

You need to correctly enter the anti-spam text. TOPIX, Facebook Group, Craigslist, City-Data Replacement (Alternative). We will endeavour to respond as soon as possible. It was also carried by Irish Guards and Army members as well as by Officers of the Fighting 69th regiment of. The stick was carried everywhere from fairs, to wakes and patterns (Saints Feast Day). The Blackthorn Shillelagh Stick was originally used many years ago in Ireland to settle disputes. It’s a superb faux Blackthorn stick, and since it’s injection molded from polypropylene, it will never warp, crack, swell up, or splinter and is easy to maintain with a little soap and water. A traditional piece of Irish Craft made in Co. It was copied carefully, and then artfully modified to a point where it not only mimics nature, but actually rivals and supersedes anything the natural world could produce! If nature had fashioned the most perfect Blackthorn stick, and you were lucky enough to come by it, our Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick is what it would look like. There are no two shillelagh walking sticks that are alike. The fighting sticks handle is round, showing off the natural blackthorn wood that has been handmade with care. Our Irish Blackthorn Walking Stick is inspired by an authentic Blackthorn from Cold Steel President, Lynn C. This Shillelagh travel club is great for protection as it can easily be concealed inside a coat or jacket. Use the button below to visit our Shillelagh Clubs mailing list page.

Subscribe to this page to receive emails every time we put up new sticks on this page. Cold Steel’s recent forays into injected molded polypropylene products has yielded some impressive results and now we have produced a new polypropylene Blackthorn that has all of the advantages of real Blackthorn and none of its pitfalls. Once subscribed, you will only receive updates about this page of our store - Shillelagh Clubs Page. It was because Blackthorn is difficult to come by and, since it’s grown and not manufactured, it is somewhat inconsistent in quality. Cold Steel made the effort to obtain and sell authentic Blackthorn sticks over fifteen years ago, but the venture turned out to be disappointing, and not because the sticks didn’t sell well. The English didn’t want to appear unreasonable by outlawing walking sticks too, so the Irish kept their modified shillelaghs and the world gained a beautiful and functional walking stick known simply as the Blackthorn. To get around the law, the Irish turned the shillelagh into a 3-foot walking stick. In expert hands the shillelagh was so fearsome that during the final occupation of Ireland, the English outlawed it. The original Blackthorn sticks were 2 to 4 foot long Irish shillelaghs (the national weapon of rural Ireland). It has been prized for centuries as a material for premium walking sticks. The Blackthorn bush is found throughout Ireland and the British Isles.
