Blunt instrument

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Blunt instrument is a legal description of an weapon used to hit someone, which does not have a sharp or penetrating point or edge. Their effect is usually blunt force trauma, to stun, or to break bones. They sometimes kill. Some sorts of blunt instruments are very readily available, and so figure very often in crime cases. Examples are:-

• Club (weapon)
• Cosh
• Baseball bat
• Baton
• Blackjack (weapon)
• Pickaxe handle