This Victorian 410 breech loading gun cane is functional, in extremely fine condition and could be used with ease on a crowded street if it were necessary. The breech-loading mechanism opens the cartridge chamber for quick inserting of the shell by twisting the wrist and pulling backwards. Reversing the motion closes the chamber, readying the gun for firing. Produced as a concealed weapon to be used for self defense and for poaching, the best gun canes were inconspicuous and did not look at all ...click for details
This beautiful Victorian walking stick has a porcelain knob handle (4 x 1-5/8 inches) that is positively blooming with roses. A small gold collar decorates the snakewood shaft, which terminates with a bimetal tip. Overall length of this colorful walking stick is 36 inches.
This decorative circa 1870s walking stick has an ornate gold filled L shaped handle that has been chased and engraved and tops a snakewood shaft and bimetal tip. The handle measures 3 x 2-1/2 inches and is engraved with the letters LFR and March 26, 1874. Overall length is 34-1/2 inches. This is a lovely dress cane.
This late Victorian-to turn-of-the-century walking stick has an exquisitely carved ivory full-bodied lion for a handle. The lion is exceptionally realistic, with glass eyes, and in pristine condition. The ivory portion is 5-1/8 x 1-3/4 inches. It sits above a 1/2-inch metal collar and an ebony shaft that has been ebonized. The horn tip measures 1-1/2 inches. Overall length of this spectacular stick is 35-1/2 inches overall.
This wonderful whale ivory risque lady's leg walking stick is beautifully carved and a very nice example of this nautical motif. The ivory leg measures 2-1/4 x 3 inches. Below it are rings of ivory, ebony and rosewood, topping an ebony shaft that has been ebonized. The shaft terminates in a 3-inch bi-metal tip. The overall length of this late 1880s-1890s walking stick is 35-1/2 inches.
This mid 1800s Victorian walking stick sports an unusual elephant ivory handle carved in the shape of a horse's head. Instead of the horse's head forming the handle, it sprouts out from the short end of the L. The ivory portion is 2-3/4 x 4 inches above a brass collar and a half bark malacca shaft with a spent shell casing for a ferrule---no doubt an old tip replacement and an ingenious one at that. The horse's head is well detailed in the crisply carved teeth, flattened ears, large ...click for details
This carved wooden walking stick belonged to a graduate of the Class of 1906 Dartmouth College and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. During the late nineeenth century, it became fashionable and traditional for students to carry school canes, usually decorated with fraternity emblems, the student's and his classmates' names, and significant symbols. As early as 1898, Dartmouth graduates received a walking stick with the carved the Monhegan Indian, the school's mascot. In t ...click for details
This wonderful Victorian knobkerrie, also known as a headknocking cane, is actually a defensive weapon. It dates from the second half of the nineteenth century and was carried to act as a bludgeon if necessary. Just lift it and you'll see why! The silver plated bronze handle measures 4-1/4 x 3-1/4 inches and depicts a very focused fox hound on one hound and a fox on the other. An attractive period monogram graces the collar. An ebony shaft and 1-1/2 inch bi-metal tip complete the cane. Overa ...click for details
This charming Victorian walking stick has a 5-inch long x 7/8 inch ivory handle that is beautifully carved with a hand clutching a rose. Great details include the stem of the flower trailing along the arm, the buttons on the gauntlet, and the fingernails. A one-inch silver tone collar tops a slender (1/2 inch) ebony shaft and 1-1/2 inch bimetal tip. Overall length is 35-3/4 inches.
This circa 1870s-1880s sword cane looks like a fairly unassuming walking stick with a horn handle carved in the shape of a horse's hoof. The horn handle measures 4-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches. It tops a 2-1/8-inch hand chased silver collar, a butternut shaft that tapers from 1 inch in thickness to 3/4 inches, and a 3/4 inch metal tip. The blade is 19-1/2 inches in length. Overall length of this sword cane is 38-1/2 inches.
