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re: Do people still use blackjacks?
Posted on 6/29/25 at 12:58 pm to GREENHEAD22
Posted on 6/29/25 at 12:58 pm to GREENHEAD22
The Brits call it a "cosh"
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Posted on 6/29/25 at 1:06 pm to prplhze2000
I only know because as a kid i read Mickey Mouse comics and there was one where Pete was explaining what a blackjack was and to that point and since i have not heard the term used again. But it was described as a lead weight in a leather handle that you whopped people over the head with.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 1:26 pm to prplhze2000
Cops carried them when I was a kid.
There was a Vidalia chief of police in the 60's named Bud Spinks. I grew up calling Maglite flashlights "Bud Spinks flashlights", because that's what everyone in Vidalia called them back then. He was known for using them on folks at the drop of a hat.
There was a Vidalia chief of police in the 60's named Bud Spinks. I grew up calling Maglite flashlights "Bud Spinks flashlights", because that's what everyone in Vidalia called them back then. He was known for using them on folks at the drop of a hat.
This post was edited on 6/29/25 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 6/29/25 at 1:30 pm to prplhze2000
One of my uncles was named after General Black Jack Pershing.
That’s all I got.
He taught at Stanford and Hopkins, did OK for defense of himself.
That’s all I got.
He taught at Stanford and Hopkins, did OK for defense of himself.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 1:33 pm to Hangover Haven
This looks like a convoy.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 1:34 pm to chinese58
quote:
Cops carried them when I was a kid.
There was a Vidalia chief of police in the 60's named Bud Spinks. I grew up calling Maglite flashlights "Bud Spinks flashlights", because that's what everyone in Vidalia called them back then. He was known for using them on folks at the drop of a hat.
I'm not advocating police brutality, at least not excessive police brutality, but back in those days if you ran from, smarted off to, or disobeyed a cop you were in for an arse whoopin', seems like there was a lot less thuggish behavior, at least where I grew up
Posted on 6/29/25 at 2:09 pm to 777Tiger
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I'm not advocating police brutality, at least not excessive police brutality, but back in those days if you ran from, smarted off to, or disobeyed a cop you were in for an arse whoopin', seems like there was a lot less thuggish behavior, at least where I grew up
Where my family comes from, they call that "keeping the peace"
Posted on 6/29/25 at 2:18 pm to LegendInMyMind
My buddy has a 550 paracord monkey fist keychain... i do not want to be on the receiving end of that bastard
Posted on 6/29/25 at 3:16 pm to prplhze2000
I have. 3ft pcs filled with mortar and pea gravel in my Tundra if neede along with my Glock and 2extra clips
Posted on 6/29/25 at 3:16 pm to prplhze2000
Granddaddy always called it something different.
ETA: he drove a trolley in Shreveport in the 50’s and 60’s and carried one.
ETA: he drove a trolley in Shreveport in the 50’s and 60’s and carried one.
This post was edited on 6/29/25 at 3:18 pm
Posted on 6/29/25 at 4:17 pm to prplhze2000
My dad and my grandpa both carried one. Never seen anyone get back up.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 4:21 pm to prplhze2000
No..
Brass knuckles - yes.
Brass knuckles - yes.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 6:35 pm to ole man
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2extra clips
Hair clips?
Posted on 6/29/25 at 6:52 pm to greenbean
Bobby pins
Posted on 6/29/25 at 6:56 pm to ole man
Wayne Williams, the Atlanta child murderer, used a slapjack. Found it in his ceiling when searching his house
Posted on 6/29/25 at 7:22 pm to Hangover Haven
That top image is actually a SAP.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 7:50 pm to prplhze2000
We called ours a “sap”.
Posted on 6/29/25 at 8:08 pm to prplhze2000
Instead of a blackjack I keep a tire checker handy
Posted on 6/29/25 at 8:17 pm to GREENHEAD22
The first one in the pictures is a sap. It was fairly common for police to carry them. The flat side would be used because it was less likely to break bones. The straight side can also be used when force needed to be concentrated and damage wasn't an issue. The second picture with the round club is a true blackjack. Those are bad news.
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