Machax Porn

[Bladite]

Let the Machax Porn flow forth...

Flavored by this thread:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=552479&highlight=machax

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[ejes]

 

[texastonydobbs]

I wish I woulda snagged one !

 

[Bladite]

while i do own (or did) some or all of these actual knives, some of these i took, some i did not, but they must be preserved

see: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4144021&postcount=25

picture from above link:

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[Bladite]

a couple more, moar moar moar!

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[Bladite]

I wish I woulda snagged one !

they're still out there. snag away

soon, SOON, i'll have some time, and do a hi-rez photo of each mach-ax with their unique sheaths in the collection, and post those for posterity as well.

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[texastonydobbs]

yes they are with a hefty $$ . I will get one .... one day ! thanks for the picture tease !

 

[d_filgate]

Ok,
I'm a little in the dark on this one.
With the blade angle in comparison to the handle the way it is, the dummy question of the hour is:
What would the normal use for a machax be?

 

[Bladite]

Ok,
I'm a little in the dark on this one.
With the blade angle in comparison to the handle the way it is, the dummy question of the hour is:
What would the normal use for a machax be?

about the same as a Khukri... choppering! slashing!

cooking stew, deboning elk, field stripping toyotas... things like that.

also, it makes a mean MEAN drawknife. apparently [self]bow makers LOVE this knife, and there's a small cult following.

this is one of the knives that camillus WILL be making yes? YES?

imagine, a MachAx in ... SanMai.

*drool*

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[Phil Gibbs]

this is one of the knives that camillus WILL be making yes? YES?

Thankfully NO!
Acme United vendors tend to use Budweiser cans!

field stripping toyotas...

That I believe! :thumbup:

 

[Bladite]

Thankfully NO!

you sir, are dead to me

hahahahhaha. hahah. hah. ha. mmm

moar machaxen please

i'm about to order 1/2 of the current Becker/KB lineup my "layoff" present

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[Bladite]

oh look, machax porn.

this is why you guys should dig into the OLD threads and find the juicy nuggets.

The original sheath!

Yup, an original MachAx, with walnut wood handles, and brass pins. Sweet!

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[Mistwalker]

There was a time when I could have really used one of these.....

 

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[cody1]

Mornin Fellas, fun thread to read. I think it needs to be bigger. If the BK9 is 9", then the Machaxe should be 12". Otherwise they are too close in size and ability. IMO I've never used one, though.

 

[Guyon]

One of those looks familiar.

 

[Bladite]

Amazing old prototype: http://www.fightingknives.info/Default.aspx?tabid=728

'''This is an original Becker Machax prototype knife, made by Blackjack in Effingham, Illinois. As you know, Blackjack closed their factory in Effingham in 1997. This prototype knife has a 9-3/8" non-reflective blade that is marked on the left side: Prototype and has a stout black leather sheath that appears to be a standard production one. Both knife and sheath are in mint condition and both have numbered labels (# 72088) attached. This knife is discussed in a letter dated Sept. 17, 2002, by Mike Stewart, Past President of Blackjack. Here are some exerpts from that letter...Thank you for sending me the Beckers to play with! They are all ones we made at Blackjack, in Effingham. As you know, we made the knives designed by Ethan Becker from 1992 until we closed Blackjack in 1997. Ethan designs are tough! They ain't pretty, they don't have a lot of slick finish, but they're tough. And they work very well; I always claimed that Ethan's knives could be used to detail-strip a 54 Buick! I've used your numbers, and commented on each one...No.220: Becker Machax This one is marked: Prototype. It was the first one off the Effingham tooling. We only made about 750 Becker Machaxes, in the total life of the project. They were made of 52-100 steel; the design was made to work like a kukri, in chopping, but with a straight blade, offset from the handle, instead of a curved blade like a kukri. Ethan Becker had made a few of these Machaxes before we took on the project; he used 4140 steel in the ones he'd made.'''

 

[Guyon]

Someone needs to invite DOC CANADA to this thread.
He's got the most-used Machax I've ever seen.

 

[Bladite]

Someone needs to invite DOC CANADA to this thread. He's got the most-used Machax I've ever seen.

i keep using mine, but that original phosphate coating hangs on tough.

some of Ethan's looked used up. rusty even :>


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[Moosez45]

My contribution, the evolution of the machax

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