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    Posted 15 years ago

    DaveCFS
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    Guys
    Any ideas??
    It is some kind of baton, but also unscrews to chamber some kind of round?
    it is marked with a 1925 patent date
    I have been told it is an MP prison baton......................
    Any help would be great
    Tahnks

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    1. Chrisnp Chrisnp, 15 years ago
      Interesting piece. My first thought was that perhaps it fired the club part, so I started researching for that idea. Instead I came across this:

      http://www.justanswer.com/antiques/5ilea-pre-wwii-billy-club-capable-firing-projectile.html

      Chris

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