Overview
Flat Saps
Main Characteristics
- Made with leather layers, the number of layers can vary
- Lead in the for end, one solid lump traditionally cast to a length of spring steel that runs down the shaft to the pommel
- Usually they have some sort of retention strap, whether its an over the back of the hand strap like in the picture, or a wrist thong through an eyelet in the pommel end
- Called flat, as they are mostly flat. In this type of sap there is a slight hump on either side from the dome of the lead
- Can be used for flat strikes to major muscle groups, or an edge strike which, by written accounts, has broken bones
- These were often carried by the police, don't require much training, and were very effective
This leather sap is 10.5" overall and is in excellent condition.
