Hi lovely people

There is not much to say ... I am from Serbia, Belgrade ( capital city of ex-Yugoslavia ), therefore since English is not my native language, there might be some errors.. I loved walking sticks literally since my childhood ... I loved them so much that I would always take my grandfather's walking stick & walk around with it... My elders woul always say that it is not good for me to do so ( I'm guessing that they were
a bit superstitious ... Probably they were afraid that I could injure or break my leg or something and that I will need a walking stick for real afterwards ) ... I still have my grandfather's old bamboo, light weight cane with a crooked handle, ( which I used to " steal " while nobody is watching & walk around with it as a kid ), and a few others ... A few days earlier, I have manage to get a beautiful art nouveau style walking stick with a sterling silver crooked handle, and black wooden shaft. It's from about 1900 year or so, made in Germany so it seems. It actually requires a bit of work ... Like for some reason, I feel some movement of a handle when I hold the cane in my hand... Almost like there is something inside the wooden shaft ( I believe that it's not something that people call a "system cane" - the one with a hidden function or a tool inside the wooden shaft ). Also a metal frettule at the end of the shaft is loose. I have absolutely NO CLUE about how could I fix this .. Perhaps someone of you lovely people could give me some advice, or tell me about some literature from which I could learn how to do this... Cheers !

 

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Greetings!

 

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it !

 

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canes come loose...with years of wear and use....
we'll need good clear photo's to help you....

welcome..

 

Thank youu !!

 

Thank you very much for your reply and suggestion. Very true, canes come loose with years of use... And this on is over 100 years old. Seems that it was produced somewhere in year 1900. It is " Art nouveau " style and made in Germany . I will post a few photos.

 

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nice stick....that dent on the handle likely shook something loose inside where it joins the wood.

I see no evidence of a sword, or flask....or any tool...

 

Thank you. Exactly, I don't think there is anything like a " hidden " tool or weapon inside. I just feel a bit of movement if I hold a walking stick body ( shaft ) in one hand and while slightly pushing the handle .. Fretulle is more loose. It is not loose much, how ever, I would like to be able to fix this issue somehow... Yet I am afraid to even try to fix myself since I have no clue about how the handle is even attached to the shaft.. And I am almost sure that if I try to fix the frettule, I would probably deform it... I can't find any old litterature about walking stick repairs..

 

Thank you very much ! Beautiful cat on your profile photo ! ( I am huge fan of cats myself ... Taking care about two feral cats - mother cat and her daughter since 2015... )

 

Welcome from France!
Nice walking stick, and I LOVE your presentation too!
The handle isn't plain heavy silver, must have a filling which crumbled inside.
The ferrule is held by a "nail" and seems secure, the wood may have shrunk. A little bit of glue carefully applied in the junction with a wooden toothpick will fill the gap. Wipe it before it is dry!

 

Kyratango is usually right. many canes have a screw in handle. The hallow handle filled with some type of plaster with the screw embedded. Welcome to the group.

 

Thank you so much for your kind words ! Vive la France !! I really, really appreciate it! Can you please suggest what kind of glue should I apply ?

 

Thank you very much Lark ! Awesome explanation & thanx for sharing the photo ! There is almost nobody around here where I live, who is interested in antique walking sticks. Not to mention that there is probably no one who repairs them.. Therefore I can't get much info around, not even online .. I have tried to find some literature online but I couldn't ..

 

welcome aboard.

 

I'd use wood glue, white when applied, it dries clear.

 

Thank you !