1210
Nightstick
1899 Approximate
Police Billy Club. Material: wood, leather. Size: 1 1/8" diameter x 9 1/2" L. Description: natural wood, black leather wrap, hole at one end holds 5" L. looped and knotted leather handle.
Waseca City Services - Police. Used in 1899 by Emil Marquardt when he was on Waseca Police Force. A nightstick is perhaps the simplest of all weapons. Also called a billy club, it is essentially a staff, usually made of wood, and wielded as a weapon.