That’s it.Here's a picture of it (and also a Ka Bar Combat Kukri)View attachment 459640
That’s it.Here's a picture of it (and also a Ka Bar Combat Kukri)View attachment 459640
For those on a budget looking for a fighting tool, the machete is always a good option. lot of good options and sizes available. I play around and modify them to my needs and whims since they are relatively inexpensive.
I have a friend that recommends hockey stick tape. I've found some in camo.Another cheap and easy hack for those rough finished handles. Dip them in plastidip tool coating. Gives you grip, protects the wood from rot/moisture, and protects your hands from splinters. I have a couple of those 12" tramontinas that I did that with. Held up well for years.
I love my camp 10. Probably my favorite cheap knife. The blade style allows it to easily out cut my esee 6 on saplings. I've had it for ever. Maybe they had better steel a decade ago? Because mine takes and holds a great chopping edge.View attachment 459728
A couple of kukri-ish options.
Kershaw Camp 10 (top). 65mn steel (low alloy chicom carbon steel)
Kershaw Outcast (bottom). D2 steel. This model is discontinued, which makes me sad. This cuts bigger than it ought to. Would be my go to if I had to take to the road in an apocalyptic wasteland.....
As far as I know they've always been 65mn. It's not a bad blade steel. Kind of on par with 1065. It's a pretty common steel in Chinese manufactured large blades.I love my camp 10. Probably my favorite cheap knife. The blade style allows it to easily out cut my esee 6 on saplings. I've had it for ever. Maybe they had better steel a decade ago? Because mine takes and holds a great chopping edge.
Thanks to this post, I own one of these now. It didn't quit swing like I thought it would, but I didn't put a lot of effort into it either. I'll use for sure though.I bought an Ontario SP8 for my shtf kit. One of my buddies carried one of these in Iraq. It was a machete, a saw, and a pry bar, all in one. I saw it open several windows and steel lockers while we were doing searches in Iraq. 1095 carbon steel... $58 on Amazon. I paid double that about 5 years ago... But mine was an older, "old, new stock" model. Mine might be a different kind of steel, not sure.
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I'm partial to a Lange Messer myself, but I'm a simple man.I like this one, it is a good smashing and piercing weapon but I'm too old and weak to use it effectively now. Most people will run at the sight and thought of being cut or at least will back up fast. Edged weapons require élan and aggression to carry off an effective attack and of course are effective at arms length or less distance.
The most effective is a cutlass in one hand and a 1911 in the other!
For those on a budget looking for a fighting tool, the machete is always a good option. lot of good options and sizes available. I play around and modify them to my needs and whims since they are relatively inexpensive.
Here are a couple I moded/re-profiled
Maybe we can get @GoWolfpack to post a picture of his modified machete waiting to be tested out on this year's sorghum cane.
He did some grinding to seriously cut down on the weight of the blade to make it easier to "flick" the heads off the sorghum cane, which can reach well over 10 feet in height. Spending a day bending them down just enough to top the seed tassels off of dozens of rows of sorghum cane can put some serious shoulder aches on a person...and then they still have to be cut at the base (not quite so bad), laid out, and gathered up on the trailer.
I can sling a 29" Imacasa in the field for hours doing this, but it would be even easier to do it by grinding the back down a bit for an even narrower blade...maybe while retaining the normal blade width at the tip.
Maybe we can get @GoWolfpack to post a picture of his modified machete waiting to be tested out on this year's sorghum cane.
He did some grinding to seriously cut down on the weight of the blade to make it easier to "flick" the heads off the sorghum cane, which can reach well over 10 feet in height. Spending a day bending them down just enough to top the seed tassels off of dozens of rows of sorghum cane can put some serious shoulder aches on a person...and then they still have to be cut at the base (not quite so bad), laid out, and gathered up on the trailer.
I can sling a 29" Imacasa in the field for hours doing this, but it would be even easier to do it by grinding the back down a bit for an even narrower blade...maybe while retaining the normal blade width at the tip.
Indeed can clear some brush!Looks more like a machete with a longer handle.
Looks more like a machete with a longer handle.
I'm surprised that nobody's gone here yet-
Scottish Claymore (#1319) - Darksword Armory
Scottish Claymore, National Museum of Scotland. The two-handed highland Claymore, or “claidheamh mor” in Scottish Gaelic, was one of the final developments of the distinctive Scottish sword. By the 16th century, the single-handed Scottish sword with its down-turned quillons had evolved not just...www.darksword-armory.com
Windlass Ulfberht Sword
Several swords with 'Ulberht' marked blades from slightly different time periods exist, some engraved in gratitude and reverance with Ulfberht's hallowed name. Prior to the Ulfberht swords, all European swords were of the pattern welded variety. The Ulfberht sword was a quantum leap in both...www.lawranceordnance.com
That is a great cutting tool when somdthing needs to be CUT.I like this one, it is a good smashing and piercing weapon but I'm too old and weak to use it effectively now. Most people will run at the sight and thought of being cut or at least will back up fast. Edged weapons require élan and aggression to carry off an effective attack and of course are effective at arms length or less distance.
The most effective is a cutlass in one hand and a 1911 in the other!
Looks pretty cool! What are the dimensions?although i have several long blades, this is the only one i ever built/made.
as you can see...a bike handle, a lock plate guard, and a truck rear spring blade.
the sheath is a lot of epoxy and other leftovers. it is worthless without a shield.
maybe one day......
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Those really teach you to learn to move or block in a way that slow touch practice won't. I've had the sense knocked out of me with practice swords and it really teaches you that getting hit is bad.polypropylene practice sword for $11.
these things are usually $30.
Amazon link will not post,
so search:
BladesUSA E503-PP Martial Arts Polypropylene Training Medieval Sword, 34-Inch Length
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Amazon product ASIN B0089AH1OG
Was her ex the Kurgan?Just a reminder that a woman was beheaded by ex with a sword in Kalif yesterday.
Agreed. Just have a backup hatchet, they tend to get stuck if you don't have good technique.As someone that's had some martial arts training with swords, a katana would not be my survival blade of choice. A kukri or hatchet would be #1.