Blackjack
- Object Name:
- Blackjack
- Object ID:
- 2018.050.03
- Date:
- circa 1940
- Description:
- Police baton, small, used by New Hampshire State Police. Also known as a blackjack or sap. Roughly cylindrical club with brown leather covering. Tapered head. Handle 0.8" diameter, covered with woven leather. Metal core wrapped with fabric. Metal loop at end of handle.
- Material:
- Leather
Metal
Textile - Dimensions:
- W-1.5 L-12 D-1.3 inches
- Provenance:
- Used by Sergeant Ernest H. Swift (1894-1986) of Wolfeboro, NH, Troop E, one of the original 48 state troopers. The New Hampshire State Police was established in 1937.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Christopher E. Conley
- People:
- Swift, Ernest H. (1894-1986)
- Subjects:
- Nightsticks, Police, Police clubs (Weapons), State Police
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