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I just picked up a Discord:
Over all I like it very much,it crosses the line between being a sword and a machete and in a way reminds me of the Chinese swords;it makes a nice combination brush tool/sword to tag along with a pistol while wandering the woods and forest and when paired with a smaller knife I think it can be part of a good survival kit.
About all I'd like to change is the scabbard,a kydex one with a pouch for a sharpening tool and a small fixed blade is in it's future.
It's worth the $100+ price and if you want one I say go get it! :thumbup:
Over all I like it very much,it crosses the line between being a sword and a machete and in a way reminds me of the Chinese swords;it makes a nice combination brush tool/sword to tag along with a pistol while wandering the woods and forest and when paired with a smaller knife I think it can be part of a good survival kit.
About all I'd like to change is the scabbard,a kydex one with a pouch for a sharpening tool and a small fixed blade is in it's future.
It's worth the $100+ price and if you want one I say go get it! :thumbup:
Condor makes hatchets and hawks, too. Ordered a TRT from my local knife shop, and I've been enjoying it a lot.
I went thru the machete phase in the '80s, but the local environment really does dictate what the best tool is. Long blades of that nature are normal in the subtropical regions, just check the country of origin by the names - machete, parang, khukri, etc. European settlers in North America brought their tools with them - based on temperate climate use. That involves working with plants and trees that have to survive freezing winters and long dry summers. It's a much tougher, fibrous selection, and the hatchet or tomahawk became the preferred tool. The American Indians were already using their natural stone versions, a steel one was beyond their imagination, a technical triumph beyond their knowledge.
If you live in the snow belt, consider the Condor tomahawks and why they sell, too.
I went thru the machete phase in the '80s, but the local environment really does dictate what the best tool is. Long blades of that nature are normal in the subtropical regions, just check the country of origin by the names - machete, parang, khukri, etc. European settlers in North America brought their tools with them - based on temperate climate use. That involves working with plants and trees that have to survive freezing winters and long dry summers. It's a much tougher, fibrous selection, and the hatchet or tomahawk became the preferred tool. The American Indians were already using their natural stone versions, a steel one was beyond their imagination, a technical triumph beyond their knowledge.
If you live in the snow belt, consider the Condor tomahawks and why they sell, too.
That discord looks pretty cool.
Just got the Matagi to go with my crocidillian machete. Handle is pretty much the same, little too narrow up near the blade. The sheath sucks, no retention on the knife at all and the swivel belt loop is a bit too low.
Just got the Matagi to go with my crocidillian machete. Handle is pretty much the same, little too narrow up near the blade. The sheath sucks, no retention on the knife at all and the swivel belt loop is a bit too low.
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I'm gonna' have to disagree with you regarding machetes in the northern climes--a machete remains my primary woods tool year 'round even in sub-zero temps. Proper pattern selection is necessary, however. An axe is certainly the best tool for dedicated felling or splitting, but a machete is more versatile and takes out smaller targets MUCH better while still being more than viable for felling and splitting if need be.
What I don't get is the almost hard on a lot of north woods survival types have for the ax,if you plan to LIVE in the woods and build everything from your cabin to a canoe then yea make sure you pack the ax along with you,the machete will be a rather poor choice and you're gonna hate it after the second or third two foot diameter tree.
For day to day use I find the ax sucks donkey nads,ever try to whack small branches off a tree with an ax? I find that a most excellent way...to chop your leg off,and try to cut rose patches or tall grass to make a path with an ax,but make sure I have a place to hide!
and if you have to survive a few days to weeks in the wilds I don't see one having to chop down big timber to make the simple structures you'll need,mostly it's small trees to saplings that get used and lots and lots of branches.
I sometimes think you guys read a little too much Paul Bunyan....
I've been using machetes,khukri,barongs,bowies and what have you since I was a teen and see no reason to stop at thirty eight years old,plus being Filipino/Chinese big knives are in my blood.
Back to the Discord...
I think it's a very neat machete that offers a lot more over the regular or *shudder* cheap ones,and like I said add a three to four inch fixed blade knife and you can be comfy with a small survival kit if you get stuck in the wilds.
Only thing I can point out is if you've never handled a sword you may find the feel of the Discord a little odd,it's a bit heavier then a regular machete and is closer to my Chinese made Dadao then anything else.
Also it cuts like a fiend,I took out a quarter inch sapling with one good shot! so be careful when you swing it and don't get nuts it may surprise you what'll do!
For day to day use I find the ax sucks donkey nads,ever try to whack small branches off a tree with an ax? I find that a most excellent way...to chop your leg off,and try to cut rose patches or tall grass to make a path with an ax,but make sure I have a place to hide!
and if you have to survive a few days to weeks in the wilds I don't see one having to chop down big timber to make the simple structures you'll need,mostly it's small trees to saplings that get used and lots and lots of branches.
I sometimes think you guys read a little too much Paul Bunyan....
I've been using machetes,khukri,barongs,bowies and what have you since I was a teen and see no reason to stop at thirty eight years old,plus being Filipino/Chinese big knives are in my blood.
Back to the Discord...
I think it's a very neat machete that offers a lot more over the regular or *shudder* cheap ones,and like I said add a three to four inch fixed blade knife and you can be comfy with a small survival kit if you get stuck in the wilds.
Only thing I can point out is if you've never handled a sword you may find the feel of the Discord a little odd,it's a bit heavier then a regular machete and is closer to my Chinese made Dadao then anything else.
Also it cuts like a fiend,I took out a quarter inch sapling with one good shot! so be careful when you swing it and don't get nuts it may surprise you what'll do!