Quote Originally Posted by dutchy kilted View Post
I can't afford a real blackthorn stick, but I got a poly one made by Cold Steel that looks good (from a distance). It is very substantial and you can usually find one on eBay for about $40 US. It looks good with a kilt, too.
I have one of those. Pretty much indestructible; only thing I really dislike is that the brown on the "root knob" part is just a microthin veneer that cracks and chips easily.

I once took one on a plane with me, from San Francisco to Houston, Texas and back teaching a martial art seminar. Not only got right on the plane with it, but also walked from end to end of each airport with it carried on my shoulder like a war-club. No one ever commented at all -- it is, after all, a medical assistive device.

Been jonesing for a real one, though. Liam tells me it should be here from Ireland in about a week.