I used to see these in the Shanghai bus terminals and subway stations, especially after the sword attacks. They would be quite effective at keeping the sword-wielding assailant at bay.
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Caliber may depend on personal preference.
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I personally prefer the stopping power of a salmon.
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Those are the simple “humane”-ish kind. Some have spikes and a barbed one-way catch.
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Not sturdy at all. Site warns to be used for magic or dancing only.
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I’m not sure if they could really handle Naked Florida Man with a Sword.
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In Japan it is called a sasumata and the police still use them.
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I wonder how they compare to … BANANAS!!!
(It always comes down to Monty Python, doesn’t it?)
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That looked likd a drill. Knife dude looks a bit casual and non desperate.
The method also really requires a significant majority to maximize safety. One or two would be at increased risk of being flanked. Likely a factor where police patrol in small numbers.
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Great solution if you outnumber the perp 8 to 1 and he only has a knife.
This seems like it would be a hit with the riot cops; who already lean pretty heavily toward ‘phalanx’ as it is.
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This is the RTS I want to be playing.
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I work in Japan and every school and preschool have sasumata and train the teachers in how to use them.
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Obligs:
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Only idiots start fair fights!
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Pikes? You call those pikes?!?
These are pikes (from Two Men in a Trench):
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Reminds me of how we killed snakes in Liberia.
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Things just got out of hand.
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Yes, the Swiss used to be famous (and feared) as mercenaries during the early Modern period. So much so, that I believe some Napoleon-era peace treaty formally banned them from serving as mercs, except for the Papal Swiss guard (and maybe some other similar tightly defined exceptions?).
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