Jon Hancock
Charnock@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.
Roger BW 😷@BigJackBrass @Printdevil "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good sword-cane by your side."
@RogerBW @Printdevil Keeps the sun off. Try doing that with a blaster.
Baroness Winter@BaronessWinter @RogerBW @Printdevil https://youtu.be/rsQyyErzrpo
Turns out that in addition to the clips I expected, there's a whole YouTube subgenre of people dishing out a drubbing using an umbrella. Must be a lot of frustrated Walter Mitty commuters out there 😁
Girl uses Umbrella vs 3 Men - MARTIAL ARTS FIGHT SCENE
@BigJackBrass @BaronessWinter @Printdevil I suspect it's much better as a stabbing weapon than as a baton..
Famously so, as they're very little support in the shaft for thumping. I have a sword-umbrella and actually the ball-haft of it is probably better as a weapon than the "ahah" reveal stabby part.
I've never seen sword cane or an umbrella cane, even vintage ones with a decent tang. They really are one use weapons. There are modern survival canes and brollies made of single piece plastic which are very clubbable though.
Not that I buy these things...
@Printdevil @RogerBW @BaronessWinter One model I've seen advertises its sturdy "knobhandle," which immediately has me biting my tongue.
@Printdevil @RogerBW @BaronessWinter I have a perfectly normal umbrella from James Smith & Sons. It's basically a solid hazel walking stick with a canopy, so it can indeed give you a solid wallop if necessary.