I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
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I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
Is there a good replica that's worth buying with a blade that's 10"-11" long that can be used for real "dirty work" (personal defense) that is worth owning? The newer Boker 2.1 Smatchet is nice, but $400.00 is a lot of money.
Opinions?
Opinions?
Fishtail Picklock
Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
what about TOPS maybe the anaconda ???
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Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
Generic ones go for under $20, but you already have one of those. $400 is a lot of money, but if you want the brand name, that is what you pay. Is it worth it?
Years ago in Hong Kong, I asked a shopkeeper if the Gucci luggage he sold was real Gucci. He replied it was better than Gucci as it was made in Hong Kong! The logic escaped me so I didn't buy.
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Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
Not familiar with either of these.TRYKER wrote:what about TOPS maybe the anaconda ???
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Fishtail Picklock
Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
What is wrong with the Cold Steel Smatchet that you already have ?
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Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
Probably doesn't want to get blood all over it.
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Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
Nothing, but I would like to have a shorter, more rugged version that is thicker yet easier to wield.kwackster wrote:What is wrong with the Cold Steel Smatchet that you already have?
Fishtail Picklock
Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
Fishtail Picklock wrote:Not familiar with either of these.TRYKER wrote:what about TOPS maybe the anaconda ???
Links?
https://www.topsknives.com/anaconda-7b
TRYKER
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Re: I have a Cold Steel Smatchet but...
Thanks to all. I looked at the "TOPS" machete and decided to "shift gears". Instead, I ordered a Condor Tomahawk. It has 1075 Carbon Steel with a long "beard" on the bit of the "full-tang" 'hawk with a nice point for piercing cranial structures. (Works for me).
The wait begins.
The wait begins.
Fishtail Picklock