Nerve Trick (Knocking out of Hand)

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For a Person to chuse a Card, you not supposed to know what it is, and then for the Person to hold the Cards between his Finger and Thumb, to strike them all out of his Hand but the very Card he had taken. "This is called the Nerve Trick"
 		1784 Breslaw's Last Legacy 61
Faire tirer une carte, la mêler avec les autres... La faire rester seule dans la main gauche en faisant tomber les autres par terre chosen card remains in one hand after the rest of deck has been hit by the other hand
 		1786 Testament de Jérôme Sharp 132
Various Modes of Disclosing a Discovered Card - First Method deck hit out of spectator's hand
 		1876 Modern Magic 44
The "Nerve" Feat deck hit out of spectator's hand, "staring him in the face", see also page 42
 		1889 Tricks with Cards 70
Leaving Selected Card in Hand of Spectator hitting deck out of his hand
 		1902 The Expert at the Card Table 169
Second Method - The Test of Nerve knocking cards except selection out of spectator's grip, "staring him in the face", showing it's not on top or bottom
 		1909 The Art of Magic 43
Tom Sellers Take It or Leave It selection remains in spectator's grip when deck is pulled out, variation of "hitting the pack" stunt
 		1934 Card Tricks That Work 18
The Startler knocking deck out of spectator's hand with selection remaining, stripper deck
 		1937 Encyclopedia of Card Tricks 271
Arthur H. Buckley The Card Through Case Experiment No. 8 - very direct handling for Staring him in the Face
Also published here 1946 Card Control 158
Strike It deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains
 		1946 Early Marlo (Issue Marlo's Discoveries) 51
John Scarne Hit the Deck No. 41, performer holds deck, spectator hits deck away, selection is left in performer's hand
 		1950 Scarne on Card Tricks 73
Paul Rosini The Card Through the Case nerve trick with cased deck
Related to 1950 Magical Gems 31
Don Alan Surprise Quickie deck with selection is cased and held by spectator, performer removes it and card remains in spectator's grip
 		1952 The Last Word on Cards 21
Dai Vernon, Paul Rosini Staring him in the face nerve trick with cased deck
Related toVariations 1961 Further Inner Secrets of Card Magic 33
Peter Kane Anent Pack Switches deck switch during out-of-hand slap, cased deck
Related to 1967 A Card Session with Peter Kane 18
Chris Gosselin Knocking the Pack
1971 Expert Card Chicanery 65
The Startler cards are knocked out of spectator's hand, selection remains
 		1972 The Living End 7
Arthur H. Buckley Surprise Card Thru the Case cards in case are knocked out of spectator's hand, selection remains
Also published here 1972 The Living End 7
Eddie Joseph The Smacker
1972 The Living End 106
Bob Nelson Bob Nelson's Discovery cards are hit out of spectator's fingers
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2 262
Edward Marlo Marlo's Application Application of Bob Nelson's Discovery
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2 263
Carmen D'Amico D'Amico's Application on Bob Nelson's Discovery
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2 263
Edward Marlo Marlo's Sure Grip for Bob Nelson's Discovery
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2 264
Edward Marlo Marlo's Twin Discovery Application of Bob Nelson's Discovery
 		1977 Marlo's Magazine — Volume 2 264
Blitzschnell deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains, with Stripper Deck
Related to 1978 Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach 47
Steve Beam, Kevin Justice The Hospital Trick deck in card case, humorous presentation
 		1980 Diary of a Deranged Deck 13
"Magic" Christian Stelzel Quick Trick deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains, with Stripper Deck
Related to 1982 Stripper / Konische Karten 4
Stunning Production card penetrates case when cased deck is slapped out of hand, case with slit
 		1982 Simple yet Effective Tricks with Cards 44
Dai Vernon Staring him in his Face
1988 The Magic Way 57
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same! Nerve trick followed by card to wallet
Also published here June 1992 Apocalypse (Vol. 15 No. 6) 2077
Jerry K. Hartman Just In Case selection inserted into cased deck and spectator holds it, performer pulls case from spectator’s grip and selection remains in his hand
 		1995 After Craft 120
James Swain The Last Good Trick classic Staring him in the face handling
 		1999 21st Century Card Magic 57
Ellis Stanyon Hitting the Pack out of Hand No. 4
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 20
Ellis Stanyon Jerking the Pack Out of Hand No. 5, without hitting the deck, only hand jerks, in performer's hand
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 21
Ellis Stanyon Knocking the Pack Out of Hand No. 25, elaboration in which top two cards are lifted as one to show that the card is not on top or bottom, no details on double lift
 		1999 Ellis Stanyon's Best Card Tricks 29
Juan Tamariz Exactly the Same with a Difference Nerve trick followed by card to wallet
Also published here Oct. 2002 Genii (Vol. 65 No. 10) 57
Joshua Jay Flashcards note cards with cards drawn on one side used as deck, story presentation, one peeked at and when "deck" knocked out of spectator's hand a real card appears in spectator's hand - the selection
 		2008 Under, Over 57
Karate Kard
2011 Mr. Mysto's Wizard Academy 68
Roberto Giobbi Staring-Him-in-the-Face deck switch application
Inspired byAlso published here 2013 The Art of Switching Decks 146
Roberto Giobbi The Staring-Him-in-the-Face Deck Switch deck switch application
Also published here Mar. 2015 Genii (Vol. 78 No. 3) 22
Helge Thun Vertical Nerve Trick with cased deck
 		2019 Seminah 45
Rico Weeland Triple Penetration selection penetrates the deck, then the performer's hand and finally the case
Inspired by 2021 The Leipzig Curiosity 27