Cold Steel Smatchet Destruction: Tang Pics

[Scottman]

I destroyed the smatchet I received to see about how this tool was constructed. Hitting the guard with a hickory stick caused a small fracture in the olypropylene where there was a defect in the polypropylene from the factory. The metal guard did bend a little bit. Several hits later it became clear that the poypropylene was not just going to fall off and the guard was pretty tough. I had to remove the polypropylene along the tang and then drill it out where it was secured through the blades tang holes. *

 

[Codger_64]

I got a C for welds like that in Junior Highschool.

 

[bigghoss]

I got a C for welds like that in Junior Highschool.

Still more than adequate for the application though.

 

[JPate]

Looks like a candidate for some scales and a re weld of the guard. Nice to see a full tang.

 

[Codger_64]

Still more than adequate for the application though.

Likely so. I was speaking more to the skill of the "craftsman" and the maker's attention to quality than to the application. One wonders what handle materials are down the pike for this one.

 

[upnorth]

Nice to see a full tang.

Yes, that is interesting.

 

[tholiver]

Thanks for this, nice to know the guard is metal!

 

[ron_m80]

Oh look, is it possible that the Cold Steel legal team failed to make a good case for "registering" Smachet in their name? Tehehehe.

http://www.trademarkia.com/smatchet-85646420.html]trademark filing

 

[Codger_64]

Ouch! First use in commerce? Hmmm... Seems it was during WWII.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A Smatchet is a short, heavy fighting knife/sword 16.5 inches (42 cm) in overall length (including grip). It was designed by knife fighting expert and instructor Capt. William E. Fairbairn during World War II.
The Smatchet was used by British and American special forces (Special Air Service and Office of Strategic Services, respectively) during World War II.

In the late 1980s, Col. Rex Applegate licensed a modified version of the smatchet he and Fairbairn designed late in World War II. He called it the "Applegate-Fairbairn Combat Smatchet".

One wonders if permission was obtained from the descendents/assignees of Applegate and Fairbairn. Or is it a... wait for it... COLD STEAL!

 

[Codger_64]

Word Mark SMATCHET
Goods and Services (CANCELLED) IC 008. US 023. G & S: SURVIVAL KNIVES AND ACCESSORIES TO KNIVES, NAMELY, SHEATHS. FIRST USE: 19880804. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 19880804
Mark Drawing Code (1) TYPED DRAWING
Serial Number 73756637
Filing Date October 11, 1988
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1A
Published for Opposition September 12, 1989
Registration Number 1569290
Registration Date December 5, 1989
Owner (REGISTRANT) APPLEGATE, REX INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 32956 STATE HIGHWAY 38 SCOTTSBURG OREGON 97473
(LAST LISTED OWNER) APPLEGATE, CAROLE V. INDIVIDUAL UNITED STATES 32956 STATE HIGHWAY 38 SCOTTSBURG OREGON 97473

Assignment Recorded ASSIGNMENT RECORDED
Attorney of Record ROBERT D. VARITZ
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Affidavit Text SECT 15. SECT 8 (6-YR).
Renewal 1ST RENEWAL 20000713
Live/Dead Indicator DEAD
Cancellation Date July 12, 2010

Well I'll be...

 

[ron_m80]

The men with the money make the rules.

And thank you for the extra search Mike.

 

[Codger_64]

The men with the money make the rules.

And thank you for the extra search Mike.

Well, it was a dead trademark and anyone could have picked it up. It isn't expensive to file and pay maintenance fees. When you search, you get best results straight from the patent office if you know how. USPTO TESS is what you want to go to. Enter the word. Rex's was the second listing, newest was first.

Word Mark SMATCHET
Goods and Services IC 008. US 023 028 044. G & S: Knives. FIRST USE: 20130308. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20130308
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85646420
Filing Date June 7, 2012
Current Basis 1B
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition September 4, 2012
Owner (APPLICANT) Cold Steel, Inc. CORPORATION CALIFORNIA 6060 Nicolle Street Ventura CALIFORNIA 93003
Attorney of Record Glenn J. Dickinson
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

Don't forget to go back to the search page and log out when you finish. It frees up their servers.

 

[Cougar Allen]

It's exactly like a Smatchet except for the blade, the handle, the guard, the tang, the design, the materials, and the workmanship.

 

[Codger_64]

It's exactly like a Smatchet except for the blade, the handle, the guard, the tang, the design, the materials, and the workmanship.

Yepper. It is a trademark on the typed word, not a design patent.

 

[dfsutton]

If I was looking for a functional smatchet that could be used if necessary, what would you guys recommend?

 

[sodak]

Based on these pictures, the CS one doesn't look too bad - for a beater, which I assume is all this is.

 

[tholiver]

Got one cheap recently. Seems pretty sturdy so far, but remember its not a Smatchet its a machete shaped like a Smatchet, don't expect it to be a Busse-like wonder-knife and you won't be disappointed, lol.
For $20 odd dollars its a steal. For many it might be a gateway drug to acquiring a real Smatchet down the road!

 

[Pirate63]

Inexpensive and easy to mod. They are hard to beat for a Smatchet like blade.

 

[Cougar Allen]

It's exactly like a Smatchet except for the blade, the handle, the guard, the tang, the design, the materials, and the workmanship.

One more thing - I forgot to mention the lanyard hole. But except for those things, it's exactly like a Smatchet.

 

[BrianB]

Or is it a... wait for it... COLD STEAL!

It's a Snatchet!