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jayceblk

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« on: April 15, 2005, 08:17:07 AM »
Has anybody been able to try this out personally? I thought it looked good but i dont know how gimmicky it might be. i mean just cause the guy can stand on it without breaking doesnt mean its a good striking tool.



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http://www.real-self-defense.com/umbrella1.html
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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2005, 08:46:26 AM »
They have been kind enough to supply me with a sample and I will be testing it soon.  If I like it and if we come to terms on price, we will carry it here in our catalog.

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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2005, 09:42:37 AM »
Cool. Thank you very much.
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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2005, 05:17:37 PM »
Any reviews or new thoughts on this umbrella?  It rains a lot here in Oregon and I needed a full-length umbrella, so I took the plunge and bought one.

I don't have any skills with a stick yet, but hope to seek out a decent instructor or school to learn.

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« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2005, 06:02:04 PM »
I have given a session on the heavy bag with full power baseball bat swings as part of the mix and it seems to both deliver power and hold up well-- certainly enough to last the first SD application :wink:

I'll be looking into price to us from the maker-- we may well wind up carrying this.

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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2005, 11:15:14 PM »
Thanks, wish I lived closer to Hermosa Beach!

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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2005, 07:46:13 PM »
People here in Seattle should be going crazy for this!  It's drizzling as I write this.  Unfortunately, the frightened political climate is such that even my baby (under 2" blade) gerber work knife gets horrified looks now and then!   My job sometimes entails middle-of-the-rainy-night out calls to apartment complexes and  hotels in the heart of the city.  This umbrella, coupled with my surefire nitrolon (plastic) flashlight would be great used in tandem.  I think I'll wait to see if these Dogs make it available before I order one for next year's rainy season.
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« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2005, 03:23:52 PM »
It's almost always rainy season in Oregon, so I went ahead and got one of these ubrellas because I needed one anyway.  Very solid feeling and better looking than on the website.  Though designed as a swinging weapon, the brushed steel tip would not be enjoyable getting poked with.

This is a very nice umbrella.

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« Reply #8 on: May 06, 2005, 06:47:37 PM »
Somebody should make a movie in which Mary Poppins carries one of these in case she runs out of ammo for her fancy custom 1911 pistol.
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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2005, 07:01:51 PM »