okay been playing with this for a few days - honestly I have no idea how you would cut yourself.
Unless you were stupid enough to try and unravel it or try and snap it in half.
No sharp edges, unless you try and unravel.
Right i did say you couldn't use it as a weapon.
I'll change that.
You most definitely could.
If you smacked someone over the head, it would most likely bend or break in half (not snap, break).
However, many bo staff strikes are with the ends. And that you most definitely CAN do !
The tip is a solid metal knob with a rounded tip. I have tried to compress the staff lengthwise. And it does not budge.
You could not only get a pretty hard poke in, but that solid tip could do some real damage.
If you pull it slightly and twist inwards to tighten, it's surprising just how rigid you can make this.
The other way you can use it, is to set it to go. Hold the wide part, point the tip and let it strike that way. There is some real force in the uncoiling spring action.
But cut yourself ?
Just can't see how, unless you're being stupid and trying to break it
What I want now is a shorter one with thicker steel that expands to the length of a telescopic baton
The batons themselves are illegal to carry in the uk, but a 'toy' expanding one, you might get away with