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fourpenny bit ....hit
50p bit
2 pound bit
5 pound bit
????
50p bit
2 pound bit
5 pound bit
????
dont know, but it may have had something to do with holding the coins in a fisted hand before the "clip" kind of like the brass knuckle effect. This is just my guess and i maybe way off base?
I got that off the web and it's what I thought a fourpenny one meant.
So in todays money with a fifty pence the nearest in size to an old penny - two quid.
I got that off the web and it's what I thought a fourpenny one meant.
So in todays money with a fifty pence the nearest in size to an old penny - two quid.
Actually on old penny was bigger than a fifty pence piece.
Dr Crippen - My immediate thoughts, too - a blow by the fist - but not in such detail as you post.
However, your explanation makes sense as ...
FOUR Fingers in a clenched fist.
FOUR Pennies, on edge, clenched between each finger, and thumb/index finger
Protruding enough to increase the damage done by the blow, but not enough to fall out of the gaps between the fingers.
After all - The assailant would want to lose his Fourpence back.
Probably based on the same principle as the Peaky Blinders - a Razor Blade slightly protruding from a Peak Cap neb.
However, your explanation makes sense as ...
FOUR Fingers in a clenched fist.
FOUR Pennies, on edge, clenched between each finger, and thumb/index finger
Protruding enough to increase the damage done by the blow, but not enough to fall out of the gaps between the fingers.
After all - The assailant would want to lose his Fourpence back.
Probably based on the same principle as the Peaky Blinders - a Razor Blade slightly protruding from a Peak Cap neb.
^ * The assailant would NOT want to lose his Fourpence.
i wouldnt want to try punching with four pennies like that
and penny between thumb and forefinger would be odd
boxers did sometimes weight their gloves with old pennies
a 4d was a groat or fourpenny bit and it rhymes with hit
and penny between thumb and forefinger would be odd
boxers did sometimes weight their gloves with old pennies
a 4d was a groat or fourpenny bit and it rhymes with hit
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