i took it it for a test drive today with a blank poly-carb blade .. its bloody tough, i could probably play baseball with it . .. has any one had wire break problems with strand wire? .. im thinking of using telephone wire from now on .. solid core 22g awg . at any rate the blade stays in the hilt and would be an awesome walking stick. or baseball-bat.. 46522789_2201849850054533_7541573593767870464_n.jpg46958047_2201849833387868_6871099177040871424_n.jpg46742245_2201849813387870_7658359544162025472_n.jpg