Machete Failure = tang design?

Tyrkon Lawson

Tyrkon Lawson

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One of my favorite machetes at the moment is a Martindale Golok #2 (edge reworked). It feels really sturdy. Today I saw this video which appears to be of a Martindale Golok and it shows that the handle/tang is hallow. Is this normal for "full tang" machetes?

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twDmBp5MBIA&feature=related

and if so are handles/tangs such as this prone to fail as seen in the video?

Just curious. Thanks.
 
Tyrkon Lawson said:
One of my favorite machetes at the moment is a Martindale Golok #2 (edge reworked). It feels really sturdy. Today I saw this video which appears to be of a Martindale Golok and it shows that the handle/tang is hallow. Is this normal for "full tang" machetes?

video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twDmBp5MBIA&feature=related

and if so are handles/tangs such as this prone to fail as seen in the video?

Just curious. Thanks.
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Tangs like that are going to fail much sooner than solid full tangs will, all else being equal. The inside corners create stress risers that are severe; a larger radius would have been much more durable for little added mass.

What I don't understand is why the tang had the cutout in the first place, was it to shift the balance to the front of the blade?
 
I dont think its the Martindale golok , I think its a copy , see the mark has a kind of dodgy /I\ Govt property sign , but is subtly different.
 
I doubt its a proper Martindale. Its quite common to see bad knock-offs of the MOD knife and No 2 Golok. If yours has the Crocodile logo it is real.


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Yeah--that doesn't look like a Martindale mark on the blade. Seems like a knock-off to me. Martindale may have poor fit/finish but their blades/tangs are known for being anything but faulty. :thumbup:
 
Totally off topic, I thought the guy on video was Ozzy Osbourne from the way he talked. :eek:

I don't think it was a real Martindale either.
 
cramsey3006 said:
Totally off topic, I thought the guy on video was Ozzy Osbourne from the way he talked. :eek:

I don't think it was a real Martindale either.
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lol yeh, and did you see his post in the comments section where he suggests it would be suitable for killing people of certain ethnicity...what the hell? :eek::confused:
 
Mine has the crock on one side and arrow on the other. I purchased mine from The Machete Specialists so I am sure its real. I just wasn't sure if Martindale, and other machetes, had hollow tangs like the one in the video. It makes no sense to me either.


P.S. Sorry I didn't put a warning regarding the idiotic comments. I usually pay little attention to those for just that reason.
 
Ya ok , Its most definetly not a Martindale , theres a thread about it a while back on British Blades forum , China made , stamped , no taper to the blade, and shorter than the Matindale Golok. I think they were made and sold to capitalise on the relative rarity of the martindale Golok model . The govt arrow is all wrong if you look carefully.

I dont think yours is one of these esp if it has croc , etc and supplied by Machetespecialist.
 
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