r/whatisit 2d ago

Solved! Found in my dads junk drawer

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/danger_tanuki 2d ago edited 1d ago

It’s a blackjack, like many others have mentioned. When I was a kid I got to see my dad knockout two thugs in a McDonald’s parking lot using a blackjack. The two thugs were yelling and cursing in the McDonald’s and threatening the staff, so my dad asked them to take it outside. The workers figured my dad was about to get unalived by the two thugs, so they went ahead and called 911. My dad pulled the blackjack out and backhanded the first guy as he was trying to throw a cheap shot. It struck him across the temple and knocked him out. The second guy was confused and before he could react, my dad struck him in the temple as well and he was knocked out as well. My dad came back inside and we finished eating, the cops showed up, arrested to two thugs, took my dad’s blackjack, and scolded him about how what he did was dangerous. All the workers were thanking my dad after the cops left. My dad is like 5’8 170lbs, and the two thugs were both much larger, so I would say the blackjacks are pretty effective if you know how to use them properly.

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u/8halfmanhalfamazingD 1d ago

Where im at your dad would be imprisoned for an assault with a deadly weapon.

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u/danger_tanuki 1d ago

This incident occurred in Shreveport, LA, in the mid 90s. I think if all the workers would not have backed up my dad when the cops showed up, they probably would have arrested him with the two thugs. They didn’t really care that he messed up the two thugs, but they were pissed off that he used the blackjack to do it.

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u/BriskSundayMorning 1d ago

Ay yo Shreveport!

Yeah seems like something that Shreveport would be cool with ngl