sword-walking stick with devil head

francantolin · 2nd February 2019, 11:04 AM

Hello everybody,

I bought this walking stick with an hidden sword,
the hilt is made of deer horn, there is a devil ( boar-demon ? ) face on it
it seems made of bronze.
The blade has no stamps and the base seems more made for deco than for real use
but the point of the blade is really well made and sharp...

I don't really know if it is an old ( 1900-Romantic-Victorian period ) walking stick or just a recent copy ( hopefully with real deer horn and not resin...)

What do you think ?

Kind regards

Francky

francantolin · 2nd February 2019, 11:04 AM

and these two

Thank you !!

kronckew · 3rd February 2019, 09:13 AM

Someone near me makes these for antique fairs. Don't get caught outside your home with one. Unless you want free room and board and a job sewing mail sacks for a while.

Try flexing the blade.

francantolin · 3rd February 2019, 10:51 AM

Hello,

Thank you Kronckew,
No, sadly I won't try a walk with this walking stick !

Yes the blade is quite flexible
( almost like a foil blade )

midelburgo · 5th February 2019, 01:14 PM

I do not like the bubble aspect of the cross cut of the horn near the brass tube. It remembers me of two-component resin...

francantolin · 5th February 2019, 06:00 PM

Hello,

the ''bubbles'' are the holes of the blood capillaries of the horn base
( for grow it's better !!) cf other picture of a deer horn slice made in earring
( + no resin , I already heated a needle and it's ok !)

Where I found resin-glue, it's around the devil head.
maybe it was later added ?

For the blade shape at the basis,
I found this sword cane sold as a 19th Irish sword cane,
the blade is made in the same mode.

2nd February 2019, 11:04 AM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 871	sword-walking stick with devil head Hello everybody, I bought this walking stick with an hidden sword, the hilt is made of deer horn, there is a devil ( boar-demon ? ) face on it it seems made of bronze. The blade has no stamps and the base seems more made for deco than for real use but the point of the blade is really well made and sharp... I don't really know if it is an old ( 1900-Romantic-Victorian period ) walking stick or just a recent copy ( hopefully with real deer horn and not resin...) What do you think ? Kind regards Francky Attached Images

2nd February 2019, 11:04 AM	#2
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 871	and these two Thank you !! Attached Images

5th February 2019, 06:00 PM	#6
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 871	Hello, the ''bubbles'' are the holes of the blood capillaries of the horn base ( for grow it's better !!) cf other picture of a deer horn slice made in earring ( + no resin , I already heated a needle and it's ok !) Where I found resin-glue, it's around the devil head. maybe it was later added ? For the blade shape at the basis, I found this sword cane sold as a 19th Irish sword cane, the blade is made in the same mode. Attached Images

3rd February 2019, 09:13 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,178	Someone near me makes these for antique fairs. Don't get caught outside your home with one. Unless you want free room and board and a job sewing mail sacks for a while. Try flexing the blade.

3rd February 2019, 10:51 AM	#4
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 871	Hello, Thank you Kronckew, No, sadly I won't try a walk with this walking stick ! Yes the blade is quite flexible ( almost like a foil blade )

5th February 2019, 01:14 PM	#5
midelburgo Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 256	I do not like the bubble aspect of the cross cut of the horn near the brass tube. It remembers me of two-component resin...