Capt. Sir Richard Francis Burton, one of my great heroes of the Ripping Yarns variety, was the finest swordsman in Europe, literally as well as metaphorically, and always used a heavy metal walking stick to keep his sword arm strong.
In the good old days you could have your walking stick made with kind of knobbles or large knurls along the length so that if you were approached by a ruffian, a member of the working classes or a foreigner it was a simple matter to run the knobbly bits swiftly and forcefully across their shins or their skull and they would think twice in future about breaking the social distancing code. https://youtu.be/HtRGeyznv7k > On 3 Dec 2020, at 07:37, mike wilson <m.9.wil...@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > I prefer a two-piece for self-defence. Collapsed, you have effectively a > weighted walking stick, à la Sherlock Holmes. One adjustment and you have a > quarterstaff, of little John fame. I recommend the Benbo Traveller. > >> On 03 December 2020 at 01:41 "P. J. Alling" <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> That looks enough like the one I use, that I can opine that it also >> makes a decent club, for self defense. >> >>> On 11/25/2020 1:31 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>>> On Nov 25, 2020, at 7:24 AM, Bob Pdml <pdm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Use a bean bag… >>> I use a monopod with a ball head and hang it from my belt using a maglight >>> holster >>> >>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bfko83dh4sFfu5Lg7 >>> >>> It doubles as a nice walking stick. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
