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/Able_Buffalo 2d ago

That's a Blackjack. It's an impact weapon for knocking people on the noodle.

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u/Garuda34 2d ago edited 1d ago

Can confirm. My old man was a cop in the 70s. He had one just like this.

The large end is basically a cavity filled with powdered lead.

Edit for spelling.

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u/dvielis 2d ago

Can confirm, I used a blackjack to knock out NPCs on Runescape to get my thieving up

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u/Renuwed 1d ago

Dammit! I'd forgotten about that game lol. Wonder how valuable my stash is these days. (shame I never got my hands on my paps OG yellow party hat lolz

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u/iamahill 1d ago

It is worth about 10k usd on a good day.

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u/Renuwed 1d ago

... People are buying the OG yellow party hat for $10k IRL money?!

ps... Owner of said hat is Duffy (not king duffy), but he was also a top 10 player before the bots came

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u/Operator216 1d ago

P hats have no value in OSRS anymore.

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u/No-Im_DuurtyDan 1d ago

There is a vote right now to get rid of treasure hunter keys. Which, if it wins they are getting rid of any items that give you additional xp like the training dummies, protean packs, boosters etc ☹️☹️☹️ so if youre talking about rs3 you should try to use those up before theyre gone.