Consisting of a weighted striking surface or head attached to a flexible shaft or handle, blackjacks deliver devastating impacts that seem totally contrary to their small size. The blackjack is still around today, and still just as potent as it ever has been.
Almost everybody is familiar and comfortable with carrying guns, knives and pepper spray for self-defense, with a few folks still choosing to carry a taser or stun gun.īut there is one venerable close-quarters weapon that used to rule the roost when it came to close-in, high stakes fighting: The blackjack.