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The Cane as a Weapon was first published on or around 1912 in the United States; some works that mention the book list release dates as late as 1914. [3] [4] The book was put out by The Army & Navy Publishing Company, which continued to publish the book after Cunningham's death. [5] In 2006, an expanded edition was published through lulu.com.
A walking stick (also known as a walking cane, cane, walking staff, or staff) is a device used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture. Some designs also serve as a fashion accessory, or are used for self-defense. Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes and some have become ...
An assistive cane is a walking stick used as a crutch or mobility aid. A cane can help redistribute weight from a lower leg that is weak or painful, improve stability by increasing the base of support, and provide tactile information about the ground to improve balance.
A shillelagh (/ ʃ ɪ ˈ l eɪ l i,-l ə / shil-AY-lee, -lə; Irish: sail éille or saill éalaigh [1] [ˌsˠal̠ʲ ˈeːlʲə], "thonged willow") is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty blackthorn stick with a large knob at the top. It is associated with Ireland and Irish folklore.
Articles relating to walking sticks, devices used primarily to aid walking, provide postural stability or support, or assist in maintaining a good posture, but some designs also serve as a fashion accessory, or are used for self-defense. Walking sticks come in many shapes and sizes and some have become collector's items.
For day wear walking sticks were lightweight and in wood, bamboo or cane with handles ranging from the discreet to the frivolous, with animal heads being popular. The style and workmanship of some handles suggest that the Czilinsky family of ivory and wood carvers may well have taken commissions from Brigg as it did from Swaine & Adeney.
It appeared more like a walking stick, with an ivory or silver knob on the end, and, unlike the modern pace stick, could only be opened a fixed distance. It was quickly adopted and adapted by the Infantry as an aid to drill. Another stick carried by soldiers is the drill cane, regimental stick or swagger stick. This is a shorter cane, with ...
The novel was first published in 1932 by Hodder & Stoughton, [1] in an edition illustrated by John Morton Sale. [3] In 1935, [4] Associated Newspapers published The Magic Walking-Stick and Stories from the Arabian Nights, combining Buchan's novel, illustrated by Vernon L Soper, with Frances Jenkins Alcott's re-telling of the Arabian Nights tales, illustrated by Monro S Orr.