The Cane as a Weapon

So one of the other books I've gotten recently was a little ebook called "The Cane as a Weapon". It's only 80 pages long or something, and it's heavily illustrated making it even less to read, but it's fascinating to me. It was written by a man called A. C. Cunningham back in 1912. Mr. Cunningham, it turns out, was a civil engineer who worked for the navy... But also an avid fencer, being extremely active in one or more fencing clubs around the DC area and leading a team for a while. In 1902 he wrote a manual for the navy about sabre and bayonet fighting. And in 1912, he wrote a manual about defending oneself with the things a gentleman may be expected to carry - that is, a cane and at least sometimes a hat.

It goes through three stances, various attack and defense maneuvers, how to react to specific types of attacks (punches, kicks, slashes and stabs with a knife, dogs, guns, grappling...), and even lays out a series of little combinations to practice. Like... From a left guard: right high cut to right, left swinging cut to left, change guard forward, right high cut, recover. Or... From a double guard, right: With both hands, jab right with the butt, strike front with the point, jab rear with the point, strike left with the butt, recover.

I've read through the entire thing, and will go back and re-read pieces of it and pick up some of the exercises once I have a good cane to practice with... Which at the moment I don't.

Anyone recommend any nice, straight, hickory canes they know of?