Is this some sort of blackjack?

[deserdog]

My wife and I found this on our daily treasure hunts. But what is it? I think it may be a type of blackjack.
Has a leather strap, and a 1943 Nicaraguan coin embedded in the large end.

 

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[bigdaddywittenauer]

Interesting.

 

[HistoryTeacher]

Very cool find. I think it a very cool blackjack that should make you some money. What is it made of?

 

[tamrock]

Your teacher would hit you with those when I was a kid and your parents would praise them for doing so.

 

[diggummup]

I'd say it is a riding crop.

 

[BrassEagle]

It looks like the one my dad carried in his back pocket and a 32 in his front pocket when he went to work .he was a Bartender. If the end is heavy its a black jack.

 

[diggummup]

Didn't see the length earlier. Not long enough for a crop.

 

[deserdog]

I am not sure what it is made of. maybe horn, maybe micarta, some kind of plastic.

 

[Paleo_joe]

Doesn’t look like a sap to me - why would the handle be jointed? The part with the coin looks more handle-ish.

 

[Red James Cash]

It's jointed to add velocity when you swing it.

 

[mcmich]

I would say blackjack, actually slapjacks are jointed or made of braided leather (at least that's what googling found

 

[Paleo_joe]

My dad was a bouncer and a cop, so I’ve seen plenty of blackjacks. I have a few he took from people somewhere. I know they’re jointed. But why is the HANDLE jointed on this one? So it can pinch you? So you don’t need to care which end you use?

 

[DanB]

That is a stamp for a wax seal...they where used to ensure that the letter or package was untampere..hence the reverse print...db

 

[kenstein]

Where do you see reversed letters?