Truper Machetes?

In a huge surprise my Truper came in today, about 2 weeks early. I'll try to get pictures in later. Using my calipers I measure the blade to be ~2.18mm thick above the handle and ~1.19mm at the tip. Technically they sent me the wrong model, I ordered the injected molded handle (the only one I saw) but they sent me the riveted handle scale model. This isn't really a problem but comparing the machete to my 24" Tramontina, the Brazilian blade is thinner at the grip (~1.91mm) but less tapered at the tip (~1.51mm), and the Truper's handle feels like a cheaper plastic than the Tamontina. The greater taper makes the Truper balance about the same as the Tramontina (about 9"-9.5" from the grip). The Truper is "hueco en Colombia" (made in Colombia) and the edge is dull and will need a grinder/file session to be usable. You all were right, by the feel of it there's no point in trying to give this a stabbing tip, blade is very flexible. So this machete will be my grass/weed trimmer if we ever get enough rain for anything to grow. Since this is one of the few discussions on Truper machetes I can find online I'll list its stats in a nicer format below:
  • Blade Length: 26 7/8"
  • OAL: 32 1/4"
  • Blade Width (max): 2 15/16"
  • Weight: 1lb 5.34oz
  • Orange plastic handle with steel rivets.
  • Lanyard hole
  • Caguayano style polished machete T-1173-27P
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As an aside, I found a $20 5 pack of machete that others had posted in the past. When that comes in I'll post my haul in the other thread (if I can find it again) and start a new thread if I can used one of them for my project.
 
I love these low-cost but functional machetes. The down side is that they are big, so shipping is costly relative to the price of the machete. BUDK used to have Imacasa machetes and they closed them out at stupid low prices, like $2 - $8. Then they had a good selection of Incolma machetes, often at a 2-for-one sale. And they were giving free shipping occasionally. I had one free shipping code that worked for about a year! They had to be losing money on them.

Those long, thin machetes would be handy if you get attacked by a herd of watermelons. The Caguayano might be good for cutting a 16" pizza into slices. :D
 
Well, I would be cussing if I weren't laughing right now. I got my 5-pack in today, along with other goodies, but lo and behold what do I see? Another Truper 27" Cagauyano with an orange (but injected) handle! I also got a 22" Corneta branded Latin style, a 22" Truper Acapulqueno, a 14" Pretul Latin/Standard, and a 19" billhook/hawkbill/cuma styled JMK machete.

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As far as I know these are all Colombian (Incolma) made. They all have a distal taper, all have a wave to them when looking down the spine (doesn't look like it will interfere with them being used), all need to be sharpened. The JMK might be the best candidate for my project but I've never had a cuma style machete so I'm a little reluctant to cut it. The Pretul, between its size, thinness, and plastic handles feels absurdly light in the hand.
 
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