different between nightstick vs espantoon

English

night +? stick

nightstick (plural nightsticks)

(law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security people, for use in self-defense.

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espantoon (plural espantoons)

A police nightstick with an attached strap by which it can be swung, used originally in Baltimore, Maryland.

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