The Citadel), carries a swagger stick as part of his [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] routine while training new cadets.
* In ''[[Discworld/Pyramids|Pyramids]]'', [[High Priest]] Dios carries a staff which supposedly gives him dominion over the living and the dead. {{spoiler|He uses it to restrain the [[Mummy|mummified]] Pharaohs, because for seven thousand years, [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe|the lesser priests had believed it did.]]}}
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Carry On|Carry On Sergeant]]'' - Carried by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQlEnKoQv_8 officers and sergeants].
* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'' - Carried by a color sergeant while [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLJ8ILIE780 marching up and down the square].
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