Jungle Blade/Chopper

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evbouret

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Hey guys,

I lurk quite a bit here and have posted up a few times. I am looking for some recommendations from you guys here. I've been pig hunting in Hawaii since I was a teenager and have been on the endless search for the "perfect" pig hunting blade. In my eyes, simplicity is key. I love Bark Rivers for their simple, solid designs but couldn't bare to lose one in the bush. My woodland lives in my backpack at all times and has butchered a few dozen pigs, 4 feral cattle and 2 sheep. Currently I am using a 12" heavy bladed Ontario. It works incredibly great for chopping and butchering game, but lacks the stabbing ability to penetrate through a big boar's shield. A solid sheath is crucial for any knife considered. The best sheath I've had so far came along with a Buck 119.

Here's my requirements:
Affordable (<50$)
Simple design
Ability to do light chopping and trail maintenance
GOOD SHEATH (Won't fall out crawling, jumping, swimming or sprinting after a boar)
Must be able to dispatch a boar with one.
I prefer carbon steel

I have checked out the Mountain Man knife by Condor and it is sort of what I am looking for, the modern looking handle throws me off though. Cold Steel has a few decent ones such as the mini Bowie machete and the spear bladed one but the sheaths are HORRIBLE.

What do you guys recommend?
 
wait for condor :D

We should have samples next week.
 
Are they going to make a mountain man knife with a more traditional handle? I'm definately going to get one of Condor's new goloks when they come out. Ive used a few goloks from the phillipines and they're ideal for trail clearing.

I have and use an ontario d handle machete as of now. I have removed the d ring and reshaped the handle. It has seen a lot of bushwhacking and butchering and is all I could want in a machete, but no good for blading hogs.

Anybody have any experience with these two knives in 12"?

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The outcast actually looks nice, not quite as plain looking as I'd like, a little tactical. How do those curved blades perform? Can you file them and get a smooth edge?
 
Whatabout the condors hog sticker? All the condors have excellent sheaths and are made from the same steel as the old Bucks. They hold their edge very well also and you don't have to mod the edge to begin with.
Cold Steel Kopis Machete is very pointy and after you break off the super sharp but narrow point, you can take it down a bit and make it very strong as well. The sheath is usable.
be safe... Ted
 
Ive tried dragging a full length machete through uluhe fern, never again unless I'm strictly chopping trail. 12" and under for me so it can strap on to my back and not stick over my head.

Some of my friends carry big Forschner butcher knives, like 10 or 12". They work really well. I may just buy one, put a point on it and somehow figure out a sheath for it.
 
well the condor military machete may work for ya then.
It reminds me of the roman gladius short sword and is plenty stout. Again a sheath you will enjoy. They work fine here in the Oregon jungle, but I have no experience in your "neckothewoods".
Ted
 
I'd throw another vote in for the Outcast, and the price is in your range if you do a little shopping. It's a chopping machine. I'm pretty sure you could kill anything with it.
 
 
I live on the Island of Kauai and understand the frustration in haveing a multipurpose knife to cut trail and poke pigs. I used alot of knives and have found that the Browning Crowell knife fits my needs, i am able to clear trails and poke pigs when the dogs get a hold of em. you can check them out here:
http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/knives/detail.asp?value=041G&cat_id=322&type_id=580 it runs a little more than what you are asking for but you may find them a little cheaper at times on some auction sites.

Aloha Cuz
 
Perfect pig knife has got to cost a little more then 50 bucks, doesn't it?

I'd go with a RC-3 in orange g-10, the jump proof sheath locks the blade in tight.
 
There is a lot of boar and pig hunting here and a Malaysian parang does very well as a bushwhacking and hunting knife. I have one with a ten-inch blade and I have never skinned a boar with it, but I have seen natives do it and I have found it very good for bush clearing and chopping. However, I am not familiar with name brand knives or knifemakers in Hawaii or mainland, but I am sure there are many parangs available.
 
i should have mentioned the Rtak or the RTAK II both knives will suit very well here in hawaii. I had the original rtak and found that the thin blade did very well in cutting ferns and guava, it also penetrates the thick sides easily on the big boars.
 
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