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WEIGHTED-KNUCKLE GLOVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Lethal Weapons
  • Police
CONT

Weighted-knuckle gloves, also called sap gloves, are a type of weapon used in hand to hand combat. They consist of a pair of ordinary looking gloves usually made of leather or a synthetic material, with powdered lead or steel sewn into a special pouch covering the knuckles, and often the backs of the fingers and the back of the hand.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes non meurtrières
  • Police

Spanish

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