Imacasa machete molded handle Tang

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JD Miller

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Anyone remove the molded handle off a Imacasa machete ? either style

What does the tang look like under the molded handle?

Ive reshaped the molded handle a little, but so far havent hit metal, so i was wondering if anyone knows what is under there


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Here is member ' Monster's' 12" Imacasa , I found in a post . So I know at least Monster has cut off a molded handle

Is it a full tang Just like a riveted on plastic handle or a snubby for the molded handle ?

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The tang is usually full profile. If a lanyard tube is present (as on Condors) the tube runs through the end of the tang. I can't 100% confirm but I believe all models with a simple lanyard hole also have the hole passing through a hole in the tang. Some blades have a broad stick tang rather than following the full outline of the handle. I believe this is mostly the case on their Latin pattern blades since some of the handles they use that have that little "tail" off the end of the grip wouldn't work well (from a manufacturing standpoint) with a tang passing through it and the make the tang shape one that can be used with any of the molds they use for that blade pattern. In grips where the tang is a "stick" configuration, it's still essentially a broad, near-full tang. It just doesn't conform closely to the outline of the grip.
 
FWIW, I have a couple of Tramontina machetes with molded handles. Although the edges of the tangs do not show, they appear to be full tangs, each with four pins, including one in the tail, which would suggest that the tanf follows the shape of the handle out to the end.

I have one Imacasa machete, a 16” bolo, with a wood handle. The tang is a full tang that follows the shape of the handle, but is recessed, about 1/8 to 3/16” on the spine, and almost a quarter inch on th other side. My first instinct would be to sand the handle flush with the spine, but I really like the way it feels as is.

Neither of these is directly relevant to your question. I only mention them for whatever insight they may offer.
 
Maybe so......... maybe look like this.......... Maybe "Monster" will see this post
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You're not really going to know for sure unless you open it up completely. All anyone can say otherwise is that it's at least a broad stick tang, and quite possibly full profile, depending on the particular model. It's not likely to have scale holes in it based on my experiences, though. Just the lanyard hole and a tooling hole that I believe is used during certain stages of manufacturing for holding the tool in place.
 
Here are two slightly different ones. I guess it depends on the particular blade and handle shape. The one-piece wooden handled #127 pattern appears to have a similar tang, with three rivets.

JD Miller's post shows an Incolma machete. They still use the near-full tang profile on many. Other types like a short billhook may have a straight tang, for attaching to a stick or more narrow handle, as can be seen here about 3:23 in:

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And there you have it ! Good Find USMCPOP........Gracias Señor

You can see how much you can re-profile the molded handle without exposing the metal tang.

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JD, no problema. I'm used to Navy/Marine corps jokes. A few years back, there was an initiative to rename the Dept. of the Navy to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. I was there in D.C. with R. Lee Ermey.

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