Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 It used to be an article of fashion and self defense against four leg and two legged varmints. At my age no one would even blink unless it had blades and spikes growing out of it. "Don't mess with that old man he's got a mean cane made out of black locust with a bois d'arc head, carries a 1911, and a big knife!" Anyway, sometimes they come in handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Rio Pete Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I guess we'll need to start a thread on the best self-defense cane. Diameter, length, type of material, weight, brand, short stroke, holster, etc. Glad the senior citizen stepped in. Old Guys Rule!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 About six years ago my son-in-law gave me a genuine blackthorn walking cane that he picked up in Dublin. I never carried it until I got a kidney stone last year and now I never go anywhere without it. Mostly use it to help with my balance nowadays, 'specially on snowy icy days. Just ordered two more cane this AM from a company back east. These are sufficient for my use, but are mostly decorative for when I'm in my docent costume at the Elks Opera House and Theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Forty Rod = Mr. First Nighter. Be certain to wear the patent leather shoes with that top hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Been using this occasionally (and carrying a 1911 & a knife or 3) since learning to walk again three years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Been using this occasionally (and carrying a 1911 & a knife or 3) since learning to walk again three years ago. That would do it! Also be handy for spearing the last piece of steak at the end of the table! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Sin Nombre Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Been using this occasionally (and carrying a 1911 & a knife or 3) since learning to walk again three years ago. You don't even have to show the blade. The skull handle alone says "I'm a bad ass!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Alas, sword canes are not legal in every state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 Well, look here what changed! I can carry my Bowie too: TULSA, Oklahoma - One of the many new laws that went into effect this month in Oklahoma is a change to a knife law that was originally put on the books in 1921. SB 1159 became effective November 1, 2016, which removes dagger, bowie knife, dirk knife and sword cane from the items prohibited from carry in Oklahoma, according to the law. It also repealed the ban on carrying switchblade (automatic) knives I think Texas still forbids big knives and such as sword canes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The O'Meara Himself Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 About 25 years ago I bought a blackthorn walking stick (Cane) on a visit to Dublin. It is heavy and thick and near as I can tell unbreakable. I use it all the time now, since I have leg problems. I'm sure it would do nicely for beating an assailant off a bus driver though I have not used it for that purpose yet. If it didn't work, my Kimber Ultra Carry .45 would. I don't leave home without them. The O'Meara Himself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Years ago I had knee surgery in California and a friend bought me a sword / cane to use. It wasn't very sturdy but it was cool. I was showing it off at a party at a friends house and a lot of the attendees were police officers. That's when I found out that possession of a sword cane was a felony. I didn't get arrested as it was conveyed to me as "friendly advice" but I got rid of that thing pretty quickly after that. I am pretty sure they are still illegal in CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Years ago I had knee surgery in California and a friend bought me a sword / cane to use. It wasn't very sturdy but it was cool. I was showing it off at a party at a friends house and a lot of the attendees were police officers. That's when I found out that possession of a sword cane was a felony. I didn't get arrested as it was conveyed to me as "friendly advice" but I got rid of that thing pretty quickly after that. I am pretty sure they are still illegal in CA. Isn't everything...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 well I have made a few , out of red oak , for close friends , not ornate , but balance very well gonna that a hard whack to break 1in + shank CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Isn't everything...? Now don't start that...Allie will get a cane and put a whoopin' on us... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 With training a cane can be a very effective self defensive tool that can be carried anywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I would probably crack my own skull with one. I suppose a fellow my age carrying a Louisville slugger around would be obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I carry a Cold Steel City Stick. 39" of 3/4" fiberglass with a half pound stainless steel head. I don't think our hero woulda broke one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Mine is made of oak. I use it when my ankles hurt and I need to take weight off one side or the other. Airport security didn't like it or when I didn't want to take off my shoes. When they found out the extent of my injuries though they were great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Jake1001 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) 17 years ago I was walking a swap meet and came across this Vintage Brass Eagle head and bought it for a future time in my life when I would be needing to use a cane That time is getting closer by the minute. Now I gotta find someone who's good at woodworking and make me a stick to screw it onto. Just sayin' PS.......it's gotta be a long stick, I'm 6'6" tall. It's a long way to the ground. Big Jake Edited September 28, 2019 by Big Jake1001 blurry picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Before I got a cortisone shot in my knee, I tried to walk with my FIL's cane (just like the one in the video). I could not. Using a cane is an extreme skill/sport/whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Forty Rod = Mr. First Nighter. Be certain to wear the patent leather shoes with that top hat. Homburg hat and cap toe high top shoes or congress gaiters. No spats, no patent leather, no fancy fabrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bullweed Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 I walk a lot of trails and have a trick knee that surprises me occasionally. I made a cane: 1" diameter red oak 35" long with a 2.5" diameter ball on one end. It has enough weight to punch surprising well, rather than swinging it. NC law: a 6" or longer fixed blade cannot be concealed, even if you have a ccw permit. Unconcealed must be mounted on the waist or under the arm, visible from front or back (must be on the side). Tucked appendix style or small of the back does not count as visible enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grenadier Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 When I was a young man, my mother's friend had her grandfather's cane. She showed it to me and how you could turn the handle and a small trigger would pop out and the bottom of the cane opened similar to a camera lense. By turning it the other way you could insert a .38 cartridge. I wish I knew what happened to that came after she passed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 A cane gun...not sure I would carry one of these but ya never know... http://www.designerwalkingcane.com/CaneGun_BCG.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Dan, SASS #24025 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) I always have one with me..especially in places I can't carry...like airplanes...no one ever challenges it anywhere I go. Where I can carry, I certainly do and look at the cane as my first line of defense. Like was mentioned above, in the proper hands a cane can be a formidable self defense weapon. I highly recommend that if your considering this route do it right and get the training on how to effectively employ it in a threatening situation. If you don't, you may find yourself on the receiving end after its been forcibly taken from you. I've had just such training. It was very enjoyable as well as very valuable. Then as with all skills, practice, practice, practice. Just the view from my foxhole. A side note: I bought a stock cane from Tractor Supply for less than $20. It's a one inch thick piece of solid oak. I cut it to fit me for length, lightly sanded it then rubbed it with Birchwood Casey Tru-Oil. Looks good and is extremely effective. Edited January 31, 2017 by Colonel Dan, SASS #24025 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Manzanita, it'll crack a head & break bones. [/url]">http://http://s383.photobucket.com/user/dradbrown/media/003_zpsm6g6b98t.jpg.html'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Years ago in one of the muzzleloader magazines an event was related by an anthropologist who also made Iroqouis war clubs in his spare time. Parking at a museum he unloaded his wares for a show and tell session and had them in a bag. As he moved toward the door three toughs accosted him asking if he had some expensive cameras and cash to give them. Their menacing smirks disappeared when he withdrew a club and commenced to put all three in the hospital. They were lucky they weren't put in the morgue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 And fer you younger fellas who might look out of place with a cane... If you are traveling, travel with a backpack and throw some sort of a hiking stick in with your ensemble. Maybe a nice heavy oak walking stick or even a pair of hiking sticks that are collapsible, easily transportable, and all the rage with trendy carless hippies these days. They can certainly serve the same purpose a collapsible baton does without looking tactical and insensitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 (edited) Now don't start that...Allie will get a cane and put a whoopin' on us... Not on me. Not until after the foot race and fist fight, she won't. Edited February 1, 2017 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Lyin Kerrdawg SASS # 57116 Posted February 3, 2017 Share Posted February 3, 2017 Sam, Thank you for reminding me of that Bill being passed. I had for got all about it. I have to get one light PaleWolf. I got one years back at the convention, Kat and I was walking around conversing with Capt Baylor and he noticed one in a booth and said that would go great with my outfit for the judging contest. And I made Kat put her switch blade in the safe. Now she can get it out. Forty Rod I still heard there are horns under Allie's hat. The guys say she is mean, I hope you run fast Rev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Dog, SASS #20401 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I have over a dozen and several staffs. Never leave home w/o one. One has a light in the handle and the lower two feet or so is a stun gun that makes an impressive display anyway at least when you hit the button, do not know how effective it might be but no matter as I also carry the latest Taser device available on Amazon for $400 and a Kimber pepper blaster and a 31" airweight ASP. I have one of the Cold Steel sword canes and several of their poly canes and one of their poly staffs, all quite effective and indestructible. If an attacker takes my cane he will have to survive a hail of lead to pummel me with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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