I suppose spiked flails also fall in this category.txinvestigator wrote: Main Entry: 2mace
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin mattia; akin to Latin mateola mallet
1 a : a heavy often spiked staff or club used especially in the Middle Ages for breaking armor b : a club used as a weapon
OTOH, a couple cans of beans in a grocery bag should be passable. It was always my favorite when I didn't feel like carrying my bois d'arc cane. Never got hassled for either of them.