[CAS14]

"Kebbie - a rough Scottish walking stick, similar to an Irish shillelagh, with a hooked head."
Wikipedia

A part of my ancestery is Scottish (Buchanan). In addition, geologists owe much of our foundation to those Scotts.

And so, some future stick must be named "Kebbie."

 

[Rodney]

I'm trying to picture one and am drawing a blank. The hooked head is throwing me off I think.

Rodney

 

[Batakali]

As far as I can tell it seems to be a naturally shaped crook or "t" type handle.

 

[Batakali]

Similar to this, just better looking! Hopefully I'll have time to "finish" it up this weekend.

 

[Rodney]

Thanks Batakali. That's going to be a good looking stick when it's done.

Rodney

 

[Batakali]

Interesting side note.. One name for a shillelagh is a kippeen.

 

[CAS14]

I've seen this illustration before, as most here likely have. But it seemed worthy of posting or reposting.

"Detail from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Magazine, July 12, 1870, depicting a riot in Manhattan between Irish Catholic and Protestant Immigrants"

 

[CAS14]

Today’s military training includes “pugil” stick fighting: