z Sold One of a kind folk art sword cane

A Handsome folk art sword cane. The body is of Blackthorn with a stag horn hooked handle at the top.  The grip area is fitted with a metal lined hole to be used to run a wrist thong through for easier carrying.  A straight pull of the pressure fit handle reveals the 27 inch sword blade hidden within.  The overall length as a cane is 33 1/2" and the condition is very good. It is a classic version of this type of defensive weapon that was carried in the middle 1800s and during the Civil War by gentlemen on both side of that conflict.  It has a very sharp pointed tip and could be a formidable defensive weapon.  The walking stick ends with a brass ferrule. The condition is very good.  (Similar pieces are pictured in "Canes Through the Ages", by Francis H. Monek.)