Rod system called "scribe", a section forming mechanical pencil, another pen, the knob becomes loose and let découvriri an inkwell closed with a cork stopper, wooden shaft, knob and metal rings, of time late nineteenth and early XXth centuries.
This rod is in good condition. Model referenced in the book "system Canes, fabulous and unknown world" by C.Dike (Chapter 14).
A note: wear and minor accidents on the wood also wear on the pommel, see photos.
We are selling a lot of old canes on this site.