Cool thread to resurrect!
In 2015, when I first replied, sword canes and other bladed weapons were still illegal in Texas. They are not illegal any longer and have not been for two years as I recollect. Any knife is now legal to carry, machetes, Bowie knives, sword canes, etc. So that does permit me to carry my sword cane if I so choose.
I generally do not so choose. Too much hassle, because I have to push a very tight button to release the blade. There are better sword canes out there but since mine is 50 or more years old I'm fond of it and the time I spent with it in tough neighborhoods way back when. Never needed it but that's fine, too.
But, to use the term from the video, a "3 foot stick" makes an incredible weapon. And you can carry a cane anywhere and everywhere in the world and on any kind of transportation.
A word of caution - don't be an idiot. If you are somewhere between 18 and 40, standing straight and tall, with a thick head of dark hair, etc., and a young person's strong stride, don't think you won't draw attention if you carry a cane. You will. Not everyone is the world has his or her head up their duffel bag. Especially trained professionals. If you wouldn't wear a long overcoat in 90 degree August weather because you'll look like a criminal then you're smart enough to know that you look dangerous if you're in no way weak looking and you're sporting a cane.
Anyone can fake a limp - if you have to, then do that. Otherwise, don't look foolish.
The training master in the video talked about people not wanting to look old or infirm - but if you look deadly with your stick you will draw attention, even if you can get away with it when boarding a plane. At least act like you need the cane.
That said, if you're any kind of older looking you can always carry a cane of some kind. Just carry one that really looks like a medical device and not a weapon, and a woods walking stick might be out of place in downtown Big City Anywhere. Choose the right stick.
Another item to note - the canes in the video all had rubber tips on the end. THAT is the key to making a cane look like a medical device.
I have carried canes onto planes for many years. TSA never stops me although they often x-ray my sticks and, believe it or not, they sometimes have one of theirs to lend to me to walk through the metal detectors and then I give it back when I retrieve my stick from the conveyor belt.
Anywhere you go that 3 foot stick could be the difference between winning or losing a confrontation.
