According to a tiny snippet in August, 1970
Billboard - the hand was the result of an ill-fated Karate Chop. From the shape of the cast, it seems the worst of the damage was at the out side of the hand where one would expect a Karate type injury to be. So... My question is " How drunk would one have to be to try to Karate chop a two inch oak door?"
http://books.google.ca/books?id=kikE...AND%22&f=false