It had a hollow steel haft threaded at one end to mate with the head.
Inside this was fitted a mechanism consisting of a sprung plunger which struck a percussion cap fitted over the nipple when the pop-out trigger was pulled, firing the weapon. In order to cock it, you unscrewed the pommel at the butt end and gave it a smart tug. This system was used in other types of hafted weapons as well as in riding crops.
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