Cold Steel All Purpose Tactical Machete with Sheath

This machete 100% worth it. I dare you to find a more durable, versatile and fun blade for just over $20. As a tool: with a rolling snap of the wrist, it cuts light brush almost as well as a longer latin machete. Use the tip of the blade for that. It chops quite well using the sweet spot closer to the "elbow". The grip is very comfortable and is very grippy even when wet or smeared with mud. The edge is rough on arrival, but that's easy enough to fix with a file and stone, or belt sander. I don't expect to put or keep a razor edge on this, as the steel is softer than most knives for durability reasons. Edge retention is decent, but it needs to be touched up fairly frequently during heavy use. As a weapon: it's a wonderful compromise between cutting power and speed of use. I feel that with good edge alignment and a powerful strike, it could lop off a hand or even a head without too much trouble. A good way to get a "power chop" is to brace your weapon arm by grasping the top of your forearm with your off hand. This blade lends itself well to snap cuts. Thrusts are devastating and intuitive, even with the forward curve. the finger guard keeps your hand from slipping forward with a thrust and would definitely be useful if an opponent's blade started sliding down towards your hand. The techniques of Cold Steel's "Fighting Machete" DVD can be applied well. Yeah, it comes with a bad edge and a cheap sheath. So what? If $23 is the extent of your budget, this is way more than your money's worth. If you've got more to spend, you can give it a hair-popping convex edge on your belt sander and buy one of those custom kydex rigs for it. You'll still be ahead. As a bonus, this is now my favorite throwing weapon. This thing is a joy to throw at 3 or 6 paces and hits like a tomahawk. The rubbery handle has withstood many botched throws with no damage.

I have used this type of weapon before in the military, the Indian has a heavier, thicker tip to help cut though. This was great though, enough weight to work, sharp, and the grip worked very good. I used this to cut up flowered pompass reeds, very tough at the base, 3-4" stems, and this cut right through them.

This is my second South African Cold Steel machete. My first impressions are that it is as expected at this price. Let's break it down. The blade comes sharp. I have had some in the past with a full burr on it. It cost $20, so a little sharpening never bothered me. This one had a nice burrless edge. Grind was a little uneven, but not unsightly. I took off one star for the unfinished edges on the knife. Describing it is difficult, but if laid with the label side up, the edges get wider towards the non labeled side. It kind of looks like as if it settled while left on its side. I'm sure this was a product of the stamping machine, but needs to be fixed. The shape reminds me of a cross between Cold Steel's Kukri machete and the Kopis machete. It nicely angled on the spine, but has the elegant belly of the Kukris. The steel seems to be decently hard but exhibits the normal amount of flex I like on a machete. The balance point is about 4 inches in front of the handle, or halfway between the handle and the crook of the spine. It gives a nice weight forward feel, but can still be recovered like a normal Latin style machete. A great nod to the advantages of the kukri design. The handle is a rubber molded type with a bit of spring to it. It is ribbed and checkered over its entire surface. The shape and size are comfortable for my medium hands. If you have large hands, your pinky will most likely rest on the palm swell just before the lanyard hole. Sheath isn't fancy, but holds the blade securely. It has three straps that snap in place. One on the handle, one above the crook, and below the crook. The area along the spine is left open, so with the straps loose, the knife is pulled out the back instead of the top. I will make my own sheath, so the ease of use isn't a problem for me. It is better suited for storage than for carry. Overall a great product. You may be disappointed if you are expecting 50 dollar quality from this. This is a great deal for $20, but it is rough around the edges. I enjoy putting the finishing touches on my knives, so this is perfect. Would recommend. Update: bought a second one in Jan 2019. Sheath quality is better, the edge was ground evenly with the slightest wire edge, and the stamping machine doesn’t look like it has been changed. The edges are more chowdered. The stamping dies really need to be replaced; tool steel only lasts so long. Other than that, still a good machete to match the one my dog may have chewed the handle of.

Can do must of the chopping work of a small-medium ax and all the duties of a machete. Very well made very well put together. Size is about perfect in it will pack well but still big enough to handle any chopping task shy of cutting down a larger diameter tree. Will chop kindling and firewood well especially if you use a small log as a mallet to assist in spitting wood. I feel a must have camping and survival tool. Sheath is also well made and not all cheaply done. Well worth the price you really get your moneys worth from this chopping tool. Like to add when I bought this Cold Steel Royal Kukri machete I also bought a Accusharp carbide blade knife sharpener. The Cold steel Kukri came only OK sharp. Yes it would cut you, but I felt it to dull for my liking. So I did 50 passes with the Accusharp, tested the blade for improvement and repeated, 50 test, 50 test etc. After 250 passes the Cold Steel Kukri was very sharp and no doubt I could get it even sharper as it's sharpness improved noticeably with every 50 passes of the sharpener, but I got it sharp enough to cut anything I will need to with minimal effort. All in all I can highly recommend both the Cold Steel Kukri Machete and the Accusharp knife sharpener.

Ordered this little beauty from Stealth Rabbit for $32 on Thursday, received it on Saturday with free shipping. Props. Pros: Weight Balance & Feel: Balance point is about 4 inches from the guard. Weighs right around 22oz, or ~1.4 lbs. Blade stock is about 2.5mm 1055 High Carbon steel with a very forward heavy blade. It is very sturdy and makes short work of shrubbery and small- medium diameter trees (along with cardboard boxes and water bottles). Handle is comfortable (although I recommend gloves, especially if you have small hands), and very large- so if you have large paws you'll feel right at home. The guard, while it may look a little bit odd is completely unobtrusive, and does not get in the way. Mine came relatively sharp with a decent convex edge- I recommend using a steel or file on the edge to get rid of the burrs when you first get it. It's a working edge, so don't expect a razor (it will cut paper out of box). The secondary bevel has a good profile, so if you are completely anal about honing it to a polished edge, re-profiling won't be a major issue. Cons: The sheath is a medium quality, riveted ballistic nylon sheath, just like one that comes with every other CS machete. It is not quick draw, but it is adequate for $30. Again, you can make or custom order a leather/ kydex sheath if you're really anal about it. Red Hill Kydex makes nice ones. The bottom line: Buy it. This is of superior design and quality than Gerber, SoG, and most other machetes in this price point. Condor also makes very high quality machetes in a similar price range, so look into those as well. BTW: This is a fairly adequate substitute for a Kopis/ Falcata style sword one might find on KoA, so if you want to try out something new that won't break the bank- this is your ticket right here.

I was clearing off some of my property, when I thought to myself, you know what would be fun, if I had a wicked cool machete to clear some of the overgrowth. So I went on line and lined up all the choices. I wasn't going to spend a lot as I was planning on abusing this thing and I wanted something that looked cool just in case my neighbors saw me and thought what is this whack job doing now? At least they would be too intimidated to make fun of me to my face. Anyway, I saw this and had to have it. I got it with the factory sharp blade but decided to pull out my lansky puck and give it an edge I could use to chop mosquitoes in half. This thing took the edge well and held it a respectable amount of time given I was basically just hacking anything I could reach. The design of this thing makes it great on thicker brush as you are making contact with the thickest part of the inward curve of the blade. This gives you quite a bit of extra "umph" in your swing, pretty much ensuring you get through whatever you are aiming at. It's a bit larger than the traditional khukuri size, but for what I was using it for, perfect. It comes with a fitted nylon case in which the knife must be sheathed a certain way. I like this as it makes you think and ensure that you properly sheath the knife instead of just shoving it in all willy nilly and accidentally cutting a tendon. I have since resharpened it and coated it in oil and it is hanging in my garage waiting to tackle next year's overgrown brush or intimidate any overly nosy neighbor.

I've had cold steel in the past and they've always been great knives and came shaving sharp out of the box. This knife not so much. It seems like pretty good quality and feels great in the hand but the blade came VERY dull. It's dull to the point that you can actually drag a finger down the blade and it won't cut. I understand this is a machete and works more on just brute force but I am still disappointed on how dull this was. Hell my fiskars hatchet came paper slicing sharp and with just a few laps on my spyderco sharpmaker it could shave my arms and that's a "blunt force" tool. I think even a machete should be extremely sharp.

I deeply thank Mr Amazon for apparently grafting unto me an original Cold Steel / pre GSM era blade which is proven to be phenomenal.... if you're reading this , you're probably getting the very last original or the new 65MN steel GSM tool ... you can research the difference by searching on YouTube (Joe X Royal Kukri ) (there's 2 different videos) .... I have spent probably thousands of dollars on Tops and K Bar and I will be feeling more safe around potential coyotes or mountain lions with this Royal Kukri instead ..... it can also chop for firewood of course.... it's a win/win and much more affordable..... the sheath even seems better than the K Bar Kukri that I bought at a military surplus store for over 100... I literally thanked God when I got this and didn't expect the integrity of the advertisement would really be the 1055 steel ... that is pretty critical and reliable business folks ... Joe X bought his new one recently from a different carrier or vendor and they lied about it being 1055 and it was really 65mn from China

Die Kukri kam in erstaunlich gutem Zustand an. Scharf geschliffen, ohne irgendwelche Aufkleber, die Hülle ist solide verarbeitet. Nach einem Einsatz im Garten hat sich an der Schärfe nichts geändert! Die Kopflastigkeit der Kukri ist beim Hacken ein großer Vorteil, beim beschneiden von Büschen muss man etwas an seiner Technik feilen, dass es nicht anstrengend wird. Das einzige Manko ist, dass für mich der Griff ein wenig klein ist, doch mit "normalen Händen" sollte es passen.

Eu achei que fosse da África do Sul mas infelizmente é da china a qualidade é inferior. Não é aço carbono 1055 é aço chinês 65MN, NÃO GOSTEI. NÃO COMPREM PENSANDO QUE É DA ÁFRICA DO SUL POIS É DA CHINA.

Amazingly sharp out of the box, dunno if I just got lucky, Cold Steel has had some issues in the past with QI on their products in the past IMHO but this was definitely top notch work, nicely greased and sharpened to a T. Good work boys.

beim auspacken des kukri habe ich schon gedacht .. so schleifstein raus und heißluftpistole ran. dieses mal nicht! top verarbeitung der griff ist fest und hat super grip. erster test im wald steht noch aus aber vom handling 1a genau richtig. man merkt das die jungs von cold steel die dinger bis zur perfektion testen. ( gerade bei dem ROYAL KUKRI ) dieses hat alle vorzüge - parrier element damit die finger heile bleiben - verbesserter schwerpunkt - an toten schweinen getestet ^^ sind die anderen auch aber dieses geht wie moses durchs rote mehr

This really deserves a better rating - mine arrived very sharp with a uniformly ground blade profile, just needed a quick honing to bring out the edge. One thing to note about most Cold Steel Machetes is that they use a 1055 carbon steel blade which is superior to most of the steels found in competing machetes in the same price range for the intended use (withstands shock and holds edge well)