Nightstick
- Object Name:
- Nightstick
- Object ID:
- 2018.050.01
- Creator:
- Monadnock Lifetime Products, Inc.
- Place of Origin:
- Fitzwilliam, NH
- Date:
- 1960-1970
- Description:
- Police baton, straight type, used by New Hampshire State Police. Manufactured by Monadnock Lifetime Products, Inc., Fitzwilliam, NH. Black thermoplastic. Cylindrical shaft with rounded ends. Knurled grip, 6.5" long. Printed black and silver decal adhered to shaft at base of grip: "MONADNOCK / 'LIFETIME' / PRODUCTS, INC. / FITZWILLIAM, N. H." Black rawhide thong tied to shaft adjacent to label.
- Material:
- Plastic
- Dimensions:
- L-25.75 Dia-1.2 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by the New Hampshire State Police, 1960-1970. NHSP switched from straight batons to side-handle batons in 1970.
Monadnock Lifetime Products invented the first thermoplastic police baton in 1958. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Christopher E. Conley
- Subjects:
- Nightsticks, Police, Police clubs (Weapons), State Police
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