page_title: Swordstick
hierarchical_section_title: Swordstick
caption_attribution_description: An aquarel drawing/painting of a swordstick carried by Robert Burns (1759-1796). The swordstick is on exhibition in Robert Burns House, Dumfries.
context_page_description: A swordstick or cane-sword is a cane containing a hidden blade. The term is typically used to describe European weapons from around the 18th century, but similar devices have been used throughout history, notably the Roman dolon, the Japanese shikomizue and the Indian gupti.
context_section_description: A swordstick or cane-sword is a cane containing a hidden blade. The term is typically used to describe European weapons from around the 18th century, but similar devices have been used throughout history, notably the Roman dolon, the Japanese shikomizue and the Indian gupti.
caption: Illustration showing a swordstick
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