The ESP ExBTO-20HE-KH Easy Lock Hardened Expandable Baton features a button-release locking mechanism designed for convenient operation and controlled retraction. Its hardened telescopic tubes are finished with a black nickel-zinc surface treatment for improved scratch resistance. Certified by the MPA Hannover testing laboratory, this model meets the requirements of the German standard for telescopic batons.
Easy Lock System
- Button-Release Mechanism Unlocks the extended tubes by pressing the button at the end of the handle.
- Hardened Steel Construction Features hardened telescopic tubes designed for durability in demanding conditions.
- Black Nickel-Zinc Finish Helps protect the telescopic tubes against scratching.
- Multiple Opening Options The tubes can be extended by pulling the tip or by swinging the handle into a free space.
- Convenient Retraction Once unlocked, the tubes can be pushed back into the handle without striking the baton against a hard surface.
- Professional Standard Certification Meets the German standard requirements for telescopic batons, with certification issued by MPA Hannover, Germany.
Product Specifications
| SKU | ExBTO-20HE-KH |
|---|---|
| Brand | ESP |
| Colour | Khaki |
| Product Type | Button-Unlock Hardened Expandable Baton |
| Mechanism | Easy Lock Button Release |
| Tube Construction | Hardened Steel |
| Surface Treatment | Black Nickel-Zinc |
| Certification | MPA Hannover, Germany |
How the Easy Lock Works
Extend: The telescopic tubes can be extended by pulling the tip or swinging the handle into a free space.
Retract: Press the release button at the end of the handle, then push the baton tip inward to retract the tubes.
Important Usage Note
The baton can only be closed using the release button. Do not attempt to retract it by striking it against a hard surface, as this may damage the locking mechanism.
508 mm when you need it. 224 mm when you don’t.
Three hardened steel tubes slide out of the handle. Closed, it sits on your belt in the BHT-55 holder.
Open: 508 mm. Press the button at the end of the handle and push the tip in to close it.
Closes with one button
Press the button, push the tip in. No hard surface needed, however hard the baton was opened.
Push-button closing
The lock is released when you press the button at the end of the handle and push the baton tip inward. The tubes then slide back into the handle easily.
Hardened steel tubes
Hardened tubes with a black nickel-zinc finish that resists scratching.
Tested hard
Dropped from 2 m onto concrete (the German standard only requires wood) and still closed as smoothly as before. Opened and closed 6 000 times with the mechanism still working. Operated normally after being submerged in mud.
German standard
Meets the requirements of the German standard for telescopic batons. Certified by the testing laboratory at MPA Hannover, Germany.
Accessories
The button in the ending means no accessories can be added to the handle. Only the detection mirrors BMO-02 and BMO-03 fit the baton.
Open, lock, close
Open
Three ways. Draw it from the BHT holder and the tubes extend automatically. Or pull the tip until the tubes snap into one another. Or flick it slightly downward, horizontally or slightly upward with enough speed.
Lock
The locking mechanism holds the tubes firmly in the expanded position.
Close
Press the button at the end of the handle, push the tip inward, then push the tubes back into the handle.
Close it only with the button. Hitting the baton on a hard surface to close it can damage the mechanism.
This version
Technical data
| Part | Tube diameter | Wall | Hardness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handle tube | 21 mm | 1.75 mm | 47 ± 2 HRC |
| Centre tube | 16 mm | 1.5 mm | 49 ± 2 HRC |
| End tube | 11 mm | 2 mm | 51 ± 2 HRC |