Cold Steel Kukri Machete with PVC Handle
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Product Details
Manufacturer: Cold SteelModel: 97KMS
Product features:
- Overall Length: 18.00"
- Blade Length: 13.00"
- Blade Material: 1055 High Carbon, Black
- Blade Detail: Plain Edge
- This item is not for sale in some specific zip codes
Tools and Hardware Reviews of Cold Steel Kukri Machete with PVC Handle
Customer Review: Sorry to malign a scared cow
Summary: 2 Stars
Though this machete seems to be (almost) everyone's favorite (at least for the price), I have a few `negatives' I'd like to vent. First of all, it has a terrible balance. Imagine that you picked up a heavy hammer, yet the handle/shaft was made out of 1/4 inch diameter metal tubing. The balance would feel pretty `off', right? Well, that's the feeling I get with this Cold Steel machete. Yes, I know it's a kukri, and the bulk of the weight is up front...but it should have a handle diameter that's `slightly' over-sized, with a secure-feeling grip, to offset the weight imbalance. This unit does NOT have that. I have a small hand, and the unit's feeble handle seems miniscule, even in MY small hand...as compared to the way it should feel...`substantial'. It just doesn't enable you to get a good grip to balance against the weighty front portion of the blade (not to mention sizeable enough to absorb the shock of striking something hefty). And don't get me started on the craftsmanship. Yes, for the low price, you're getting a high carbon steel durable product (so they tell me). But the black coating on the blade looks like it was applied by a 5-year-old getting his first lesson in finger-painting. I know that this is a tool, and will soon lose its `luster' out in the field. But if you were to go into one of those `home center stores' to buy (let's say) a screwdriver, you wouldn't pick the one off the shelf where the `enameled' handle coating was sloppily applied. You'd want to buy one that looked somewhat `presentable'. The same goes even for a machete. (I used to malign products that came from the "Big C" that had marginal quality control...but at least they looked nice.) Apparently, in the country (which I won't name), where this machete was made, producing a finished product that even `slightly resembles' the way it should be fabricated is considered `good enough'. This was my first Cold Steel tool, and it will be my last. My friend has the slightly more expensive Ka-Bar 'equivalent' (available also on Amazon), and he loves it. I guess I shouldn't have tried to save the few extra bucks and gotten the Ka-Bar.
Description of Cold Steel Kukri Machete with PVC Handle
Our Kukri Machetes are those workhorses. They are available in two sizes, one has a thirteen inch blade and the other, our new ?Magnum? model has a whopping seventeen inch blade. Both are ready to plow through the toughest chores life can dish out. Each features the distinctive weight-forward balance of our ?top-of-the-line? models, and always present their edge on an angle so they?re guaranteed to ?bite? deep with every stroke. Additionally, they come complete with a sturdy Cordura sheath! They're a solid value, ready for long, hard work.Tools and Hardware
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