Cold Steel 91PBS Irish Blackthorn Shillelagh Walking Stick (37 Inches Overall) Super Tough Polypropylene 91PBSZ

The Blackthorn bush is found throughout Ireland and the British Isles. It has been prized for centuries as a material for premium walking sticks. The original Blackthorn sticks were 2 to 4 foot long Irish shillelaghs (the national weapon of rural Ireland). In expert hands the shillelagh was so fearsome that during the final occupation of Ireland, the English outlawed it. To get around the law, the Irish turned the shillelagh into a 3-foot walking stick. The English didn't want to appear unreasonable by outlawing walking sticks too, so the Irish kept their modified shillelaghs and the world gained a beautiful and functional walking stick known simply as the Blackthorn.

Cold Steel made the effort to obtain and sell authentic Blackthorn sticks over fifteen years ago, but the venture turned out to be disappointing, and not because the sticks didn't sell well. It was because Blackthorn is difficult to come by and, since it's grown and not manufactured, it is somewhat inconsistent in quality.

Cold Steel's recent forays into injected molded polypropylene products has yielded some impressive results and now we have produced a new polypropylene Blackthorn that has all of the advantages of real Blackthorn and none of its pitfalls.

The Cold Steel Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick is inspired by an authentic Blackthorn from Cold Steel President, Lynn C. Thompson's private collection. It was copied carefully, and then artfully modified to a point where it not only mimics nature, but actually rivals and supersedes anything the natural world could produce! If nature had fashioned the most perfect Blackthorn stick, and you were lucky enough to come by it, our Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick is what it would look like. It's a superb faux Blackthorn stick, and since it's injection molded from polypropylene, it will never warp, crack, swell up, or splinter and is easy to maintain with a little soap and water.

The Cold Steel Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick features single piece black Polypropylene construction, with an undulating shaft. The Knob grip has a diameter of approximately 2 3/4". The shaft has a 1.375" diameter at the neck that tapers to 1.0" diameter at the base. Overall length: 37". Weight: 28.2 ounces.

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Cold Steel Knives - 91PBSZ Specifications:

• Weight:
  28.2 oz.
• Head:
  2 3/4 in. Diameter
• Material:
  Polypropylene
• Overall:
  37.0 in.
• Thick:
  1 in. (Base) 1 3/8 in. (Neck)
• Brand:
  Cold Steel
• Model:
  Blackthorn Shillelagh Walking Stick
• Model Number:
  91PBSZ

Note: This is a large, oversize, heavy item. Additional shipping charges apply. Not eligible for FREE SHIPPING or BASIC SHIPPING methods. Please select Large Package Shipping Method upon checkout. Thank-you.