Walking stick Asian, made of bamboo, also a riding crop. Such a stick was owned by Charlie Chaplin's character The Tramp. Malacca – Malay stick made of rattan palms. Pike Staff – Pointed at the end for slippery surfaces. Scout staff – Tall stick traditionally carried by Boy Scouts, which has a number of uses in an emergency Waddy – Australian Aboriginal walking stick or war club, about one metre in length, sometimes with a stone head affixed with string and beeswax. Ziegenhainer – Knotty German stick, made from European cornel, also used as a melee weapon by a duellist's second. The
Makila Makila The makila (sometimes spelled "makhila") is a traditional Basque walking stick, and is notable as both a practical tool and a cultural symbol of authority and strength. "Makila" in Euskara (Basque language) literally can mean "stick", "walking cane", "rod", "club", or "mace". The word is derived from the Latin "bacillum" ("little staff"). "Makila" itself carries certain connotations, for instance in the verb form, "makilatu", meaning "to bludgeon", or the derived "makila-ukaldi", meaning "club-strike" or "mace-strike". The term outside of Basque country has come to be associated with the unique walking stick carried by Basques. The makila walking stick consists