Hand weapon

Claim 1

A hand weapon comprising: first and second generally cylindrical metallic members whose inner ends are slidably interengaged and whose outer ends are dome-shaped and substantially fully enclosed, said members except for said dome-shaped ends being of uniform diameter throughout their length, said diameter being such as to be conveniently grasped by hand, and each of said members being elongated whereby said members together form an elongated rod; one of said cylindrical members having a relatively thin circumferential wall, the other member having a relatively thick circumferential wall whose inner end has a projecting interior flange portion that is slidably received within the inner end of said one member; a pair of fastening pins, one within the outer end of each of said cylindrical members, each said pin extending transversely within the associated member and having its outer ends secured in the outer circumferential wall of the member; and an elongated flexible metal chain whose length is at least twice the length of said rod, the end links of said chain being captured upon corresponding ones of said fastening pins, and said chain occupying the interior space of both of said cylindrical members and being loosely folded up therein; whereby said weapon may be used as a weight for striking purposes by grasping same with one hand near its longitudinal center and using the hand grip to hold said two members together; and whereby, alternatively, the user may grasp one of said cylindrical members only, and swing said weapon about so that the other member slides longitudinally outward and said flexible chain then becomes extended to its full length.