Subject: gentilhomme gentleman duellist
Culture: French bourgeoisie
Setting: Troisième République / Belle Époque / Fin-de-Siècle, France late 19th-early 20thc
Object: canne cane / walking stick
Royal Armouries Museum > Self-Defence Gallery *
"Combined walking-stick revolver and dagger French, 20th century
A most unusual combination weapon with a small revolver
and short dagger blade concealed within a cane." ...
* Native Knives
* Royal Armouries Museum > Self-Defence Gallery
"Sword stick French, late 19th century
These weapons gave no clue that the carrier was armed
and were popular with gentlemen-about-town.
They were light and, in the hands of a skilled user, very dangerous." ...
