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>>1861 Victorian gentleman
>>>cane
Subject: aristocratic gentleman
Culture: English
Setting: Victorian era, England mid-late 19thc
Object: cane
Royal Armouries Museum > Self-Defence *
"Sword stick  English, Birmingham, about 1900  By Mole
  This cane has been fitted with the more usual hooked grip found on most walking sticks.
  As the blade was designed for thrusting rather than cutting, it is narrow and stiff." ...

Royal Armouries Museum > Self-Defence *
"Sword stick  British, about 1890
  Many of these weapons have small locking catches to hold the blade firmly in the sheath.
  These had to be released to unlock the blade and allow it to be drawn." ...




​* Royal Armouries Museum > Self-Defence 
​"Sword stick  British, about 1890
​Many of these weapons have small locking catches to hold the blade firmly in the sheath.
​These had to be turned to unlock the blade and allow it to be drawn." ...