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Old 19th February 2024, 09:47 PM   #1
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In Japan, these canes were called Shikomi-Zue and they gained in popularity after the Hatorei Edict in 1870 forbidding farmers and merchants from owning swords and the Haito Edict in 1876 also made it unlawful for Samurai to wear swords.
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Old 20th February 2024, 09:35 PM   #2
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Thanks Drac, I would never have thought of the sword cane etc. in Japan, but after westernization and the end of the Samurai (at least as officially recognized) it seems understandable this concealed form of sword would prevail.
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Thank you for bringing the subject up.
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Old 29th February 2024, 12:23 PM   #4
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Presumably Germany early 20th century
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Old 29th February 2024, 11:30 PM   #5
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This one I've found in my saved pictures!
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