lol! Nice.

I love the illogical argument:
A) People can't be trusted to defend themselves
B) Because people NEED to be defended we will find a means to defend them
C) People will be the means to defend those who need defending.

So, people will be armed to protect people who can't protect themselves from people.

????

We are doomed.

looks like it'd be more lethal if you held it by the umbrella and whacked someone over the head with the knuckle end.

That's why you should stick to the umbrellas that emit poisonous gases.

To poison their asses...

I can picture Monty Python-esque gangs of grannies brandishing these.

i want one. so badly.

I dont mean to be one of the douches who says its "old news" but i think i saw this one already.....Here?? I'm not sure.

BTW

if it ever be on production I'll grab one and give it as a gift to my -so-fragile-if-ever-happens-my-future-seems-so-far-away-that-I-think-it-will-never-happen-anyway boyfriend.

It's a good thing they didn't notice the machine gun in the shaft. But are Austrailans worried the Penguin might attack with his legion of umbrella carrying rogues?

@FrankenPC: I agree and I don't understand how the simple logic is lost on ppl.

Steel nipple piping should be a class 5 weapon as well, because i can bludgeon the hell out of someone with it.

@FrankenPC: It all just means that we need guns. Lots of guns.

Assuming no other criminal conduct, possession of this in New York constitutes Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4th Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor. NYPL §265.01 (2008). That means you could get up to a year in jail for being caught with one of these in New York.

/ The more you know!

They'll pry my umbrella from my cold, dead, wet, hands...

Open or closed, the umbrella will drag and basically render it useless as a conventional knuckle duster.

It's visually appealing and, I concur, likely a great weapon when held by the shaft.

FrankenPC, that's just the sorta subversive CRAZYtalk that'll have the PatriotAct people all over you.

Peh! That's not an umbrella! This is an umbrella!
[www.giantumbrellacompany.com]

A: You might want to make sure that the tip on your umbrella is not quite so sharp.
Q: Why?
A: Because if you ever try to use it on somebody he's going to shove it up your ass.

If this is a "weapon" it is a terrible stupid unbalanced unwieldy mindless blech of a weapon.

A large rock would be much more effective.

Actually, all it needs to toake the leap from crap to freakin cool would be a quick release button that dropped the shaft and left you with just the knuckles in play. recover your shaft (!!!) after bustin a few skulls.

@sqeakytoy of the apocalypse: *sigh... *to take the leap. Man I need a new lappy. Maybe they will have one in the next wootoff.

This isn't going to win any awards for being subtle. I think the concealed sword umbrella that comes out with a twist of the handle is less likely to get you busted. Even one with a knife concealed would be very handy in a pinch. Unless that knuckle handle comes off I wouldn't think you could throw a very fast punch with the rest of it attached.

If I wanted a covert weapon umbrella I'd just get a regular one with a metal tip and grind it to a point.

Actually, next time I move to a big city I may do that to stab perverts on the subway. (guy grinding against me in a crowded train == UGH)

@thirdgen: That's why I'd just wrap some thick cables around my fingers when I clench a fist. I can do damage without damaging my hand, and unravel it and have nothing but harmless, gentle computer cables.

This is for someone who really hates the rain!

Feels like something Chuck Norris would use when it rains... blood

i think this umbrella is better for self-defense:
[www.real-self-defense.com]

Yeah, this was in Vice Magazine like 2 years ago. I've seen the designer of it at out local cinema one night, my girlfriend pointed him out. Then we tried to stifle our laughter because of how short he was, and his uber geeky ways. He does need a knuckleduster on his mary poppins umbrella.

@capiendo: Cool product. Too bad the only thing I learned is that the President of the Philippines is an easy target.

[www.real-self-defense.com]

Typical Victorians. This from the country that goes through winter every day.

@bosskev: very nice one!!! :) I can picture it now too LOL

CANES are not illegal; you can always carry and use a cane, particularly if you have a "training injury". Learn a few hanbo techniques; multiple attackers with knives = 0, hanbo = 1.

I read 'Victorian Police' and thought this was our daily dose of Steam Punk. Prolly should be 'Victoria Police'.

Meh. As a lifelong Victorian I dare you to show me ANYTHING that the Vic Police couldn't classify as a Class 5 weapon.

We can't even have replica swords or guns, so how is an umbrella with a novelty handle going to be let through? There was a news article a while back boasting of a huge haul of dangerous weapons intercepted at Customs, but the picture was a guy in a suit with a table full of Chinese fantasy sword knockoffs. I was dumbfounded. Never mind the fact that you can do more damage with a small steak knife, we've managed to make sure that people aren't walking the streets with big shiny pretend weapons that would just as likely bend in half as hurt someone.

Did I mention we're still waiting for an R rating for games too?

*sigh*Enjoy your cool toys America. Apparently we aren't grown up enough to have them yet.