Condor bowie question.

brendog10

brendog10

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So I've been searching for a large bowie knife. I have been drawn to the looks of both the Cold steel Natchez bowie and the Cold steel trail master. unfortunately I can't afford either. With that mind I've started looking at the condor classic bowie . Can anyone out there compare it to either of the before mentioned cold steel knives? Thanks

By the way I don't know why that thumbs down symbol appeared by the title, but I can't seem to fix it.
 
Which condor bowie is this? Are you talking about Condor Tool & Knife? If so their tools, fantastic, are just about as different from Cold Steel as you could imagine.
 
Sorry, I should have specified. I was referring to the the Jungle bowie, But I really like the look of the Kumunga.
 
I have the same question as in this earlier thread this year. In Australia, I can buy one Condor Jungle Bowie for about the same price as in the USA. Unfortunately, a bowie like the Cold Steel Natchez (which is absolutely beautiful) is considerably more expensive. In fact, I could buy 15 Condor Jungle Bowies for the price of one Natchez in Australia. If you own one, how good is the Condor Jungle Bowie?
 
The Jungle Bowie II is a fantastic knife. Durable point, typical solid fit and finish from condor. Blade is of practical thickness, and the Convex grind is shaving sharp from the factory. Handle is real comfy too. A great user.
 
Condor knives are a great value. I don't have the Jungle Bowie but I do have the Kumunga and it is a true bargain at a street price of about $35 with a surprisingly nice leather sheath and convex edge. The Cold Steel Trail Master is a nice knife but at about 4x the price of the Kumunga I'll stick with the Kumunga.
 
I finished up buying one and these must be one of the best value for the money knives available in Australia (bearing in mind we rarely can buy a knife in Australia for anywhere near the same price as the same knife is in the USA - to give you an idea, a Natchez in Australia will set you back somewhere between $700 and $900, this Condor was on special for $48 Australian). It most definitely is a slicer and not a chopper like some other bowies. At about thirteen ounces for a 16 inch knife, it can be carried all day and you don't even know it is there. It has only just arrived and I have used it cutting up dog meat and slicing lantana. Both jobs it did admirably although a longer blade would obviously be more useful for the lantana. My 16 inch blade Tramonita loves lantana.
 
im definately not digging the "made in el salvador stuff."....i guess im prejudging but i see on the horison a company thats is buying up three brands so far.? could be a conglamerate waiting to expand... a martindale is unmatchable imho.
 
I'm really digging some of the stuff Condor has been putting out; but who the heck writes the product descriptions?
Heres the Jungle Bowie description?
Is a small version of our best selling knife; a classic Bowie blade shape for do anything functionality.
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Crunky, there is a small version of the Condor Jungle Bowie. It has an OAL of 290mm. The original version, which is the one I bought and which has been described as their best selling knife, has an overall length of 400mm. I think the smaller version you are referring to is called the Jungle Bowie II.

Friedporkchop, I have Condor machetes and they are very good quality. I don't own anything from Martindale so I can't compare. I tend to only buy machetes from Condor (love their quality) and Tramontina (love their price) because they are readily available to me where I live and they both do an excellent job.
 
friedporkchop said:
im definately not digging the "made in el salvador stuff."....i guess im prejudging but i see on the horison a company thats is buying up three brands so far.? could be a conglamerate waiting to expand... a martindale is unmatchable imho.
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Buying up three brands? What? I don't understand at all what you're implying. Condor is a sub-brand of Imacasa, which produces machetes and other agricultural tools that are distributed throughout Central and South America. :confused:
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
Buying up three brands? What? I don't understand at all what you're implying. Condor is a sub-brand of Imacasa, which produces machetes and other agricultural tools that are distributed throughout Central and South America. :confused:
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also they make "marbles" thats three . the orange colored ones they make are nice bowie but orange?..naw something aint right.
 
friedporkchop said:
also they make "marbles" thats three . the orange colored ones they make are nice bowie but orange?..naw something aint right.
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The "revived" Marble's contracted Imacasa to make the machetes for them. Much like Lasher produces machetes for Cold Steel. What's suspicious about that?:confused:
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
The "revived" Marble's contracted Imacasa to make the machetes for them. Much like Lasher produces machetes for Cold Steel. What's suspicious about that?:confused:
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nothing suspect i just frankly dont care for the orange color. but i guess with elbow grease that can be fixed?..are the marbles machetes stainless or carbon?
 
They're 1075 high carbon. The orange is easily removed with some paint stripper, and the scales sand up nicely after you flush them to the tang. :)
 
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