billy clubs
Cops' striking sticks
Billy clubs are short, heavy sticks used as weapons by police officers, typically made of wood, rubber, or metal.
Also called nightsticks or batons.
The term evokes old-fashioned law enforcement and crowd control: The cops waded into the protest swinging billy clubs.
- batonsHandheld directing sticks
- police batonOfficer's striking tool
- nightsticksPolice striking implements
- cudgelThick wooden club
- blunt instrumentWeapon lacking an edge
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- Police Historyconstables, Metropolitan Police, night watch, Scotland Yard, sheriffs
- crowd controlriot gear, riot shields, rubber bullets, pepper balls, water cannon
billy clubsfirearms
Weapons using explosive propulsion
guns · assault rifles · handguns · explosives · deadly force
billy clubsshields
Protective barriers for defense
body armor · riot shields · protective gear · helmets · bulletproof vests
billy clubsolive branches
Emblems of truce
white flags · peace treaties · negotiation · dialogue · mediation