HI Kukhris vs. Becker machete or others.

[Walking Man]

I am curious if anyone out there has put an HI Kukhri to the test vs the Becker patrol machete, Rinaldi Armegeddon, Busse Mistress, or other large chopping knives.
Please let me know all of your impressions, including chopping ability, how it feels it the hand, etc.
Thanks.

 

[Bruz]

I compared a Busse Steel Heart, Swamp Rat, Becker 7, and a HI Kukhri on 1" to 4" limbs.

Busse speaks for itself and Becker is hard to beat for the money, but not much heft for cutting allot of limbs.

The Swamp Rat got second place because of the soft handle, my hands did not get tired as quickly compared to the others.

Probably was not fair comparing a two pound Kurk to the others, but for allot of cutting it wins hands down. I had to grind the handle down to fit my hand better first though.

 

[PhoulPlae]

Take a look at Cliff Stamp's Knife Reviews page. It has many detailed reviews on large choppers and a couple of Khukris, as well as a few head to head/comparisons.