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The utility of a sword-stick for self-defense is questionable. A 19th-century English expert on fencing, boxing, and close-quarters self-defense, R. G. Allanson-Winn, opined: [t]he sword-stick is an instrument I thoroughly detest and abominate, and could not possibly advocate the use of in any circumstance whatever . . .
This sword had a slightly curved blade, shaped like a Damascus blade, slightly lighter and narrower than the ordinary talwar. They were made in Sirohi with Damascus steel. Pata - A narrow-bladed, straight rapier with a gauntlet hilt. Often used in performances. Gupti - A straight sword concealed in the sheath of a walking stick . The head or ...
A gupti is a traditional swordstick dagger from India that can be completely concealed in a wooden case and resembles a walking cane or short stick. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] References
The name derives from the Afrikaans word knop, meaning knob or ball and the Khoekhoe or San word kirri, meaning walking stick. [2] The name has been extended to similar weapons used by the native peoples of Australia, the Pacific islands, and other places, and was also used in the British army.
Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes and some have become collector's items. People with disabilities may use some kinds of walking sticks as a crutch . The walking stick has also historically been known to be used as a defensive or offensive weapon and may conceal a knife or sword – as in a swordstick .
A man has admitted beating an 87-year-old pensioner to death with his own walking stick in a random attack at a railway station. Miles Sekai set upon Bernard Fowler at Harold Wood station in east ...
Japanese wooden staff "bō" weapon made in the shape of a walking cane, 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) circumference Two Japanese bō; one is 140 cm (55 in) tall and 15 cm (5.9 in) in circumference in the form of a walking stick, the other is 180 cm (6 ft) tall and 1 in (25 mm) in diameter in the form of a staff.
By the end of last season, Antonio Pierce had rallied the Las Vegas Raiders during a successful stint as interim coach and got the chance to replicate that success as the permanent head coach this ...