Please Help Me to Identify this Trenching Club

[Antique Arsenal]

Originally Posted by fearn

I'm a little curious about this thing the Germans have with spring clubs. A long while ago, a friend purchased a replica spring baton to see how it worked, and the best we could tell is that it didn't hit as hard as did a solid rod. The spring bent to absorb the impact.

How old is this idea? Is it just some sort of souped up black jack?

Best,

F

I am just speculating here but I think that when solid rod is used it would transfer a good amount of force to the arm of person who is holding the club. That would cause him to get tired faster or even damage his own arm. At the same time the spring club would absorb a good amount of that “reflected” force causing it to be more easily operated. Even though the a spring club would not cause as much impact as solid one it still would be more than enough to cause a fatal damage.
Thanks,
Aleks