Four Sinister Canes

Due to the success of our last video, "Firing a .410 bore gun cane" ( • Firing a Victorian .41... ), we take another look at four more sinister canes from the worrying collection belonging to Phil.

[@lewkster4873]

WHO would carry this? Let me tell you, the moment I hit 60 I'll DUAL-WEILD THESE.

[@oigomieggo24]

Use one of those walkers so you have four cylinders to store stuff. Imagine converting one of those into a quad-barrel zip gun 😂

[@poopiepantsmcgee456]

Hell yeah

[@davidsiler5505]

lewkster I’m 34 getting close to 35, I could use a cane now.

[@yourfbiagent8244]

Real question....who wouldn't?

[@halogen5580]

dual weild are for weebs!

[@MP-db9sw]

Cane 1: Bond villain Cane 2: BDSM/Sadomasochist Cane 3: Blind Ninja Swordsman Cane 4: Treacherous Medieval King’s Advisor EDIT: Capitalization

[@burritowyrm6530]

blind nigga samurai

[@micohazakin8576]

Burrito Wyrm you don’t have the n-word pass

[@jozenagustineybanez6951]

Q

[@LordMayorOfDairyBell]

Cane 1: Self Defense Enthusiast Cane 2: Slave owner Cane 3: A true Gentleman ready for a duel Cane 4: Spy

[@miguelsalazar8932]

#3. Hijitaka?

[@olivercousins5348]

Imagine you're a Victorian boy that has to pickpocket to survive, you get caught and the victim unsheaths a sword from his cane and yells "En guard, ruffian!"

[@arrfffff7455]

Blocks it with my form arm I stole more then mere coin fool Shows 2 in thick steel around my arm Pulls out short sword

[@okolona1]

Take that "cat o nine tails" and whip that ass

[@deb1000001]

An old man once pulled out in front of me at his stop, my left turn in front of him. Made me throw on the brakes just for him to go to parking lot across the street. I sat, then turned around right to follow him, yelled at him. He threatened me with some object I forget. I'm female. I pictured myself taking it from him and beating him to death with it, was the reason I backed off. I was even seeing the headline. (My newborn daughter was in the car, and he'd risked her life in a hurry to shop.)

[@reynaldoflores4522]

@@deb1000001 Why would you yell at that poor old man? What if it had been your own father? Don't even think of maltreating senior citizens. You'll soon be one yourself.

[@charlesharrison4531]

I'd probably go: "What the hell is my life?"

[@MegaSkyline69]

From a time when a gentleman defended themselves with style. What a wonderful collection. Thank you very much for sharing them sir.

[@godrilla5549]

I just dolled up my gun, gave her a nice fancy bow.

[@christophernewman5027]

Sinister? Try sensible. Well, maybe not the last one...

[@bandccoresohio]

I have a feeling the arsenic was the poison yourself if you lose a battle or something

[@wanicki3575]

dick liddle a man with a cane isn’t a good soldier not that soldiers need poison I bet it’s a spy’s cane so if he was ever caught he could avoid being interrogated

[@billyandrew]

@@bandccoresohio More likely an assassins weapon, I think.

[@Kal_sengupta]

What about the slave whip ???

[@gilliandaemon1788]

Me just minding my own business : KZbin : EVIL CANES!

[@klownmittenz8715]

When I worked at a gun shop we had a customer bring in a cane that was a .410 shotgun. We had to make custom shells for it.. Thanks for sharing.

[@kotnhewhohim2092]

I am an old man. I wouldn’t think of leaving the the house without my swordcane, my side arm and pocket knife! Rather large pocket knife. 😎

[@pyropikachu56]

Where did you get your sword cane from? been thing of investing in one myself

[@FrenchToast663]

It is, of course, classified as a concealed weapon, and therefore illegal to carry in public.

[@kotnhewhohim2092]

Hector ... Absolutely! But I would have long since shot a bad guy before I would have had to run him through. But if I run out of ammo I still have a few surprises.

[@kotnhewhohim2092]

Pyro_pikachu56 .... My cane was given to me by my son-in-law who makes such things, knives, brass knuckles, a Myriad of other such close in protection that the well heeled gentleman should wear.

[@zipherdias420]

Oh hell yea, you sir I would dub "an old fashioned bad ass".

[@Denzel_Watchington]

"I wonder who would carry such a sinister cane?" *....Uhhh, YOU! Lol!*

[@jimmurrell1432]

Arsenic was used as a drug in victorian days and taken willingly. Some people could build up an immunity to amounts large enough to kill a grown man with very little side effects to themselves. That stick with the switchblade though is my favourite... What a find😁

[@bluehornet197]

Ikr that switch blade one was sweet i would of modified it though so i could pull it apart in a flash and hide another blade in the longer part of the cane so i have a sword and a knife

[@blackwaterhousecork5182]

Self Protection was once Legal and Arsenic was often a Prescribed Medication for the Treatment of certain Conditions.

[@joshuagross3151]

Like life?

[@samhouston1288]

@@joshuagross3151 Syphilis and Psoriasis

[@joshuagross3151]

@@samhouston1288 ...and their lives.

[@whitenoise8397]

@@joshuagross3151 Heh! Bastard beat me to it!

[@ProfitPower13]

Its the dose that makes the poison/medecine

[@larss337]

I love these Victorian artifacts. The wolf's head cane is superb, I would love to have one. Thank you Sir for sharing with us.

[@mugensamurai]

The most sinister feature of this video. The music and the accent. 5/5.

[@TheSLUser]

Nothing Sinister about those canes other than the one with posion, in the days they were made street muggings were common and a Gentelman carried them as defence. On the dark foggy streets of London with narrow poorly lit lanes, it was common for you to be jumped by thieves so you carried something to defend yourself with. its a pity that now in the days of the scooter muggings we are not allowed to defend ourselves like they were

[@lalli8152]

Arcenic was common medication back then. So it might not have been carried poisoning in mind.

[@probablynotdad6553]

@@lalli8152 then maybe it wqs emergency medication.

[@punnily7743]

A flail is completely useless in a street fight, that one's the most sinister one imo

[@probablynotdad6553]

@@punnily7743 Idk, flails aren't super deadly, at least not ones like that. But can you imagne mugging some rich dude and then being best nearly to death by that thing? It would be a slow and painful death that's for sure.

[@lsswappedcessna]

Now they don't mug, they just shank and groom, no reason for it other than craziness.

[@AngloSaxon1]

Not sinister at all

[@ironox8480]

One of each please! God those are beautiful! I love old canes, so many crazy designs from prospectors tools, to picnic supplies to poison vials there are so many strange designs.

[@PacoOtis]

Well done! Bravo and thanks so much for sharing and the best of luck!

[@gk.spinoza]

There were also walking stick/cane pneumatic AirGuns from late 1800's.

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΠαπας-π7η]

There was a murder attempt with one in a Sherlock Holmes book but i cant remember the title.

[@duncanmcharg]

@@ΠαναγιωτηςΠαπας-π7η Likewise, but the story was when Sherlock had discovered Moriarty and the extent of his criminal power.

[@billyandrew]

@@ΠαναγιωτηςΠαπας-π7η Sherlock would have remembered. You had *one* job! 😂😂😂

[@DrWetness]

Self defence, I imagine quite necessary in Victorian London and even today’s London

[@billyandrew]

Still footpads, then, even though the Peelers were patrolling the streets.

[@Z0Z99]

On top of that awesome collection, I must say your voice is really soothing.

[@theparalexview785]

For the left handed man, every cane is sinister.

[@baldieman64]

"An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age"

[@StainlessIdea]

i love the canes styles!

[@ImmersiveGamer83]

My grandad had one with a sword in it. I think it just made him feel less vulnerable. Concealed and out of sight most of time but a sense of security. I will certainly carry one when I am too frail to protect my self.

[@reynaldoflores4522]

In many places that would be illegal.

[@ImmersiveGamer83]

@@reynaldoflores4522 yep, but how often would an old grandad get stopped and have his Cain analysed? Airports are the only place that come to mind

[@ottovonwallace830]

I like the flail one. That would leave a mark.

[@lewisdob8031]

Great background music! Loved the canes too.

[@thingsofsuch]

The flail was a shock, the arsenic was an amazing discovery. Cannot trust the elderly or disabled, as, they may be neither!

[@tonynapoli5549]

Lovely collection I suppose in Victorian days you could carry one for self defence. Thanks for sharing

[@reynaldoflores4522]

Until the early 19th century , you could ( legally ) carry a sword openly in public in the UK. But by Victorian times, it had become illegal, hence the need for these concealed sword canes.

[@SuperDancingdevil]

I really like the Wolf’s head cane but maybe without the blade I really like that design, All of them except the one with Arsenic were used in self defence, Over a hundred years ago the streets were not as safe as they are now and police thin on the ground so weapons such as these were fairly common for self defence, The one with Arsenic is different because Arsenic used in very small quantities was used with other compounds to treat certain ailments from Asthma and Cancer to reduced libido and various skin problems it was a very dangerous remedy but one often prescribed by doctors, It may seem odd to us but not when you consider that in those days Mercury was used to treat syphilis, Add to that Arsenic was found in Wallpaper and dresses as a colour enhancer it shows what a dangerous place Victorian England was, I hope that helps with the poison cane, Thank you for an interesting video.

[@rohantherockwiththerocketh7871]

The cane with the whip and the 6inch blade are gentleman's coachman canes to keep the riff raff at bay!

[@ShumaiAxeman]

These are really cool, and I kinda want to become a collector of sinister canes now. Or a designer of sinister canes.

[@tadpetrie3464]

The wolf's head cane had to have been the inspiration for the cane Barnabas Collins carried in the show "Dark Shadows" . Although his didn't have the hidden blade, not that he needed it, being a vampire, Barnabas naturally scared people away. the one with the flail is a brilliant idea! As far as the one with the poison, how much you want to bet it was carried by one of the Borgia family?

[@escapetherace1943]

it is much older than 10 years dude

[@kevinkenny8739]

wonderful stuff , thanks.

[@chris070563]

My wife’s grandad had a walking stick. He called it a poachers stick. You twisted the handle and pulled it back and you could insert a 410 cartridge. He said when he dies it would be mine. But when he passed it was taken from his bungalow along with other things. Never to be seen again.

[@danielmeadows1114]

That’s sad, I bet it was one of his prize possessions.

[@mekhane.broken9678]

The same thing happened to me and my uncle's knife collection.

[@ardanwin5724]

I like the first one! :)

[@georgeserrano8354]

Very unique indeed.

[@nvrlrn]

The first one is so badass

[@Rob_-dv6ei]

Good God America have some class rather than just shooting people! Us British are far more dignified, with our: -sword canes -spear canes -whip canes -poison canes/umbrellas/tea -acid throwing Thank you very much! HM! EDIT: some don't know that this is, in fact, a jovial comment, meant to produce laughter. Apologies if it didn't.

[@andrewpenn1145]

At least guns are more clean and efficient. Just a shot to the head suffices.

[@HarryKhan007]

The arsenic one must have been an old lady's cane, for the guy who gave her the whipping and then tried to protect himself with the sword.

[@Patriotgal1]

"Who would carry such a thing?" Maybe anyone who was interested in protecting themselves and their family? (Not the poison cane, tho). A CITIZEN should never be unarmed. A CITIZEN has a duty to always be able to protect self/family/Country. Always.

[@billyandrew]

The folks in the US should have remembered that, while they still had a country and legal freedom.

[@nikholasmarcus8930]

Who would carry this? Me in 60 yrs old

[@godrilla5549]

I call mine the non fren bopper, it bops really well, it's just a hammer duct taped to a stick.

[@hugebartlett1884]

Who would carry a sword stick? Back in those days any sensible man who intended to survive,the danger from footpads and poverty stricken villains being something one could never ignore or forget. A situation developing even today.

[@mikejohnson479]

I used to have two canes with swords inside. I got both of them from pawn shops in Salt Lake City back in the 80s. Similar canes are still available on the internet.

[@mayormc]

These were obviously for the gentleman who wished to protect himself against blackguards, plug uglies and ne'er-do-wells. I did find the spring loaded most impressive.

[@lucasduque8289]

The first and the third canes were actually more common designs than you may think. You see, around the Victorian period there was a prohibition to carry swords at the streets of London but some gentlemen still wanted to have some reliable self-defense method, so it didn't take long for cane makers to start implementing blades into the designs. The one with the flail doesn't really seem useful for self defence though, but maybe it was some BDSM thing?

[@Zerosuit-DonkeyKong]

The flail is more like a whip with that thin wire and small beads of metal, that was probably for people who wanted a non lethal way to fend someone off, as getting whipped by that would hurt like hell but not leave them with stab wounds/deep cuts.

[@lucasduque8289]

@@Zerosuit-DonkeyKong I imagined that too, but one needs to wonder how effective it would be at dealing with an assailant that had a bladed or blunt weapon with more reach and a capacity to take you down fast (it's even less effective if you are attacked by someone with a gun). There are more effective weapons to fend someone off in a non-lethal fashion.

[@lucasduque8289]

@1978ajax No, it wouldn't hurt through clothing, it's a flail. If you think it would, you clearly don't understand how a flail works. Wearing a thin layer of clothing is already some protection against it, now in London, where it is cold most of the year, people would not be wearing just thin shirts. There is a reason why people had sailors and slaves be shirtless and tied up when whipping them. And it is not an area weapon, it would be a weapon that requires some precision. If it even was a weapon, which it isn't. Life isn't a video game or an anime, there is no personal area of effect weapon. If someone wanted a non lethal weapon for some reason, just a regular cane was much better, because it was a blunt object and didn't relly on pain compliance, much less the almost non existing pain you wouldn't feel by being whipped over you coat. This was probably a gimmick to show off for some 19th century weabo.

[@lucasduque8289]

@1978ajax and by the way, this comment was almost 2 years old. Check that stuff, don't necropost.

[@lucasduque8289]

@1978ajax Good argument

[@tenhirankei]

@1:35 That's for giving a villain (AKA "evildoer") a "good thrashing"!

[@raphaelandrews3617]

hi phil love you cane collection. I had a sword cane and knife in a staff. I also had several heavy duty walking sticks that were stolen over the years at various times.

[@михаилроманов-ф7ч]

Отличная коллекция. Спасибо! 👍

[@NurkePL]

I remember a mate showing me his dads collection of canes in the early 70's - not just sword sticks, he also had 4-10 shotgun canes, twist the handle and pull back and the receiver opens, in goes the cartridge, push back and twist and its armed, the top of the handle was threaded to take a butt stock

[@busternineshoes]

I must admit I was hoping for a 410 to be in the collection.

[@arandommaggot4963]

The Flail Cane: For the sadist that defends themself

[@canaan5337]

I'm guessing the whip the switchblade and the sword were for self-defense and the Arsenic was probably used either as a medicine (because in the Victorian era medical knowledge was not what it is today) by the owner of the cane or it was a handy place to hide poison for assassinations with the medicinal explanation being the most likely of the two

[@antonmarek6733]

Typically Victorian! Thanks for sharing!

[@OokamiKageGinGetsu]

The first three _could_ simply be for self defense, but that last one, that one is _truly_ sinister.

[@davidallen7540]

Fascinating

[@robertballuumm730]

Fascinating 🙏🙏

[@adwitiyadixit]

Business on the outside... Party on the inside.

[@Navytron1989]

Most of these weapons were "self-defense" for times when people had bad manners

[@petrusromanus9193]

A lot still do and it is only going to get worse.

[@billyandrew]

Manners? 😂 Most had *no* manners!

[@mightytaco123]

My friend has a cane with an iron spike in it. It’s amazing.

[@damianbigelow9511]

Sinister? No Those things are guardian angels in the rite hands

[@garynaccarato4606]

I think my favorite is the one with the spear point.

[@morganeclipse9038]

General Insidious.

[@jimvandemoter6961]

He left out canes that also doubled as a firearm.

[@canaan5337]

He sounds English so I'm guessing a gun cane is probably illegal to own there unless you have a special license to own it as an exhibit in a museum or something.

[@joshuagross3151]

As well as swords, knives and whip. He forgot those too.

[@billyandrew]

@@canaan5337 It wasn't, back then, when such canes were popular. Pistols, as in duals, were still in use, too. As you correctly surmised, to own such canes now, quite probably requires a dealer's licence and could not be taken into public, as they are classified as concealed weapons. Anything longer than a four inch blade is classified as an offensive weapon, in general.

[@tasatort9778]

Many individuals carried bladed weapons for self defense; gentlemen/aristocrats would carry pistols, sword canes and the like. So these weaponized canes aren't unusual in the least.

[@thenoble5169]

They were for self defence. End off Might need them today with some of the gangs robbing people.

[@steakknives]

I poisoned him with arsonic in self defense I tell ya!

[@piearm1271]

Extraordinary workmanship with all of these. I’ve seen and held a Remington 410 cane, and a gentleman gardener’s cane which had a pruning blade inside the shaft and a flexible saw blade like a bow saw. Would love to see an air gun cane

[@pstrap1311]

Looks more like a jackal head than a wolf head imo.

[@jshicke]

Crime has existed for generations. Those who use a cane for balance when walking are smart enough to understand that it broadcasts to others that you are handicapped, and thus an easier target for mugging. The 'gimmicks' in the cane help the owner to defend themselves in the event this does occur. Yes, even in Victorian England. The poison? I imagine that is a special cane for a spy.

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

Michael Cane as Alfred in Batman. Most sinister

[@jwgitface]

I have got a cheapie similar to the last one but there is vial for putting a dram of something in.

[@johnganshow5536]

From the Sherlock Holmes era. Very interesting!!!

[@billyandrew]

From Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's era. Sherlock was fictitious.

[@johnganshow5536]

@@billyandrew Sherlock may or may not have been fictitious, but same era..

[@user-yl4hb8dg9l]

I think Sinister Cane, the 1941 Orson Welles picture is one of the most sinister canes i've ever seen.

[@billyandrew]

I see what you did there. 🤔👏👏👏 😂😂

[@FalloutJack]

#1: Any English nobleman in Sherlock Holmes' world. For that matter, any such man in that time period in our world. Also, I must concur the Bond Villain assessment. #2: Slave owners, particularly of the southern US. It's quick, it's easy, it's convenient, and it would get the job done in a hurry. #3: Same as number one, and additionally the blind swordsman idea. It's not an eastern blade, but it's got that Zatoichi feeling to it. #4: An assassin, pure and simple.

[@longrider42]

Yes back in the 17 and 1800s a gentlemen carried a cane, not because he needed it for walking, it was for self defense. I had a Uncle and when he traveled to Mexico back in the 30s, he carried a sword cane. So there you go.

[@dalekidd420]

Well, as we well know, any of the first three might well have been carried daily by almost any well-to-do gentleman of the Georgian or Victorian eras. No self-respecting gentleman of any wisdom in that time went about in public wholly unarmed. Britons today have allowed themselves to be reduced to a level of unpreparedness for their own personal safety that the gentlemen of the 18th and 19th centuries would have scorned.

[@Master-AGN]

My great grandfather had to spring-loaded variety. It was good for picking up the rubbish of society. Jokes aside they were dangerous times at the turn of the 19 century.

[@Michael-wo2lv]

I think it's possible that the" most sinister" cane is nothing more than a handy place to keep your medication or your preferred narcotic?

[@theshadow3001]

Cool stuff

[@davidgraemesmith1980]

In my opinion only the last cane with the poison vile is truly sinister, the others would have been surprisingly popular with business men, in the way pepper spray and farb gel are today, mostly defensive use but not only.

[@billyandrew]

Vial or phial. You're welcome. 👍

[@davidgraemesmith1980]

@@billyandrew try telling a windows phone with voice to text to obey commands instead of doing its own thing 🤣 back using Android phones again much more suitable for my limited intellect

[@hanzwoodruff6639]

its Victorian age with the amount of muggers and vagabonds i wouldn't hesitate to have some concealed self defense especially something that would intimidate as well as deal damage.

[@ulrichkalber9039]

the most shocking cane would be one with an inbuilt tazer.

[@niglet3888]

These were used to beat me up when I was young:(

[@billyandrew]

That was ridiculously funny! 😂😂😂

[@tommyg2026]

Where would you even get something like that? Those are most intriguing

[@billyandrew]

Dealers, Collectors fairs or auction rooms.

[@devyl8156]

i want that wolf head cane so bad

[@trentdabs5245]

DON'T OPEN THAT BOTTLE ! Arsenic Will NEVER Degrade it will still be just as Deadly A Million years from the day it was made.

[@newhorizon1355]

Anyone else think last cane was a cane rifle? 🤔

[@halogen5580]

1:52 i wonder how feitan would react when he realise his umbrella is gone

[@johndeggendorf7826]

I can’t believe it took 2 years for your brilliant comment to get a like! ✌️☕️🎩🎩🎩

[@garyv2498]

OH you DID have a cane that was a gun. I was gonna say this reminded me of the cane-gun from Casino Royale.

[@billyandrew]

They were in production at the time, but custom made, taking into consideration arm length, calibre, etc.

[@tomcruise6132]

I want one of these hehe

[@stocktonjoans]

That last one isn't necessarily sinister, the victorians used arsnic for all manner of things, including medicine for a variety of maladies [1], so it may have belonged to a gent of ill health rather than a poisoner. [1] "most of the fatalities from arsenic were more pedestrian: from accidental use in food or from exposure to arsenical compounds in consumer goods such as fabric dyes and wallpapers, in facilities that made these products, and in the polluted air. Arsenic was used even in medications to treat everything from asthma and cancer to reduced libido and skin problems" crosscut.com/2010/09/arsenic-victorians-secret

[@annoyingobservations2310]

Forget the arsenic cane it makes a neat pill cane. I personally prefer a fine tool kit or survival kit. Wire saw, fishing line with hooks. Paracord, compass.

[@thompsonm1a1]

Nice background music.

[@thekettle3534]

1. Self defense? Possibly 2. I'm betting some kind of slave "owner" 3. Self defense definitely 4. Assassin, I don't think it's not that complicated

[@jayejaycurry5485]

Sinister? How dramatic! Yea, carrying poison is probably for getting rid of enemies. The one with the whip was obviously for someone serious about his S&M. All the rest can be attributed to self-defense. A gentleman, who typically carried a cane, wanted to be armed without appearing so to other gentle people; much like people today conceal firearms.

[@jfs13]

Yeah Even with the music... ...im not really..."shocked". Btw When my dad died i went through his stuff....bamboo cane with a blade. Pretty sure he got it from BUDK.

[@Mygg_Jeager]

Man's straight up confused and baffled that Victorian England had gangsters. XD

[@samhouston1288]

With the exception of the last one, I don't see these as particularly sinister. Just tools that could be used for self defense.

[@billyandrew]

3rd...flagellation, ie s&m. That's sinister to a helluva lot of folk.

[@josephineoto2641]

The background sounds makes me really think if im watching horror clip or nah. Haha lol

[@argiedude3762]

Well one of the reasons for carrying any of those I think is to be mentioned is the fact that other people carry them. Imagine you're drunk and a guy pulls out a flail out of his cane, lucky for you yours is a sword

[@hogheadtb6489]

That you so much for sharing. I have been so fascinated with what they carried for defense in days past.