Blackjack
A blackjack (sometimes called a death thug) is one with a weight, e.g. B. an iron ball , filled bag made of fabric, z. B. a stocking . It is used in fishing to stun the caught fish . Blackjacks fall under the category of blow weapons because they do not penetrate the body when they are used.
Blackjacks intended for use on larger animals are usually made of leather and sometimes reinforced with fiberglass . They consist of a leather loop as a handle , at one end of which there is a golf ball- sized , mostly lead metal ball sewn into the leather .
Blackjacks are weapons forbidden in Germany within the meaning of the Weapons Act (WaffG). The jurisprudence defines blackjack as "flexible, at one end weighted impact devices, which potentiate the human stroke energy by hurling motion to a considerable, targetable movement and impact energy" . Blows to the skull can cause severe injuries up to and including bursting of the skull due to the whip effect , in which the final weight briefly reaches a significantly increased speed .
Steel rod
According to German Waffenrecht § 40 WaffG incident made of spring steel or plastic -made flexible telescopic baton at the end of a steel or iron or lead ball is attached, also in the category of "killers" and is thus a prohibited weapon. Sometimes such a device is also referred to as a killer, although “steel rod” would be the more precise term.
In contrast to the steel rod, the telescopic baton made of rigid, inflexible pieces of pipe is in Germany a weapon that can be acquired and owned by people over the age of 18. The use of telescopic batons has been forbidden in Germany since April 1, 2008 and is illegal unless the operator has a legitimate interest that can at least already exist in a generally recognized purpose. Before April 1, 2008, it was only forbidden to lead meetings or public events for private individuals.
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- ^ So most recently AG Maulbronn , judgment of November 9, 1988, Az. II Cs 390/88, MDR 1990, 1039.
