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The one for daytime was called a day-stick and was 280 mm (11 in) in length. Another baton, that was used at night, was 660 mm (26 in) long and called a night-stick, which is the origin of the word nightstick. The night-stick was longer so it could provide extra protection which was thought to be necessary at night. [4]
Monadnock manufactures several types of police baton, including traditional straight batons, long riot sticks, side-handle nightsticks including the PR-24, and both friction-locking and mechanically locking telescoping batons.
Police forces and their predecessors have traditionally favored the use, whenever possible, of less lethal weapons than guns or blades. Until recent times, when alternatives such as tasers and capsicum spray became available, this category of policing weapon has generally been filled by some form of wooden club variously termed a truncheon, baton, nightstick, or lathi.
Nightstick or night stick may refer to: Club (weapon), a short staff or stick wielded as a weapon Baton (law enforcement), a compliance tool and defensive weapon used by law-enforcement officers; Nightstick (band), an American sludge metal band from Weymouth, Massachusetts; Nightstick, a 1987 Canadian-American made for television action film
Unlike in the United Kingdom, where officers both in and out of uniform carry - but do not publicly display - paper or plastic warrant cards, US police badges are the official symbol of office and are prominently worn over the left chest of the uniform (or, in the case of plainclothes officers, displayed from a concealed badge carrier when ...
The espantoon (/ ɛ s ˈ p ə n. t uː n / es-PƏN-tewn) is an ornate straight wooden baton, equipped with a long swiveled leather strap for twirling.It originated in, and is still strongly associated with, the Baltimore Police Department, the police department of the city of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Platinum 100 RC. Almost all radar detectors share the same annoying flaw: You have to reach over to use the controls on the hardware—usually mounted on your windshield—whenever you need to ...
Firearms in service vary between police forces in Malaysia, due to individual Constables and Police Authorities dictating the number of firearms officers and police firearms available to each force. Despite being armed, police constables still carry the standard issue T-batons , pepper spray and Hiatts Speedcuffs as well as the Walther P99 ...