Self Defense Patents-WW2

[Black Jack II]

Thought some may find this interesting. The below patents are self defense/offense based weapons that were developed by during World War Two by three of the great combative self defense instructors of the time.

The first one is Bernard Cosnecks the "Armette". He was the one who taught combat judo to Dempsey and was featured in his 1942 book called How to Fight Tough and was the author of his own work called American Combat Judo in 1944 and was a winner of the big ten wrestling championship back in 1932 and 1934.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=2q5zAAAAEBAJ

http://www.google.com/patents?id=ISJ-AAAAEBAJ

This one is the Clemmens knee spike

http://www.google.com/patents?id=uslfAAAAEBAJ

The last one is O" Neill's defensive wristband

http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT3373445

Enjoy

[Wong Ying Home]

Pure Genius...love it :D

[rogue]

One problem with these things is if they get caught in something you're stuck for at least a second or so.

[Black Jack II]

One problem with these things is if they get caught in something you're stuck for at least a second or so.

Either way, I want one for my birthday:D

[Black Jack II]

Or this if you want to be a street based freddy.

http://www.google.com/patents?id=e2EoAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&dq=self+defense

[sanjuro_ronin]

A few things:

They are all bladed weapons
None of them are "new" per say
There are a few out there that are blunt "force multipliers" ala "blackjacks" and"saps".
These guys would have loved the Okinawan Tekko :D