Possible DIY idea.

[kilted2000]

I’m watching a USAK YouTube video from a few months ago and they were joking around and they mentioned the possibility of a sword cane cromach. I am now slightly obsessed with this idea. How doable is this idea? What are your thoughts? I would probably try to convert an already made cromach.

Because this isn't really a traditional weapon as a kilt accessory, I'm not sure if this post violates the rules. If it does I apologize. I would never advocate actually using a weapon against another human being.

[Steve Ashton]

May I ask please - You made the statement "I would never advocate actually using a weapon against another human being."

Then what is the purpose of carrying a weapon? Any weapon?

The word "weapon" is defined as "a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage."
A sword has no other use but as a weapon. It is hard to open a box with one or use it as a tool. It's sole purpose is as a weapon intended to inflict bodily harm.
For show perhaps, or for vanity?

[kilted2000]

May I ask please - You made the statement "I would never advocate actually using a weapon against another human being."

Then what is the purpose of carrying a weapon? Any weapon?

The word "weapon" is defined as "a thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage."
A sword has no other use but as a weapon. It is hard to open a box with one or use it as a tool. It's sole purpose is as a weapon intended to inflict bodily harm.
For show perhaps, or for vanity?

Given the rules posted at the top of this forum, I was trying to avoid violating the rules. Self-defense is one thing, I was talking about using violence just to be violent. To be honest, I just thought it would be a cool thing to have. I really didn’t put a lot of thought into this. 🥸

[stickman]

Given the rules posted at the top of this forum, I was trying to avoid violating the rules. Self-defense is one thing, I was talking about using violence just to be violent. To be honest, I just thought it would be a cool thing to have. I really didn’t put a lot of thought into this. 🥸

I used to make a lot of sgianan dubh and dirks, and some swords that were meant for wall hangers. Many times I was asked to make sword canes. I always refused. They are not only illegal, but they have no place in the kilted world.

[ShaunMaxwell]

… They are not only illegal, but they have no place in the kilted world.

As for the legality, I guess that all depends on where you live. What might be illegal in the Carolinas is legal in Texas, for instance.

Cheers,

SM

[AFS1970]

While this is an interesting idea, I think it would be a difficult weapon to use, although I imagine the hilt would look kind of cool with the curved end. I am trying to envision if the blade would still be cane length or would it be longer?

As far as I can tell, at least in my state, a sword cane is no more or less legal than any other sword, which are legal where I live. Now I doubt you could convince any officers of the law they were legal and you might have to defend yourself verbally in court over this.

One thing I have always wondered about sword canes, and the principal reason I have never owned one, is are they still useable reliably as a cane? Does the blade and sheath construction still allow it to bear weight?

[Panache]

A sword-cromach ?

A cromach is a rural hiking staff for helping you to navigate uncertain terrain. The principle purpose of said stick (no matter what the decorations are part of it) is to be a sturdy and reliable hiking staff. Hollowing out one and adding a blade would make it anything but sturdy and reliable. If you were to make such a thing you have a structurally unsound hiking staff hiding a thin blade whose self defensive capabilities would be rather limited and all the while giving Law Enforcement good reason to question your intents and motives.

So a sword-cromach is inherently a strange combination.

I suspect that is why there aren't any examples of such a thing about

Cheers

Jamie