Cold Steel Brooklyn Basher Black, 24 inch/20 oz

great for wacking a fish on the head and not getting soft like a wood does, in salt water environment.

Great for swinging around when you're bored.

Awesome

I bought this for those nights when I want to check out a weird noise in the house. I have a 9mm with hollow points, which is great, but I'm not sure I trust the hollow points not to find a neighbor, or worse yet, one of my kids. This is nice, and certainly plenty weighty. I can't imagine being able to ever break it. But if you hit someone with this it would be like hitting them with a sledgehammer. You'd be as likely to kill them as anything else. Sure, that's great, if that's what you want (although a bit psychopathic), but the real problem is speed. I studied a few martial arts that depend heavily on speed and changing direction quickly, which you'll never be able to do with this (and yes, I lift). Not that it isn't completely useful and effective, just not quite what I was looking for.

I bought this to protect my property from 'hunter-gatherers' who have been known to pilfer the area at night. They'll take rakes, hoses, lawnmowers, BBQ's, even car batteries. I own a gun, but carrying a firearm for property protection is begging for a $300k court case! I bought the bat so were I to have to defend myself while investigation some noises in my yard some night I'm much less likely to be made an 'example of' by the local D.A. were I to do so with gun. Besides... I really wouldn't want to shoot someone to save my stuff. But even shooting a warning shot in the air can invite an 'attempted murder' charge now-a-days. This Brooklyn Basher bat is the sensible way to go if you intend to step outside your home to scare-off a thief. As for the bat, it's a little shorter than a baseball bat, heavy enough to do the job... but light enough for fast response. The guy who designed it knew what he was do'in.

This thing has some serious weight to it—in a good way! At 20oz (~1.25 lbs), it’s heavier than I expected, so I’m using both hands to control the swing and nail the right trajectory. Feels solid, just takes a bit more focus to wield properly. Perfect for ladies.

Use to carry a Louisville Slugger in my backseat (for “protection”) but it was too long, and didn’t make a whole lot of sense for maneuvering in tight spaces. The quality, heft, and durability of Cold Steel’s Brooklyn series blunts are outstanding. I got the Brooklyn Basher but now wish I got the Shorty instead, as it’s a little heavy and still a bit long for me (5’4”, 110 #s). I may just get the Shorty and give the Basher to hubby to leave in his truck. Cold Steel is a brand I highly recommend. I have a battle-ready full-tang katana by cold steel and it surpasses any blade available for mass retail that i’ve seen thus far.

Got this for apartment defense! Its easy to use and has some heft to it. Just get a handle wrap! The material is slick and can slip from your hands if you don't have something to hold onto.