Versatile, is the only word to describe this machete. Perhaps you might keep one edge thin for the light vegetation and the other a little on the thicker side for the heavy stuff. Or your may opt to keep both edges equally sharp so that when an edge gets dull after heavy use, you can flip it over and keep on going. If your life is in jeopardy those two sharp edges will make your machete into a virtual buzz-saw with the ability to cut from any angle on the compass with a turn of your wrist. Two edges beats one edge every time!
If you were suddenly castaway on a desert island or stranded in the wilderness or a jungle, what\'s the one tool you would want at your side? The answer is a good machete. You see the machete, over the last three centuries, has proven to be the ultimate outdoor and survival tool. It will cut, chop, slash, hack, split, scrape, scoop, hammer, dig, crush, carve, whittle, crack or smash just about anything you can put in front of it. The machete also makes a deadly improvised weapon. It can be used to kill both fish and game and will gut, scale, filet, skin, quarter, and butcher them for the table as well. And when you look at its meager cost, it\'s got to be one of the best bargains for hard earned cash in the world. In fact it\'s so cheap and useful that even the poorest peasant in South America or tribesman in Africa invariably owns one and counts on it as one of his most precious possessions.
After testing many blades around the world Cold Steel decided that those made in South Africa offered the best value and performance. These blades are made out of SAE 1055 medium carbon steel and are dipped in a special antirust solution before being finished in a black baked on finish. Each machete comes with a good utility edge that will cut right out of the box and, with a little work, can be made hair shaving sharp. The handles are made out of polypropylene and permanently injected molded around the blade\'s tang. They have been designed to provide a comfortable secure grip and to last practically forever, as they are highly resistant to chipping , cracking or breaking.
Specifications:
Blade Length:
16 in.
Blade Steel:
SAE 1055 Medium Carbon Steel
Handle Material:
Polyproylene
Knife Type:
Machete
Length Overall:
22.5 in.
Weight:
18 oz.
About Cold Steel
Marketed as the world's "Strongest, Sharpest Knives", Cold Steel was started in the 1980's by Lynn Thompson, avid martial artist and hunter. Cold Steel offers a host of high performance knives, daggers, kukris, tomahawks, throwers and survival tools. Every item offered by Cold Steel has measured up to Cold Steel's rigorous standards for quality and performance. These designs are tried and true, the result of painstaking research and development. This is a Cold Steel hallmark and they do not exaggerate. Cold Steel knives represent real, solid value for the money backed by a guarantee of complete satisfaction.
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