Recommendation? Looking for something I am not even sure exists

[RayseM]

1/4" thick is a whole lot of steel.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

Condor Engineer Bolo, based off the old Collins model made for the US military. It's THICK and has the mass distributed in such a way that it can make the most of it.

 

[MikeH]

Go to the Busse sub-forum and ask this question. There are a lot of Busses within the blade lengths you specify and with spines of .25 to .31 inches. Perhaps not axe spine thickness but very hefty in the hand, most with great balance.

 

[Ronin94]

The blades I have seen so far in here and what I have found so far are...



The Engineer Bolo from condor http://www.condortk.com/productos-detalle.php?producto=74&cat=62

View attachment 1139132 The his blade looks like a canidate but it was a custom job.


After seeing the zombie tools video, I decided to look them up, and there were actually a few there that caught my attention. The first being the para-bellum https://www.zombietools.net/shop/para-bellum/ that was shown in the video posted and the felon https://www.zombietools.net/shop/felon/ also looked good but the one that REALLY caught my eye was the rat bastard https://www.zombietools.net/shop/rat-bastard/ as it actually looks like the blade I saw in a game that inspired this quest in the first place

Blade shown at 4:45 timestamp



I was looking to find a blade like that but not quite as long so it would be easier to handle.

 

[d762nato]

Your in luck there is a member here that has a Rat Bastard for sale here's a link below,
Good Luck,

https://bladeforums.com/threads/tops-and-zombie-tools-choppers.1663701/#post-19027104

 

[Cosmodragoon]

It might be worth looking at TFW. They offer a wide variety of traditional cultural weapons from the Philippines and beyond. Many of them served double duty as specialized types of machetes, brush tools, farming implements, etc. Curiously, I don't usually see them mentioned here.

 

[katanas]

Your in luck there is a member here that has a Rat Bastard for sale here's a link below,
Good Luck,

https://bladeforums.com/threads/tops-and-zombie-tools-choppers.1663701/#post-19027104

I'm curious (not trying to cause a problem), what does "I'm interested" mean to a seller?

 

[Ronin94]

I'm curious (not trying to cause a problem), what does "I'm interested" mean to a seller?

As there are two things listed for sale, I am basically just checking if he still has it as someone already inquired about it. I assume most deals are handled though PMs? Each forum is diffrent and I did not check the buy&sell rules yet.

 

[hhmoore]

but the one that REALLY caught my eye was the rat bastard https://www.zombietools.net/shop/rat-bastard/ as it actually looks like the blade I saw in a game that inspired this quest in the first place

I was going to mention the rat bastard in my previous post; but I didn't have time to search my imgur for a photo.

 

[USMCPOP]

Carcass splitter? (beef splitter/hog splitter/lamb splitter) They come in various sizes.

Nice antique one here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/672782...MIuZCi96bQ4gIVAkwNCh13kgneEAkYESABEgICtPD_BwE

 

[USMCPOP]

These genuine new-old-stock Collins machetes aren't super thick, but they are quite heavy for the type. Perhaps 1/8", tapering toward the tip. I wouldn't want to swing one all day, but I'm a small guy. I think these are left over from the mid-1960's, when Collins closed shop. Made in USA, $25.

20" https://www.armynavysales.com/20-collins-machete-1068-made-in-the-usa-cmt2-146.html

18" bolo https://www.armynavysales.com/18-collins-machete-made-in-usa-ca229-34.html

 

[Makael]

Buck Froe?