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A baton (also truncheon, nightstick, billy club, billystick, cosh, lathi, or simply stick) is a roughly cylindrical club made of wood, rubber, plastic, or metal. It is carried as a compliance tool and defensive weapon [ 1 ] by law-enforcement officers , correctional staff , security guards and military personnel .
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. The term is considered ...
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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.
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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.
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