My question is what Blade will you be using in your SHTF, and I am not reffering to your pocket knife I am reffering to your short sword or machete. I want to find a decent short sword and not a replica either but a real one does does a real job, does anyone know if there is such a thing as a battle/combat blade that is in use by forces today. I know SF using a battle axe but wanna have one of each if posssible.
SgtSundevil
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Machete with razor edge backed up with a bush axe.
CB
link to bush axe; they call it a ditch bank, same same. mine is double edged and sharp....
http://clausen.american-data.net/Me...merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CICI&Product_Code=COU-1642&Category_Code=BA
ETA: Link
CB
link to bush axe; they call it a ditch bank, same same. mine is double edged and sharp....
http://clausen.american-data.net/Me...merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CICI&Product_Code=COU-1642&Category_Code=BA
ETA: Link
I am going to order these.
http://sogknives.com/store/F01T.html
http://sogknives.com/store/MC-01.html
http://sogknives.com/store/F03T.html
http://sogknives.com/store/F01T.html
http://sogknives.com/store/MC-01.html
http://sogknives.com/store/F03T.html
now thats what i was looking for think i will have to place an order tomorrow for the battle axe and the machete, looks just like what i might need ill review the knife and see if thats what i want also
i like my glock shovel right much. buried 2 pets and killed something with it so far. works good.
The traditional Indian kuhkri are pretty tough and durable. I have one that I bought 20 odd years ago for about 20 bucks. The sheaths are crap due to the goat skin leather they use (cows are sacred remember), and the handle scale design is more decorative than functional. You can work out a new sheath for them though and paracord is your friend on the grip.
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Sorry I skipped the details on the machete. Tramontino made in brazil -
http://www.discountcutlery.net/en-us/dept_21529.html
18" blade on mine. Durable; stands up to heavy work - have used it to drop 4" gum tree blocking a shooting lane. (not my first choice, but it is what I had at the time.)
Paid $8 for it and $5 for a sheath at local hw store.
CB
Choke up on the bushaxe handle; thrust and short slashes.
Tramontina makes some excellent machetes for cheap. I have two 14" ones I got from Smoky Mtn knifeworks for 4.00 each IIRC. I need to find or make sheaths for them. So far I've sanded down the wooden handles a bit (splintery edges from the factory) and put a convex edge on them with my belt grinder.
The one I have is of very high quality. It's been all over the world, and actually used for chopping quite a few times. No crap at all. If you look at the many other things I've sold on this forum you know I am one of the last good fellas left that don't overprice my junk.
Didn't say you did. My point was that the blades made in India, much less expensively than the nice one you posted, are good enough once you overcome the issues of the grip and sheath. :thumbup1:
Nothing is as light and moves as well as a katana for killin. Paul Chen makes the best affordable blade there is. But if your just wanting to hack stuf a machete is the way to go.
SHTF/Survival blade for me would be a good quality 2.5lb axe, a Woodsman's Pal or Gerber brush cutter. Any one of those would work better for me than any short sword or knife.
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I was considering ordering the Glock knife. Its the one that comes in olive, black or tan and has the scabbard that is designed to fit onto a GI style pistol belt. I think the Austrian army use these. Anyone familiar with this knife?
Right now all I have is a old Bundeswehr fixed blade. Its not bad, but it's starting to show its age.
I have always been real fond of the following.
They are tuff and, like the kuhkri, time tested bush designs.
Basically, these are all weight forward heavy blades.
Cold Steel makes a passable Barong.
Martindale seems to be the main supplier of Goloks.
If you have more time than money, you can make a passable Golok from a chainsaw bar.
If you really like the custom khukri idea on a beer budget, check out this link.
How to Turn a Ghurka Khukri Into a Very Formidable Field Knife
Martindale Golok. Brits started using these years ago.
http://www.machetespecialists.com/sh13incrgowi.html
Interesting writeup on the golok
http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/v-shrake/goloks.html
Info on the Barong, another large do-it-all
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barong_(knife)
They are tuff and, like the kuhkri, time tested bush designs.
Basically, these are all weight forward heavy blades.
Cold Steel makes a passable Barong.
Martindale seems to be the main supplier of Goloks.
If you have more time than money, you can make a passable Golok from a chainsaw bar.
If you really like the custom khukri idea on a beer budget, check out this link.
How to Turn a Ghurka Khukri Into a Very Formidable Field Knife
Martindale Golok. Brits started using these years ago.
http://www.machetespecialists.com/sh13incrgowi.html
Interesting writeup on the golok
http://www.oldjimbo.com/survival/v-shrake/goloks.html
Info on the Barong, another large do-it-all
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barong_(knife)
I am seeing combat knives and not short swords which is what I was looking for, machete can fill this role also because of the blade length but most machetes i have used the handles are hell on your hands, so I like the idea of 550 cord to fix that problem
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