The ESP ExBTT-20HE + BHT-55 Easy Lock Hardened Expandable Baton combines a hardened steel telescopic baton with a compatible BHT holder. Featuring a button-release locking mechanism, it offers controlled opening and straightforward closing without requiring a hard surface. Its black nickel-zinc surface treatment helps protect the telescopic tubes against scratching.
Easy Lock Technology
- Button-Release Mechanism Press the button at the end of the handle to release the lock and allow the tubes to retract.
- Multiple Opening Options The telescopic tubes can be extended by pulling the tip or by swinging the handle into a free space.
- Hardened Steel Construction Designed for durability in demanding professional applications.
- Scratch-Resistant Surface Treatment Black nickel-zinc treatment helps protect the telescopic tubes from scratching.
- Compatible BHT Holder Included The set includes the BHT-55 holder, which allows the baton to extend automatically when withdrawn from the holder.
- Controlled Closing The baton closes by pressing the release button and pushing the tip inward. Closing by striking a hard surface is not supported.
Product Specifications
| SKU | ExBTT-20HE+BHT-55 |
|---|---|
| Brand | ESP |
| Product Type | Button-Unlock Hardened Expandable Baton Set |
| Locking Mechanism | Easy Lock Button Release |
| Construction | Hardened Steel |
| Surface Treatment | Black Nickel-Zinc |
| Included Holder | BHT-55 |
| Closing Method | Button release and inward pressure on the baton tip |
Certified Performance
ESP Easy Lock hardened batons meet the requirements of the German standard for telescopic batons and have received certification from the MPA Hannover testing laboratory in Germany.
Important Usage Note
The Easy Lock mechanism must be released using the button at the end of the handle. Do not attempt to close the baton 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.
Holder included
The ExBTT-20HE is supplied in a set with the BHT-55, a swivelling plastic holder with the Quick Change System, for which a European patent was granted.
- Rotates a full 360° against the belt, 16 locking positions.
- Draw with one hand: it opens automatically when you release the nylon strap.
- The tubes extend as you draw, so the baton is fully open when it leaves the holder.
- Prefer to draw it closed? Unscrew the two screws on the back and remove the holding base.
- Carry the expanded baton with the strap undone.
- UBC-05-A belt clip stays on the belt while you swap holders.
Holder supplied with the ExBTT-20HE: BHT-55.
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 |