Black Swift Walking Sticks

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Peepsman

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Just informing everyone of this company, Black Swift Walking Sticks. I travel via aircraft a number of times a year in this country into, how shall we say it, undesirable areas. Obviously I cannot carry a gun or knife on board an aircraft, but I can a walking stick. These sticks are of very high quality, and worth every penny of the $50 they cost. I can say without reservation on more than one occasion just the sight of the stick had "interlopers" moving along. I'd hate to get hit by one. Plus, the owner, James Campbell is a gentleman of his word. I have no interests in this company, and will not be receiving anything in exchange for this info. Just letting people know of this piece of safety equipment if you can't carry anything else. Plus, it makes you look very sophisticated when carrying it.

Now if I can just find my spats, I'll be good to go. Happy New Year to everyone!
 
If anyone gets one, the quality is, to me, worth every penny. I just bought another as a beater when traveling and one for walking in my neighborhood.
 
I'm currently on a cane binge. I got a couple of oak and hickory traditional canes as well as a United Cutlery plastic cane as well as some others. My current gotos are from solidaluminumcanes.com and they are great, nice and sturdy, and well-shaped (I got the V-handle) I think I am going to try the Black Swift sticks probably with a maple knob. They are about 40% of the weight of the solid aluminum.



 
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Is a ball-headed cane looked at differently by law enforcement than a crook handled cane?
 
Vonderek said:
Is a ball-headed cane looked at differently by law enforcement than a crook handled cane?
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I have yet to personally try to take it through TSA, but I have been told by others there was no issue. That's why I have two in case they decide to take it from me. Hell, they took my S&W pen from me once, but one at least 5 flights no one gave me a blink.
 
Peepsman said:
I have yet to personally try to take it through TSA, but I have been told by others there was no issue. That's why I have two in case they decide to take it from me. Hell, they took my S&W pen from me once, but one at least 5 flights no one gave me a blink.
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That's why I ordered the wooden knob instead of the others, seems a little more gray man.
 
I wouldn't get the "mace" head, but the ball should be fine.
That mace head is a bad idea for someone trying to stay unnoticed, but you may explain it as giving a better grip. Problem is the videos and website refer to it as a "mace".
Ball heads come in all sorts of materials and aren't that unusual.

I carry an Indestructible Unbreakable umbrella through TSA with no problems. "Yes, that's a cane umbrella. I need a cane, might need an umbrella, don't want to have to carry both...<wink>"
 
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I mistyped.

Mine is the original Unbreakable which my wife bought for me 10+ years ago before the knock offs came out. Back then we had been training frequently and I was flying every other week all over N.America and in and out of the country. A stout can umbrella seemed like a good idea. I'd researched the idea when I stumbled upon the Umbreakable guy's umbrella. Great gift.
https://unbreakableumbrella.com/fakes-and-knockoffs/

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@hso - care to share what you bought?
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Several threads all the way back to 2008 discussed these since before I got my Unbreakable. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...for-a-sticks-reach.587803/page-3#post-7310551

Folks, I don't want to hijack this thread.

The Black Swifts look affordable and the OP finds them suitable for walking as well as whacking. I may order one for a pal who doesn't like the looks of my umbrella or the Canemaster if I can check the height (big fella). They're more a bit more expensive than the hickory stock canes I cut like the Canemasters and less than a Canemaster and wayyy less than the Unbreakable Umbrella.
 
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Also, the standard length of the Black Swifts are 36" They cheerfully produced one for me at 37.5 inches as my legs are long and the 36 inch was a scutch too short. The 37.5 inch is perfect.
 
I find 39" is the right length cane for me. That's the height of my arm coming out at about a natural right angle from my body.
 
I grasp a walking staff or trekking poles at about elbow level, but a cane works better for me at 35", which is nearer wrist height. I am 5'11" and have about a 31" inseam. Poles are asked to bear little weight unless descending, but a cane is often used to take some weight off a leg. The biomechanics will generally favor a shorter cane than staff or pole length. I found that a 36" tubular Master cane worked much better for me when I removed the pistol grip handle, cut an inch from the shaft, and replaced the handle. Here's a fit video by physical therapist.
 
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