What sword to use as a machete?

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alex37211

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I'm looking for a tough, lightweight and cheap sword that I can use in the woods.
I own several machetes already, but I'm looking to have some fun with a sword. Thanks.
 
Cold Steel sword machetes... the katana, wakazashi, Thai machete (two handed), kopis,

APOC cutlas, yataghan, cutlass, wakizashi, katana, brutus, wasteland gladius, sirupate kukri

A number of Filipino short swords like the ginunting.

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I have the Thai machete and it did some damage to a few blackberry bushes I have. I have a couple dings in the blade, I'm pretty sure from hitting rocks and part of a chain link fence. I wasn't gentle when going after that blackberry bush.
I also have the APOC cutlas, yataghan, and sirupate kukri. The cutless is ok, but doesn't seem to cut as deeply as the yataghan or sirupate kukry. I really like the yataghan.
I have a gununting from Traditional Filipino Weapons that is pretty damn nice. Some sort of a blend of D2 and 5160, not sure how that works. But it's a good blade. Even with the narrower tang it seems to take a beating pretty well.

I also have a Kingfisher. The tip is a bit too fragile for stabbing into wood... but do it once and after it breaks you can do what I did and make it a little less needle like. My own fault for doing this, but it's only a quarter inch so no big deal. I didn't like not hearing from the seller for many months. I stated I was fine waiting for a long time, but I'd like to have an estimate of what month it would be. Nothing. Another email saying the same thing a couple months later... nothing. A few months later another email and this one finally got a reply stating it would be a couple months because it was taking a long time to get them finished because so many people ordered the sharpening on the top edge. Ok cool, but how many months? I would have been fine if at the time of order he'd have just told me, "it will take 9 or 12 or 16 or 18 months," but to not hear anything at all is annoying.
 
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Condor knife and tool do some "crossover" designs. Some Thai Filipino, or Chinese designs, tend to be broader and thinner tham a lot of swords.
 

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“This is the weapon of a Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a machete; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.”​


Opinion alert: Use the right tool for the job. A machete isn't a sword nor vice versa. The machete is completely different in terms of balance, blade geometry and construction from a sword. Machetes are good for what they are intended to do... And so are swords...but that purpose is completely different.
 
Triton said:

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“This is the weapon of a Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a machete; an elegant weapon for a more civilized age.”​


Opinion alert: Use the right tool for the job. A machete isn't a sword nor vice versa. The machete is completely different in terms of balance, blade geometry and construction from a sword. Machetes are good for what they are intended to do... And so are swords...but that purpose is completely different.
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Whacking trees with swords is a prerogative of youth. The OP may as well get it out of their system. Let’s try to suggest something that’s not going to snap and put them in an emergency room like that HSN guy.


N2s
 
I picked up a zombie go boom executioner machete, that thing is badass.
 
Even tho I will never buy another Cold Steel product (we have a lot of them).

My other half likes two Cold Steel cold steel kukri machete.
Light and fast and with a new grind sharp as heck.

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