Blackjack
Object number2011.127.472
Dateafter 1925
MediumWood, brass, leather
Credit LineGift of Pittsburgh Police Historical Association
DescriptionShort, wooden blackjack with brass handle and leather wrist strap. Button at top of handle and hollow opening at the end of the baton, possibly for dispensing mace.Dimensions9.125 x 1.25 in. (23.2 x 3.2 cm)Inscriptions"5"
" PAT. SEPT. 15, 1925 / DEC. 15, 1925 / DEC. 29, 1925" Engraved Handle
Historical NotesPart of the Pittsburgh Police Historical Association collection.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
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