Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick - Polypropylene Walking Stick

Treat Yourself to an Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick - Polypropylene Walking Stick

Irish blackthorn walking stick - polypropylene walking stick

The blackthorn tree is widespread throughout Ireland and the British Isles. For centuries, it was considered a valuable material for making top-quality walking sticks. The original sticks, carved from blackthorn, were called Irish shillelaghs . These traditional weapons of the Irish rural population were between 60 and 120 cm long. Used as a weapon in skilled hands, the shillelagh was so devastating that the British occupiers banned it. The Irish made their shillelagh into a walking stick about 90 cm long and were thus able to circumvent the law. Since a further ban on walking sticks seemed inappropriate, the English let the Irish have their way. The latter were allowed to keep their modified shillelagh, and thus the world received a beautiful and functional walking stick, called simply the blackthorn .

More than fifteen years ago, Cold Steel® began an attempt to acquire and distribute real blackthorn. However, this venture proved disappointing: although the sticks sold well, blackthorn is difficult to source and its quality somewhat inconsistent. However, Cold Steels®'s recent advances in polypropylene product development have been so impressive that they have now produced an injection-molded blackthorn from polypropylene. All the advantages of real blackthorn are retained, without its disadvantages.

This Irish blackthorn walking stick is inspired by a genuine blackthorn tree from the private collection of Cold Steel® founder and president Lynn C. Thompson. It was first carefully and intricately reproduced and then artfully modified to appear as if taken from nature. However, this magnificent blackthorn reproduction will never crack, swell, splinter, or warp. For care, a little soap and water is also sufficient.

Details:

- Material: polypropylene

- Total length: approx. 94cm

- Knob size: approx. 7 cm

- Weight: approx. 800 g

- Thickness: approx. 2.5 cm (shaft tip), 3.5 cm (shaft base)

- Cold steel® item number: 91pbs


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