The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
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I'm kinda partial to my Swamp Rat M9LE, but there's lots of suggestions in this thread that would serve you admirably.
Unfortunately, it appears that the old Browning Crowell-Barker comp knife has been discontinued. You used to be able to find one of those fo under $120.
Very NICE
And very very hard to find
That’s a hefty one.How about Tops El Chete? Looks lile helluva choppa.
I think the ideal size is larger, like 24" overall, with an 18 blade, the extra reach & mass really is nice if you're actually chopping (...if you cut it down much more, you need to add some mass near the end to retain useful choppi-ness, like the bolo or kukri shape - which are also best in class choppers
And that is exactly what the op isn't looking for. A 24" oal blade will not do what he is asking for. Read the op.I think the ideal size is larger, like 24" overall, with an 18 blade, the extra reach & mass really is nice if you're actually chopping (...if you cut it down much more, you need to add some mass near the end to retain useful choppi-ness, like the bolo or kukri shape - which are also best in class choppers