Weird Looking Pipe Like Item Made from wood and brass. Weird!!!!!

[ctalmadg]

This is another item while picking the basement at Gram's house. It's made from a tree branch and the brass parts are fitted on it. Kind of looks like a pipe but there is not hole going through the whole thing, it just goes in about a inch on the small end. It's engraved J McD on the end of the Large brass end. Now my Great Great grandmother is Jessie Macdonald (The spelling on the engraving is spelled wrong, but I still assume it was hers. But what the heck is it? It's about 6-7 inches long. Oh, Jessie was born and died in Edinburgh,Scotland. Thanks for looking!!!

 

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[Breezie]

It looks like the top part of a walking cane/stick. Neat find Breezie

 

[ctalmadg]

It looks like the top part of a walking cane/stick. Neat find Breezie

I thought maybe too, Breezie - but the item would not have been able to handle usage as a cane etc. It would break. So what else could have went in the end?

 

[Critical Recovery]

That looks like the handle portion of a "sword cane" with the blade and sheath missing.

 

[bigfoot1]

perhaps look into eary golf putter grip.I wouldnt be too surprised

 

[arnofarrell]

I am still saying some sort of cane.

 

[Breezie]

I thought maybe too, Breezie - but the item would not have been able to handle usage as a cane etc. It would break. So what else could have went in the end?

Why do you say it couldn't handle the usage especially if it is made from a tree branch? Is it brittle, soft, rotten? I've seen some interesting walking canes made from tree branches. Breezie

 

[Got_4by4]

It might be a ceremonial or keepsake shillelagh. Or Scottish version thereof.

Visit the following link:

What?s the craic? | As a Linguist...


scroll down to the picture "The wee shillelagh"

 

[JSpinner]

Fabulous find, indeed!
I do believe it is the end cap of an Irish fighting stick. Awesome!
FYI, a name beginning with Mc is Irish and a name beginning with Mac is Scottish.
Congratulations on your fantastic find! Prosper in 2013 - JSpinner

 

[Breezie]

Fabulous find, indeed!
I do believe it is the end cap of an Irish fighting stick. Awesome!
FYI, a name beginning with Mc is Irish and a name beginning with Mac is Scottish.
Congratulations on your fantastic find! Prosper in 2013 - JSpinner

All of that makes sense about the name, but if the OP thinks it's too weak to be a walking stick, how could it be strong enough to be a fighting stick? Breezie

 

[kuger]

looks like Manzanita wood...very hard,very solid dense wood.Very common to make canes from...and one that size would make a perfect head knocker...womens self defense?

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Good answer JSPinner it does look somewhat like a Irish Fighting stick...

 

[releventchair]

Looks like off from blackthorn tree? With ferrule for reinforcement wood or steel inserted used to disguise cudgel as a walking stick.

 

[ctalmadg]

It might be a ceremonial or keepsake shillelagh. Or Scottish version thereof.

Visit the following link:

What?s the craic? | As a Linguist...


scroll down to the picture "The wee shillelagh"

You may have something here! I'm going to look into that more. Thumbs up!

 

[ctalmadg]

Well, seems to me after some checking that this thingy be a Ceremonial Celtic Shillelagh!! Thanks Got 4x4!!!!!!! I think we have a 95% Solved!!!!

 

[bigfoot1]

still say golf....what is diamiter of opening ?

 

[ctalmadg]

The hole in the small end is about a hair less than a quarter inch I would say.

 

[cw0909]

could it be a hand made letter opener,missing the blade

 

[rothenmr]

It definitely looks as if it is made out of blackthorn wood and most definitely not Manzanita. Manzanita is burgundy in color; I pass a large Manzanita grove everyday.
The brass fittings, the fact that it is most likely Blackthorn wood and especially what appears to be your great grandmothers initials (sort of) tells me it is undoubtedly Scottish. I believe it was once a walking or fighting stick that broke and someone added an brass end cap to clean up the sharp broken piece.

 

[rothenmr]

A Scottish walking stick is known as a Kebbie and is similar to the Irish Shillelagh. File:Assorted shillelagh.JPG - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm now thinking that this shorter piece is the top portion of a Kebbie. Perhaps the piece you found fits into a longer piece to make a walking stick and this top part is used as a defensive weapon.