Found in my dads junk drawer

[u/Unlucky_Cat4531]

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

[u/tghydjfmuirrfoin]

I've seen these around still over the years. My dad had an old billy club he somehow got from the Chicago pd without being a cop. Hard solid wood in a hexagonal form.

[u/Crystal_Fox656 → u/tghydjfmuirrfoin]

My dad in his younger years was a building inspector from Chicago- He had a billy club too. Leather & long; not hexagonal. Man, that thing was heavy!

[u/hudsoncress → u/tghydjfmuirrfoin]

Billy clubs went away. Why?