Since I'd mentioned using my Dalcassian axe as a cane, people have asked for pictures. This one shows that axe on the left, my Lochaber axe in the center, and my walking stick/staff on the right. For scale, the steel-shod staff is exactly 5' 2" in length, which is exactly tall enough to prop my chin on the top of the stick. The short axe is exactly the height from the ground to the crease in my right wrist while standing normally and relaxed.