Abstract: A telescoping baton having a handle section, a middle section which fits within the handle section, and an end section which fits within the middle section. The middle and end sections can be extended out of or collapsed into the handle section. The handle and middle sections are formed from an injection molded plastic. The end section is constructed of an injection molded skin about a metal core or can be a metal end. A wire clip, or other fastener, located in the end cap on the handle section, engages a bore or back end of the end section when the baton is collapsed thereby releasably holding the baton in a collapsed state. Alternatively, there can be a magnet in the handle section that engages the metal in the end section. All three sections of the baton are injection molded in the same mold at the same time.