Silver Sword Cane

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Masterpiece Cane Auction 2026

By Kimball Sterling

Jan 3, 2026

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Masterpiece Cane auction is all from a Europeon collection. We offer items from this private collection about once a year, Kimball Sterling kimballsterling@earthlink.net

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• Lot Description

  Ca. 1900

  A substantial, tall Kutch silver handle is fashioned in a classic linear tapering shape with a round, slightly domed top. The surface is intricately hand-chased and engraved with high-relief foliate scrolls and stylized blooms framed at the bottom with an integral gadrooned collar.

  The handle comes with a fine lacquered shaft fitted with a horn ferrule.

  Kutch, or cutch silver, is a regional style of Indian silver produced in the Kutch Region in western India. By infusing Indian design into a traditional Western object, this cane exudes a captivating allure that transcends cultural boundaries. The effort that went into creating it is, to say the least, fascinating and impressive. 

  To the surprise of every viewer, the handle detaches with a smooth pull, revealing a 14-inch-tall steel blade with a tapering diamond profile. It also features an efficient, user-friendly friction lock mechanism that secures it in place. 

  The blade is a masterfully crafted piece of weaponry, made from top-quality, high-grade steel. It displays exceptional precision tooling and sharpness, and a surface intricately ornamented and etched throughout with radiating stars and dots. Furthermore, it is marked on one side with a large-lettered “MAXIMUS” and on the other with the classic playing card suits symbols: “HEART, CLUB, DIAMOND, and SPADE”. With its length and shape between a dagger and a sword, experts concur that it was crafted for close-quarters combat, and these unique features hint at a bespoke, extravagant, and purpose-built masterwork weapon. 

  Notably, the blade has developed a darker, more subdued surface patina from exposure to the elements. While this weathered surface could be easily polished to restore the blade's original luster, we’ve left it untouched, allowing the future owner to decide whether to preserve its aged character or return it to its former brilliance.

  From a distinguished Midwest collection comes this extraordinary piece, its story preserved and graciously shared by the original owner's grandson.

  The cane was first acquired in the United Kingdom in the early 1950s, a modest, unassuming walking stick. But its transformation was anything but ordinary. Once brought to Illinois, it was masterfully converted into a concealed sword cane, a decision born not of whimsy but necessity.

  After retiring from a long, undisclosed career, the grandfather took on a new life as a professional poker player. The stakes were high, and the danger was equally so. With tempers flaring and some tournaments ending in bloodshed, carrying firearms was strictly prohibited. But he found his way to even the odds: the cane. Elegant, silent, and deadly.

  It wasn’t just a tool of self-protection; it became a symbol. One glance at the wall behind his desk said it all: rows of gleaming poker tournament trophies towering above a rack of equally fine canes. And at the center of it, this one, worn from use, burnished with time, and still carrying the quiet authority of the man who once wielded it.

  H. 11 ½” x 1”, O.L. 39”

  $1.200-$1.600

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