Need a top-quality machette!

[Larry in KY]

I am looking for a top-quality machette w/sheath. If it is used in excellent condition it will be fine. Thanks!

 

[alex]

Get an Ontario G.I. machete with the hard plastic sheath G.I. sheath. You should be able to get both new for around $30 and the quality is hard to beat. Most Army surplus stores should carry it or order it from Brigade Quartermasters.

 

[Spark]

Bingo! You can get them from just about anywhere. Check around, a few of the dealers online here should have them.

Spark

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[Marcus]

Yup you hit the nail on the head. Ontarios are hard to beat. You may wanna look into their Blackie Collins line with the D guard too. I`ve had a GI Ontario since I was a kid and it`s still going strong,and I use it all the time. Marcus

 

[Marion David Poff]

try this: http://members.tripod.com/~Newt_Livesay/index2.html

Newt Livesay

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[Sid Post]

How about Bartrueax (sp?)? I saw them at the SHOT SHOW and they appeared to be priced good for the quality delivered. The one drawback as I saw it for them was market penetration, where do you find one locally?

Sid

 

[phantom4]

I've got a Barteaux tanto point that I ordered from a forestry supply catalog several years ago. I'm not real impressed and it was pricier than the Ontario. The Ontario is the way to go!

phantom4

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[Steven Dick]

You might want to try P.J Tomes 904-282-7095 for a custom or Miami Machete 888-810-5260 for a semi-factory machete.
Steven Dick

 

[Dan Harris]

I bought a 22" Orange handled Barteaux at Home Depot last year. They were still in stock last week.

I very unimpressed. The plastic D ring handle just doesn't fit my hand and the blade is too thick and heavy.

Most of my chopping is on 1-2 palm tree branches. I need a better slicer. Probably something with a lighter thinner blade and an open handle.

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[Larry in KY]

Thanks guys for all the information, I really do appreciate it!! Still trying to decide what to get...will let you all know when I do. Larry

 

[Sal Glesser]

Larry - Bob Terzuola has a very nice design which he refined the hard way in Guatamala. I believe it was very close to being ready during the SHOT Show.
sal

 

[tknife]

You gotta check out Newts machetes. Higher priced, but built to last. Also, the Becker Machax. I've seen used ones for cheap.

 

[fishface]

whenever I go camping I take my Cold Steel LTC Kukri, a factory 2nd I ordered for about $40. It is smaller than most machetes, very light wieght, good solid cordura (?) sheath . . . and it cuts like a raging mofo!! Branches come off effortlessly, and it can chop up firewood like an axe. Factory 2nds have cosmetic blemishes only, and who cares about that if it's a working knife?
I haven't tried the Ontarios so I can't speak to them - although everyone here certainly has a high opinion of them, and really, where are you going to get more acurate info than here? - but the CS light kukri 2nd is another posibility to consider.

 

[Marvin Edgeworth]

I've got the Newt Livesay Model 121, 'RECON COMBAT MACHETTE' (I presume so you'll be able to pretend you're going out on a stealthy patrol, presuming you haven't tried that before and spent years trying to forget it). But this is a serious hunk of hacker. I haven't tried it out on car doors or refrigerators (as in Cold Steel), but it would probably work pretty well. See it at http://members.tripod.com/~Newt_Livesay/RCM.html. It's not cheap, but it's a quality piece of heavy brute-force metal.

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