WW1 Military Blackthorn'Royal Irish Rifles' Walking Cane / Sunday Golf Stick

WW1 Military Blackthorn'Royal Irish Rifles' Walking Cane / Sunday Golf Stick. This military Sunday stick features a putter handle furnished with a military emblem for:'Royal Irish Rifles. The Royal Irish Rifles (became the Royal Ulster Rifles from 1 January 1921) was an infantry rifle regiment of the British Army, first created in 1881.

The regiment saw service in the Second Boer War, the First World War, the Second World War, and the Korean War. Strong Irish blackthorn shaft with a metal ferrule. Sunday sticks were manufactured because of the ban on golfing on the Sabbath, Sunday. They fashioned the canes with a golf club head as a handle and they became known as'Sunday Clubs' or'Sabbath sticks'.

It is said that on the Sabbath a Sunday Club owner, when nobody was looking, could still enjoy a crafty putt or swing. Measurements: Length - 91cm Diameter of the top - 5.8cm Diameter of the shaft under the emblem - 2.8cm Weight - 385g. Auctiva offers Free Image Hosting and Editing.

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