In use by police, security forces, gangsters, and defensively minded citizens alike these simple but undeniably effective weapons are currently enjoying a renaissance in our era.īut any weapon, no matter how good, is only as effective as the person who wields it, and what separates the pretender from the seasoned user is knowing, practicing, and refining a variety of techniques for employing it. Relying on a weighted head and a flexible or semi-flexible shaft, a blackjack can deliver a ferocious impact out of all proportion with its size. The blackjack is a venerable, notorious, and respected weapon that has been used in one form or another around the world for extreme close-quarters combat.
