Doc Hudson. Canes with a regular crook cause me to have stress fractures in my hand. I have to put all my body weight on it when I walk. So I use a grip a bit like this one pictures here.

http://www.canesgalore.com/acatalog/..._Canes_35.html

Only mine is an amber resin mix. The cane is mohogany. Inch and a half at top, tapering down to an inch at bottom. Has a solid brass core shaft in the middle of the wood. Will safely hold and support over 500 pounds before bending or breaking. Whacking somebody acrossed the shins with this monster would shatter them. I am well practiced in Aikido, and using a cane defensively is like second nature.

I can go walking in bad parts of town wearing a kilt and not feel the least bit threatened.

Kilt lifters take note. Your knees are mine!