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walking stick

Antique Malaccan Cane. Walking Stick.  Elegant and Stately.  Malacca. Malay Peninsula

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    Bone ball surrounded by a silver metal band.  Shaft is most likely Malaysian bamboo.  Definitely strong and stable.   Acquired it from an elderly “walking stick” collector in Portsmouth England.  He had acquired it in Malacca and was insistent that it was from the 1800s.… Continue reading

Brass / Bronze Dragon Cane Head.  China.

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  Just pull or saw off your old boring cane head and stick this elegant and cultural head on the end of the cane stick.   The mythological creature called a Dragon – the pattern of royal epithets in history – is believed to symbolize power, strength and fortune… Continue reading

Older Vintage / Antique Walking Stick / Cane. Carved Dragon Handle. Indonesia

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This was purchased from an estate sale in Montana a few years ago.  I think it is over 70 years old and was probably hand carved in Indonesia . .  . perhaps Java or Bali.  36.5” long with – what looks like – a rubber tip (most… Continue reading

Genuine Handmade Irish Blackthorn Shillelagh Walking Stick / Cane, Wicklow County Ireland

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Detail:  Bearing the name as the Irish town (in Wicklow County)  known for canes, this Shillelagh is made from the blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa) wood species.  Hand sanded and lacquered with a high gloss finish, no two canes are the same due to the blackthorn’s natural growth patterns.… Continue reading

Brass / Bronze & Copper Shou Xing Walking Stick / Cane / Sword, China

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Detail:  The Shou Xing handle represents the God of Long Life and Longevity.   This god is the third god of the Gods of Good Fortune.   This is a heavy and study cane.  The copper sheath or shaft – that houses a steel blade –… Continue reading
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