This guide is a foray into an area of pure personal interest to me-the world of makeshift weaponry. With most of the "weapons" in this book straddling the line between fantastical and practical, I really struggled with what to title this small collection/discussion of makeshift, (okay, maniacal) mostly urban weaponry. Other than in the movies, I sincerely doubt anyone would find the need to make or use any of these diabolical deliverers of misfortune. Nevertheless, it's a crazy world we live in. Regardless, making them or using them isn't the point. My reason for writing this guide is merely a gluttonous personal incursion into the world of makeshift weaponry from the oddest and least likely of components. Survival is, after all, using what's available to make what you need. And, if you have a bag of hard candy and need a prison-style shiv, then this is the guide you need. The following pages detail 22 weapons of self-defense made from everyday household items. The goal here is to concoct weaponry that could be made with minimal time and tools for the purpose of self-defense in the direst of circumstances. In some cases, the visual alarm of the weapons alone could quite possibly persuade an attacker to reconsider their course of unholy action.
