Ultimate non-gun "weapon"

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I have found the greatest, most potent, most "tactical" weapon to carry when you can't carry your favorite gun....

A large coffee

Lets, see the attributes that make it best:

1: Milidly acidic - makes eyes sting a little

2: Carried in a "quick-draw holster" - hard to beet the speed with which it can go from your hand into an attackers face

3: "Long range area weapon" - can be thrown over long distance with a nice splash effect

4: Boiling hot - makes eyes/face hurt a lot (mace may or may not work on your attacker, boiling hot liquid will work :evil: )


Anybody else think of a better "campus defense weapon"
 
The only problem with coffee is it goes cold rather quickly if there's no lid (and lids just are very untactical, like thumb breaks), and there's some risk involved if you're clumsy (like me :uhoh: ).

Still, for a temporary weapon for a ten minute or so walk, coffee would be pretty good.
 
I'd say a mini mag light. Do a hammer strike with the end protruding just a smidge, and you'll knock someone into next week.

You can use it as a flashlight too. ;)
 
A very effective and moderately Sheeple friendly alternate plan would be to attach a modest set of keys to a substantial lanyard (shortened dog leash). This can be swung around with devastating results.

You can modify the leash, and buy various connectors (themselves made of metal) and wind up with a "biker’s wallet" looking arrangement. Including chain, yours can be alternately made of 1/4 - 5/8" leather or braided nylon.

I would retain a hand loop and not go below 20 - 22", but you really need to test for your personal best length.

When finished, never give away your true motives, just claim an unwanted pattern of loosing your keys.

Result - almost everybody's happy . . . and you're a LOT safer!
 
heh

I bought a trailer hitch, sawed it down so it's shape was like
_____
/ \
| |
\ ____ /

Then I had a buddy tig-weld a chain onto it, the attatched link was half a link at the beginning of 1 1/2 feet of chain links.
I'll be adding a wooden handle soon :).
 
Haha that's what I was thinking!
Give a new meaning to "going medieval on someone's ass."

Didn't have many sheeple friendly tools when I was on campus, but I did have a level II Kevlar panel in my backpack. My imagination went something like this:

I see guy with gun
I run
He sees me and shoots me in the back
I feign death
When he turns around to look for next victim, I run like heck
:p
 
Louisville Slugger

An acquaintance from my college days had one we called "Excali-bat". (There is an obscure comic book reference in there. It was that sort of crowd.) If you are going to walk around with it, carry a fielders glove, so you have half a chance to talk your way past curious cops.


Of course, a 12" section of steel pipe in a rolled up newspaper will keep that paper looking nice and neat on your morning walks.


The cleverest "improvised" weapon I ever saw is carried by a young lady in my neighborhood. She has taken a majorette's baton from her high school days, filled it with sand, and replaced the rubber end caps with ones turned from brass.

She goes power-walking down the street, giving the baton the occasional twirl. The one time I saw her drop it, it bounced much more like a small barbell than a childs toy. I feel sorry for anyone who accosts her. Some of those "majorette twirls" look suspiciously like stick-fighting kata.

Ouch.
 
8-ounce can of soda

The new, smaller cans of soda make a heckuva throwing weapon. Remember the scene in "Crocodile Dundee?" You can carry one or two of them just about anywhere.

They would also work like a rock if held in the fist for striking. They'd last for at least one good SMACK!

Regards,
Dirty Bob
 
I had a firearms instructor that was proficient with a cane. The curved end had a point that could be used as a hook primarily in the groin /hamstring /quadricept, and he was also good at using joint manipulations and strikes. I don't know if you want to go around campus with a cane all the time though. I kept a pool cue sawed down to about 26 inches with the weight still in the end and a hockey style tape job for a grip on the other end in my dorm room.
 
I certainly respect the a$$ kicking abilities of a cane; lets just say I learned about it via an old asian man, a martial arts class, and pain!!! It would just look out of place with a young man on a collage campus (poor me, I'm young :neener: )
 
I hurt my knee this last week, so I'm using a Livesay Grey Ghost cane for the moment. So far, I like it pretty well.

John
 
well gentalmen as an English Gentalman I would of course exchange the coffee for a nice cup of Tee, and a chocee biscute as an improvised throwing weapon ? Seriously when wearing a suit i have found an umbrealer passess inspection even by british police.
 
Not sure if this is a serious thread or not... :)

Someone I know carries a large metal locking D-ring. On the side opposite the lock, the "handle" is padded with para-cord wrapped around. It makes a great brass knuckle type device and the locking ring on the impact end adds a little more emphasis. You can always unwind the paracord if you need it...

If asked, it is a D-ring for mountain climbing, etc. (Works better if you are not in Florida, but who cares?)
 
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