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Pros: Blade Material, Finish, Handle Material, Materials, Overall Quality, Sheath/Scabbard, Usable
Cons: None
And excellent, practical cane and functional sword!
Being too tall for me at 37-1/2", I wrapped a single layer of Scotch Heavy Duty Packing Tape around the area to be cut so the pipe cutter rollers wouldn't scuff up the finish, then I took 3" off the top, chamfered and polished the inside of the rim so the two rubber O-rings on the handle would slide in smoothly. I also cut 3" off the top of the rubber insert that goes up inside the bottom of the shaft that houses the tip of the sword, which keeps it from rattling. I put a 7" long x 1" i.d. high density NPVC foam tubing grip over the shaft just under the handle so the shaft can easily be held and used as a club. I used a 1-1/2" stainless steel "D" ring shackle through the factory lanyard hole to hold a decorative, solid stainless steel snake Triquatra pendant and a functional nylon lanyard. I drilled a hole and threaded a glass breaker into the end of the handle that can perform multiple functions. I saved it from an old, broken OTF automatic knife. I also replaced the rubber ferrule that came with the cane with one that is heavy duty and heavier than the one that originally came on the cane. If I were able to upload a photo of the finished cane, I would have, but there is no option to upload photos.
