blunt instrument

A blunt instrument is any solid object that can be used as a hand tool, weapon or thrown projectile for striking a target, exerts impact via direct transfer of force and momentum, and has no sharp point or edge on the contact surface with the target. A blunt weapon may be contrasted with edged weapons in that the former causes mostly closed trauma instead of open incisions or puncture wounds, and are also different to kinetic projectiles such as bullets or arrows, whose speed and kinetic energy are so significant that they cause penetrating trauma often with cavitations even if the projectile is of a blunt shape.

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blunt weapon
cold weapon, 
baton, bō, club, cold weapon, combat glove, cudgels, expandable baton, flail, tonfa, war hammer, weapon functional class, 

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  baton ⓘ
  club of less than arm's length

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  bō ⓘ
  staff weapon

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  club ⓘ
  short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon

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  combat glove ⓘ
  any glove intended to be used as striking weapon

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  cudgels ⓘ
  kind of blunt instrument

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  expandable baton ⓘ
  

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  flail ⓘ
  term referring to two weapons: one a two-handed infantry weapon derived from an agricultural tool, and the other a one-handed weapon

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  tonfa ⓘ
  Okinawan kobudō weapon

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  war hammer ⓘ
  late medieval weapon

Frameless

Sabre 11-o.lau-F134.LA862

Kattendijkekroniek (ca. 1491) - KB KW 1900 A 008, folium 144r

Goedendag on chest of Kortrijk

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		baton	law enforcement equipment, blunt instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon		bō	pole weapon, blunt instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon		club	weapon, artificial physical object, blunt instrument, stick, archaeological artefact	Wikidata
class	weapon		combat glove	blunt instrument, glove	Wikidata
class	weapon		cudgels	blunt instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon		expandable baton	baton, blunt instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon		flail	blunt instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon		tonfa	farmer weapon, blunt instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon		war hammer	blunt instrument, hammer	Wikidata
commons	image		Sabre 11-o.lau-F134.LA862		Commons
commons	image		Kattendijkekroniek (ca. 1491) - KB KW 1900 A 008, folium 144r		Commons
commons	image		Goedendag on chest of Kortrijk		Commons