“Are You In Danger?” – a Curious Article on Umbrella Self-Defence (1900) |

@BigJackBrass I have quite a good book about stick whomping people and Umbrellas get a good chapter, but the abuse of sword cane is fabulous.

"The weapon of an assassin with no value to a man of distinction" etc etc

@Printdevil Star Wars would be greatly improved if the weapon of the Jedi had been a good brolly. An elegant weapon for a more civilised age.
Fighting with the Brolly