Lowest price...but rising; superbly made - Cold Steel City Stick w/ Aluminum Head

I explored every rating I could find before making my first of two purchases of this model. Aside from the You tube Videos showing "smashing CINDER BLOCKS/WATERMELONS/WOODEN PALLETS/SO MUCH MORE", I was impressed with reviewers who addressed the ordinary excellence of the cane for purposes of walking on concrete; gravel; dirt; even mud. More than one "formal reviewing website" assigned this as a "NO. 1 PICK/BEST BUY".

I bought my first one from an ebay vendor after Black Friday for $70 (free shipping). I liked it A LOT: (a) multiple layers of fiberglass; (b) SCREW ON, firmly fixed SOLID ALUMINUM HEAD; (c) nearly 38" (I'm 6', I wanted a taller than usual cane}; d) nearly 1# weight. Before I bought these, I used blackswiftsticks.com units (one "lightweight" 4.5 oz) and one, heavier ("mace head" 8.5 oz)--good canes, but they gave me inadequate confidence in their merit as defensive tools. Other "wooding walking sticks and canes" I found, lacking--they seemed to say: "Old man here, weak, easy victim".

Yes, the one pound is a little harder to use--but it's got some serious HEFT and I have a sense of confidence as I walk in urban areas.

SO, since I liked my first one so much, I decided to buy a second one. OP had (and still has) the lowest price. So about 10 days ago I paid $51.49 (free shipping > $50). As a special buy, NO FURTHER DISCOUNTS WERE OFFERED. Unit arrived after a little delay CAREFULLY PACKAGED. It looks and feels just as good as my first one.

NOW, the price has increased, BUT "double discounts may be possible.

PLEASE NOTE: Since "fiberglass SPLINTERS" are a known hazard from certain stressful uses of rods or bars made of fiberglass or with fiberglass coatings, I am taking advantage of a suggestion found on a review site to use this 1 inch (Diameter) 3:1 Dual Wall Adhesive Heat Shrink Tubing, Large Glue Lined Marine Cable Sleeve Tube, Premium Wire Wrap Protector for DIY by MILAPEAK (4 Feet, Black) (Amazon $8.50). It's heat shrink. I use it all the time for my electronics hobby applications. The 1" diameter rubber layer FITS OVER the 7/8" CANE BODY. You cut it off at the bottom LEAVING AN EXTRA 1" for vertical shrinkage. Use of a heat gun is best; but, reportedly, a mere hair drying may suffice. I have not yet attempted this "shrink operation", but I do not expect any problems.