“What is this? I found it years ago at a thrift store and thought it was cute, but it doesn’t seem to actually have a purpose.”
Answer: “I think it’s a garden ornament. It looks like the base could be submerged beneath the soil to give it a crystal mushroom look.”
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Jedediah 1 year ago
#10: It's a "sap". They were frequently used by police back when they didn't have to be p@#sies. 
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Bridget 1 year ago
Jedediah,
You can read more about them here:
www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/the-leather-sap-old-school-but-is-it-legal/
You can read more about them here:
www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/the-leather-sap-old-school-but-is-it-legal/
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Cory 1 year ago
Jedediah,
I've always heard them called blackjacks
I've always heard them called blackjacks
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Aze 1 year ago
Cory,
Same
Same
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Woody 1 year ago
Jedediah,
You mean back when they could indescriminantly cause internal bleeding and cuncussions and pretend nothing happened?
You mean back when they could indescriminantly cause internal bleeding and cuncussions and pretend nothing happened?
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Calpurnia 1 year ago
#10 is also called a cosh. Some have a spring steel strip in the middle to make them stiffer.
#8 is a Turkish coffee grinder. I have one exactly like this one that I got in Turkey in 1972.
#8 is a Turkish coffee grinder. I have one exactly like this one that I got in Turkey in 1972.
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Savannah 1 year ago
Calpurnia,
Hmmm... I thought a cosh was more like a nightstick.....
Hmmm... I thought a cosh was more like a nightstick.....
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Tabby 1 year ago
Savannah, you are correct. A cosh is typically a rigid bar or stick used as a bludgeon, whereas what is pictured is flexible and referred to as a blackjack, and usually contains lead pellets within the bulbous end. Originally the term "sap", derived from "sapling", from which the weapon was made, also described a rigid type of bludgeon, but is now used casually and informally, as Jedediah has demonstrated.
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Luther 1 year ago
#26 Specifically, used in attaching the screw-on connector to TV antenna or cable box cable, by crimping the collar on the connector.
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Steph 1 year ago
#10 - it's called a BLACKJACK - smack someone on the head with it.
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Mabel 1 year ago
#8 coffee beans grinder. Have one just the same and one more but its bigger.
When i was small i used to grind coffee on it every time i visit my grandparents. Those 2 that i have now are from them.
When i was small i used to grind coffee on it every time i visit my grandparents. Those 2 that i have now are from them.
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Gussie 1 year ago
#30 Everything gets hot with friction.
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Melchizedek 1 year ago
#29 Not bar clamps for table tops or panels. 4 inches and 2 inches are less than the length of a hand. They could be bar clamps for veneer banding.
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Melchizedek 1 year ago
If you meant 2-4 feet in length then yes, they are panel clamps.
You can read more about them here:
www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/the-leather-sap-old-school-but-is-it-legal/
I've always heard them called blackjacks
Same
You mean back when they could indescriminantly cause internal bleeding and cuncussions and pretend nothing happened?
#8 is a Turkish coffee grinder. I have one exactly like this one that I got in Turkey in 1972.
Hmmm... I thought a cosh was more like a nightstick.....
When i was small i used to grind coffee on it every time i visit my grandparents. Those 2 that i have now are from them.