The Apache -- A 19th Century Personal Protection Gadget - Neatorama

The Apache was a combination dagger, pepperbox, and knuckle duster manufactured and sold in the United States from 1870 through 1900. More pictures and history of this unique pocket weapon at the link.

http://www.hellinahandbasket.net/2009/04/is-that-an-apache-in-your-pock-1.htm

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That can be topped. I bought a book about guns through the ages, and one was a lot like this one, only the trigger was also a corkscrew.

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WOW!! Gold Plated was always a bling bling at that time.. :P

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:lol: That mug is Tha Bomb!!! :lol:

I only hope that they made the porcelein strong enough... :-P

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Cant get my hands on one of those... but i'll definately be getting one of these Brass Knuckle Mug's

http://www.thabto.co.uk/mug.htm

My dad's getting one for fathers day

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These little toys were quite popular with the opium and absinthe set in late 19th century Paris. The stereotype of the guy in the beret and striped shirt, slapping and throwing around his girlfriend as they danced something like a tango was a reflection of the urban Parisian thugs who carried this appliance. Some of the wilder gangs were dubbed "Apaches" by the gendarmes--partly for the weapon and partly for their behavior. About then that slap-dancing tango became known as the "Apache Dance."

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