Knuckleduster umbrella — Boing Boing Gadgets

Over on Boing Boing Gadgets, our Rob's spotted this umbrella with a set of brass knucks on the handle:


It used to be that a gentleman could arm himself with a sword cane, ready to whip his blade out at the first sign of unseemliness. Since parliament has banned anything that may be sharpened to a point, defense of oneself has become a more subtle skill.

Some gentlemen learn the unarmed arts, but in the face of villainy, stronger means are occasionally required. Hence the Umbuster, an umbrella combined with knuckledusters.

Umbuster is part umbrella, part knuckleduster

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