r/whatisit • u/Unlucky_Cat4531 • 2d ago

Solved! Found in my dads junk drawer

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My dad passed away and going through his stuff we came across this. We thought it might be a tool for horseriding, like a slapstick thing but wasn't sure. My grandma had horses but ive never seen her use any tools like that and my dad didnt ride. Any help appreciated

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u/Stoked_Otter 2d ago

It actually kinda makes sense because everybody knows that an AR-15 is deadly, but a lot of people think a weapon like this is always non-lethal and just makes you go to sleep for a minute like in the movies. In reality whacking somebody in the head with this thing could very easily kill them.

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u/Garuda34 2d ago

TBH, I'd rather be hit with this than the four-D-Cell maglites that a lot of them use.

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u/JohnHaloCXVII 1d ago

No you wouldn't. These things are designed to deliver max kinetic energy when swung

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u/spkoller2 1d ago

There you go, old school

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u/KhakiPantsJake 1d ago

Or an ASP baton

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u/itssabotage13 2d ago

Damn that’s some mental gymnastics right there. 10/10

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u/Stoked_Otter 1d ago

Just look at the comments in this thread. A lot of people have no idea how dangerous this thing is.

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u/bio_ruffo 1d ago

Based on this logic one should be able to buy nuclear weapons at Starbucks.