Ahem…yes…self defense is the only reason I use a cane

I've had to use one for about 4 years now. I chose a stout, lightweight, wooden one made from the stem and root of a tree in no small part because the handle makes an excellent self-defense tool at the end of a weapon with reach. That, and it makes me look more like I'm prepping for a hike, and less like a crippled old man