Smachets For Sale?

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Hey, everyone. Looking to maybe buy a smatchet with the original design. The Cold Steel one looks great, but what about one with the original style of pommel? The thick triangular one is what I'm talking about. Might actually prefer one that is a thick chunk with a flat end, but I don't know where to find that one either.

I guess that wouldn't be too hard to get forged or to make myself. I'm thinking 5160 steel, unfinished, with a little more than half of the back edge sharpened & a hole in the blade on that side (so I can tell which edge is which in the dark- if it's ever needed, it's probably REALLY needed).
 
Al Mar and Boker made some. I bought a Boker years ago. I like it, heavier than Al Mar. You can still find some on Ebay.
 
I've got a Cold Steel Smatchet Machete - picked it up because it was half off, and I couldn't find an affordable Fairbairn-Sykes repro. To be honest, it doesn't seem to have much in common with the original smatchet, apart from the overall silhouette. On the other hand, the quality is decent, and it feels excellent in my hand, which is exactly what Fairbairn was going for. I've tried sharpening the false edge, with no real success. It's a mixed bag, but on the whole I'm glad I bought it.
 
There is a company call MacDonald armouries . there worth a look but be warned they are very expensive . but they are high quality
 
FinnSetanta: How's the balance on the Cold Steel version? I'd think the pommel would have given a decent balance to the original. The original was a BEAST, from the look of it.

Still can't decide which I like better, the smatchet or the khukuri. I think if you're trying to use it like a regular knife, the khukuri doesn't work as well. But if you're trying to use it a little differently, it might surpass it as an all-around "oh shit" tool.
 
The balance is fairly good, though I can't say I'm particularly qualified to judge. It feels light in my hand, and not at all top-heavy. It just flat out feels good.
 
FinnSetanta: That pretty much answers what I wanted to know, thanks. Hey, how's the edge retention on that? Is it something you could chop decently hard wood without getting a lot of dints & dents?
 
Honestly, I haven't really put it to any hard use - I bought it more as a novelty than anything else, and I haven't used it for anything tougher than light brush. To me, the blade seems fairly thin, but that may be due to my preference for kukris, which tend to be quite thick. It's worth nothing that it really is named appropriately - it's a machete that's sort of shaped like a smatchet.
 
Okay, cool. How is it with brush? I hear all the time that khukuris aren't all that great with that, but work well with wood & vines.
 
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