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Thought I'd write a little about the Cold Steel Sword Cane I managed to pick up last week since I'd always wondered what they were like. Here's some initial reactions:

1. The sword locks up fine into the cane, but there's just a little up and down play in the cane if you tug on it (maybe 1/32 inch or so). No side to side play of the sword in the cane
2. The tip is sharp.
3. Overall length of the cane with sword is 38". Overall sword length is 31" and overall blade length is 24".
4. If one really intended to take this on an outing, I think it would be recognized for what it is, as the sword / cane joint is done in stainless.
5. It's a neat novelty piece, but one that I may not keep very long. :D

Hello,

I checked this in our shop some time ago, same impressions.
It is not as covert as it should be. I was a little touched by the plastic look (glass fibers), but I liked one thing, it is very good balanced when out of sheath(hole) and in hand, the steel ball helps a lot to it.
But, not a bargain for me.

Guys, they are cool. I have a friend, 96 yrs.old, who owns one. It's the one thing I would like to have as a momento when he passes.

First, it's antique, so I can't compare it to what you all have. I'm guessing English manufacture because of the quality of the blade. Don't have dimensions but I can describe it a little for you.

The bottom cane/sheath part is round like a cane but maybe thicker than a "normal" cane. It's a hard black material and I'm thinking extremely polished wood, colored black. There's a bottom piece of a silver material, where the cane bottom would hit pavement. The cane has nothing on the outside to secure the blade to the bottom portion but when it's inserted about 3/4 of the way into the bottom, somthing "grabs" it, like a spring. You get the same feeling putting a WWII vintage bayonette back into it's sheath, and it's taken it the rest of the way. There's a super looking handle, very elegant, and it's what I would call a Chineses Phu dog. This is hard to describe but if you see it, it works. First, this dog is not big and over powering, but proportionate to the size of the cane. The body would be where you grasp the sword were you to draw it. The head has two uses. To serve as a pommel for the drawn sword or for use as a place to hold the cane for normal use.

I need to make my buddy an offer before the grand kids rob him blind.

And I forgot to mention, no one would ever know what it was you had. I does look like a walking out stick a gent would use.

Good day, all.

My Lady is in possession of a CS sword cane; she just liked the idea and I obtained one for her approval. They are sufficiently illegal here to carry about that it will likely never leave the house, but she appreciates having it handy along with my (or more accurately, her) katana.

All this aside, the biggest problem I have with modern sword canes is the aforementioned one of being overly obvious to the casual observer. I would prefer they be a bit more discreet in their appearance.

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Hannibal

Is it posible to put an edge on? I heard they are four sided.

LONE WOLF wrote:Is it possible to put an edge on? I heard they are four sided.

My friend,

If you had a lot of time on your hands it could probably be done, but it really isn't designed as a slashing weapon, rather as a thrusting one. I fear that attempting to alter this would be time-consuming and futile. They possess sort of a "+" cross section to assist rigidity that would likely be difficult to sharpen properly.

In fairness, it does simplify teaching swordsmanship to the novice. Give them the CS sword cane with the admonition, "Stick them with the pointy end." :D

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Hannibal

LONE WOLF wrote:Is it posible to put an edge on? I heard they are four sided.

What kind of edge do you want? Paper slicing edge? I imagine it could be done. In the case of the one I described it's for sticking, not slashing or slicing. It's more shaped, I guess you would call it, sabre style. It's single edged.

Hannibal Lecter wrote:In fairness, it does simplify teaching swordsmanship to the novice. Give them the CS sword cane with the admonition, "Stick them with the pointy end." :D

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Hannibal

They weren't meant to promote swordsmenship Doc. Just plain old self defense.

greencobra wrote:They weren't meant to promote swordsmanship Doc. Just plain old self defense.

I apologize - I should have been more specific that I was being entirely sarcastic. The sword canes I have seen are primarily last-ditch SD devices at best.

So much for the joke... :o I thought it was funny anyway... :D

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Hannibal

Hannibal Lecter wrote:So much for the joke... :o I thought it was funny anyway... :D

If it's any consolation Doc, so did I. :D

Must confess that many moons ago, back when "The Avengers" was a hot item on TV, I came into the possession of a sword cane. Can't recall where it was made, would guess either Taiwan or Korea, as most "flea market" quality merchandise at that time seemed to originate from them. At any rate, after about ten trips in and out of the cane, the blade snapped off about an inch from the handle.

The Deacon wrote:If it's any consolation Doc, so did I. :D

Hey, no tag teaming here guys! :D