Sap, Blackjack & Slungshot History: Sand Glove

[thebonecone]

There’s an old WW2 training or public information style film here on YouTube (might’ve been for the British home guard)

It was talking about improvised equipment/weapons and mentioned how a section of rubber hosepipe filled with sand can make an effective cosh.

[WeaponCollector]

Great video and channel, I have just subbed you, thanks for the message too. i have never seen or heard of this idea before but i love it, they had some really cool sap ideas in the old days. i might have to make one of these.

Mike.

[Aconitum_napellus]

(Grabs work gloves and steel bb's)

[KnightlyNerd]

I've had an idea for a custom frontier style sap loaded with a combination of #12 lead shot (the smallest shot available) and fine grain dusting sand to fill in the void between shot pellets. I think this would give the sap maximum weight and impact. What do you think?

[delboy]

I've got a new one of these that does not leak sand every where if your interested

[sgteduardo]

Older police officers from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, would put there leather sap inside of there leather glove. People would never know what was inside the glove unless they were non-compliant and a cop had to use force. Some of the older cops have police pants that had the have the old patrol pants that has special pocket for there leather sap that was on the side of the thigh. Phillly cops would call this a blackjack.
We now carry the ASP-collapsible metal baton. Not a fan of this, I prefer my old cocobolo nightstick.