New video on Cold Steel Gladius Machete.

It cracked me up how right at the end as he stabbed a horn honked lol. I guess one thing I dont care for about Cold steel is that they try so hard to sell you a product. Price was 44.00 dollars on Cold Steels Website.
 
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Yeah :P. I think it's priced around 50USD. I was thinking about getting this but am currently saving money for the Scrapizashi. I was reading about it this morning before work and fell in love. Curse being a college student....
 
Blade Length: 19"
Overall Length: 26 7/8"
Steel: 1055 Carbon Steel w/ Black Baked on Anti Rust Matte Finish
Blade Thickness: 2.8 mm
Weight: 18 oz (approx.)
Handle: 7 7/8" Long. Polypropylene
Sheath: Cordura Sheath
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It's sold for ~$27 on the net.

It would be cool to play with, but that's not a practical machete IMO. Machetes are better with one side sharpened.

I also don't like how the South African company CS uses grinds the edge. In their manufacturing video, they show a belt sander, but when you inspect one in person, it seems as though the grind was done with a smallish wheel. In other words, it's concave, or close to it. when making a convex edge out of a concave one, you'll be removing much steel. I also don't dig the paint [even over the grind]. Machetes don't need to be painted.
 
Sweet. Still not sure if it's sturdy enough to take on the Visigoths or the Carthaginians, but Lynn Thompson has proved, beyond a doubt, that this new sword can handle even the most brutal cardboard tubes with ease.
 
Dorito Monk said:
Sweet. Still not sure if it's sturdy enough to take on the Visigoths or the Carthaginians, but Lynn Thompson has proved, beyond a doubt, that this new sword can handle even the most brutal cardboard tubes with ease.
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Well, to be fair, the cardboard shipping tubes they use in these videos are more brutal than some thugs I've met. ;-)
 
Dorito Monk said:
Sweet. Still not sure if it's sturdy enough to take on the Visigoths or the Carthaginians, but Lynn Thompson has proved, beyond a doubt, that this new sword can handle even the most brutal cardboard tubes with ease.
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If it was thicker it might be , no? I don't think the swords of those times would be much better than a thicker version of it.
 
it blows as usual with the Cold Steel videos. I am wondering who dares buying their products when you see their videos.
 
Lynn has his main cutting dude of about 30+ years fetching tubes for him...lol "gimme another one" ...... "yowsa boss"..... as he rambles on about his machete. :rolleyes:

Also the sucker will come as dull as a conversation with your ex-wife's great grandmother. It always takes me forever to put a good edge on a CS machete w/o power tools. :(
 
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bladerique said:
It's sold for ~$27 on the net.

It would be cool to play with, but that's not a practical machete IMO. Machetes are better with one side sharpened.

I also don't like how the South African company CS uses grinds the edge. In their manufacturing video, they show a belt sander, but when you inspect one in person, it seems as though the grind was done with a smallish wheel. In other words, it's concave, or close to it. when making a convex edge out of a concave one, you'll be removing much steel. I also don't dig the paint [even over the grind]. Machetes don't need to be painted.
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CS machetes rust like crazy if you take the black finish off of them and any other solution would screw the price point.
 
I want one really bad now o.O say what you will about cold steel but you try and find a short sword for that price, good shtf weapon too.
 
Fck ! Now I want it !! It will make a nice set with my insane 2 hands katana machete !
It's hard to be a backyard ninja...
 
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