Cold Steel Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick with Polypropylene, 37-Inch
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Cold Steel Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick with Polypropylene, 37-Inch Details
Manufacturer: Cold SteelBrand: Cold Steel
Release Date: 2010-08-11
Model: 91PBS
Product features:
- Injection-molded polypropylene walking stick modeled after Irish originals
- Carefully copied and modified from Blackthorn bush found in Ireland
- Guaranteed not to warp, crack, swell up, or splinter; cleans with soap and water
- Tapers from 1 inch (base) to 1-3/8 inches (neck); head measures 2-3/4 inches
- Measures 37 inches long overall; weighs 28.2 ounces
Customer Reviews of Cold Steel Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick with Polypropylene, 37-Inch
Customer Review: A MUST for hiking, can be used to defend yourself too
Summary: 5 Stars
In Hawaii there are numerous trails, beach parks, forested areas, and wilderness reserves. Most of which are accessible as public lands, others with permits. I used to use those Swiss Gear ultralite walking sticks, but now have switched to the Blackthorne. After several recent attacks and "close calls" by wild dogs, people on drugs, and marijuana growers on innocent hikers, and since Hawaii doesn't let its citizens or visitors legally defend themselves against felony assault, a stick (a BIG stick) is the only alternative. You can fend off those dogs, and (with some training) knock out an attacker, even if they are armed.
For "self defense" it's perfect, because it's a "WALKING STICK" and not an implement specifically designed to be a weapon, such as a gun, knife, billy club, or extendable baton. But seriously, it has durability, can inflict injury on an attacker, and could even save your life (ever come across a big bad Rottweiler in the dark, on a lonely trail miles from any road, in an area with no cell phone coverage? What about a secluded beach park with no one around, and all of a sudden a giant beast of a burly, scraggly, bearded, homeless-looking, CREEPY guy comes up over the trail and is intently watching you tan yourself on the beach, then crouches down...and STAYS THERE? ~*shudder*~ I HAVE!)
Even if it makes an potential attacker think twice, and hesitate...that's enough. "take the mind of your enemy". That guy backed off when I picked up the "STICK"...otherwise could I have become a statistic? After all, it's not about killing your attacker (i.e. not about a gun, knife, etc), but coming out alive. Doesn't hurt if you can punish the bejeevers out of your attacker, to make up for his/her parents' failure to be parents!
Description of Cold Steel Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick with Polypropylene, 37-Inch
Our Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick is inspired by an authentic Blackthorn from Cold Steel President, Lynn C. Thompson?s private collection. It was copied carefully, and then artfully modified to a point where it not only mimics nature, but actually rivals and supersedes anything the natural world could produce! If nature had fashioned the most perfect Blackthorn stick, and you were lucky enough to come by it, our Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick is what it would look like. It?s a superb faux Blackthorn stick, and since it?s injection molded from polypropylene, it will never warp, crack, swell up, or splinter and is easy to maintain with a little soap and water.Prized for centuries as an ideal material for premium walking sticks, Blackthorn bush is found throughout Ireland and the British Isles. The original Blackthorn sticks were 2- to 4-foot-long Irish shillelaghs (the national weapon of rural Ireland). Now Cold Steel pays tribute to the classic Blackthorn walking sticks with this injection-molded polypropylene version, which offers all of the advantages of real Blackthorn and none of its pitfalls. Inspired by an authentic Blackthorn owned by Cold Steel President Lynn C. Thompson, the stick was copied carefully and then artfully modified to a point where it not only mimics nature, but actually rivals and (arguably) supersedes it. The stick makes any walk more comfortable, and it's guaranteed to never warp, crack, swell up, or splinter.
Specifications
- Material: Polypropylene
- Base diameter: 1 inch
- Neck diameter: 1-3/8 inches
- Head diameter: 2-3/4 inches
- Overall length: 37 inches
- Weight: 28.2 ounces
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