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Howdy, I need a large blade/machete to clear heavy foilage and cut down small trees in a tropical environment and have been wanting to try out the effectiveness of the barong blade type. (I already own latin, kukri and Florida "cane knife" style machetes.) So.....if you had to choose...

G'day All, I recently bought a Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri made from O-1 tool steel. My new knife came with coated with preservative grease from the factory, but even though it was supposedly protected from corrosion, when I removed all the grease to examine the blade, I noticed at least 3 small...

G'day Y'all, Cold Steel recently changed the steel on their more affordable large knives from SK-5 to O-1. As I own a CS Gurkha Kukri in SK-5, I'd like your opinions as to whether it is actually worth my money to buy another one in O-1 steel. Does O-1 outperform SK-5 given equally good heat...

In jurisdictions where handgun and fixed blade carry is illegal but the law grudgingly accepts folding knives, do large tactical folders have a place as self defense EDC tools? I'm referring to really large folders like: Cold Steel's 6" bladed hold out...

Good Morning All, I remember reading some account of life in the 16th and 17th centuries where it was written that: "T'was a rare man that went about without a weapon. Most carried large knives, staves and clubs of various kinds. However, the preferred weapon for the stout but untutored...

Good Morning Y'all, I bought a S&W Model 686-6 several months ago and made the mistake of storing it in a sheeps fur lined leather gun bag at the bottom of a locked box with a cased glock-17 and S&W Model 67 on top. In any case, I took the 686 out to the range for practice yesterday and after...

As far as trench knives go, how does the cold steel Chaos Tanto compare the the historical WW1 examples like the US model 1918 in terms of durability and combat effectiveness? http://www.coldsteel.com/Product/80NT/Chaos_Tanto.aspx In comparison to "normal" knives without the incorporated...

Among y'all who own tomahawks, which amongst these would be the best? http://www.sogknives.com/tactical/gear/tactical-tomahawk-satin.html http://www.crkt.com/Kangee-Tactical-Tomahawk http://www.unitedcutlery.com/ProductDetail.aspx?itemno=UC2765&cat=M4 (United cutlery M48 tomahawk)...

I own a cold steel counter point 1 (the one with the 4" blade) and I normally keep it in a airtight pelican mircocase in order to protect it from moisture causing rust since I live in the humid tropics. Last night, my case(with the counterpoint kept within) fell about 6 feet from the top of my...

Does anyone here own this knife? http://www.crkt.com/Redemption-Large-Fixed-Blade-Survival-Knife If you do, or have handled one owned by a friend, what are your impressions of it as a "do-all" wilderness blade for chopping wood, butchering game, making a make-shift spear and defence...

G'day All, I will be visiting a rural part of Indonesia on business and according to a friend who lives in the area, the cops generally turn a blind eye towards the carrying of knives because most of the people who live there are blue collar workers or farm labourers who use blades in their...

During my most recent range session, I tried out my most recent acquisition, an german made Arminius 7-shot revolver chambered in .32 S&W long. While any attempt to double tap with my CZ-75 or even .38 Special S&W Model 67 results in dismal accuracy on the second shot, I found that I was able to...

If one has to spend a week or so in a foreign wilderness area without the right to carry firearms and the local fauna includes wild dogs and cougar like wild cats who have been known to attack humans, would this knife make a good self defense blade? http://www.crkt.com/2915

I saw this modern adaptation of a Shakespearean play yesterday: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolanus_(film) http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Coriolanus and another one the day before: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Romeo_%2B_Juliet and I just...

All things being equal, how much of an edge or advantage do contemporary submachine guns like the MP-5, UMP45 and KRISS have over their vintage bretheren like the MP-40, MP-18 and thompson SMG? If one tactical team armed with latter day SMGs went up against a similarly skilled adversary team...

Anyone here ever heard of or own the products from this company? http://www.downunderknives.com/

If we compare a bowie knife made by a contemporary cutlery manufacturer (like the Laredo Bowie made by cold steel) with an antique bowie from the late 1800s, which would have the better: 1) Balance? 2) Craftsmanship? 3) blade quality (edge holding, tensile strength)? 4) standard of...

I recently completed a masters degree and as part of coursework, i wrote a paper clearly establishing via statistical means across 30 countries that gun control has negligible effect on murder rates while factors like poverty and political corruption are far more significant. In light of the...

I've never shot a revolver before and the range that I frequent was having a "old timer style" police match where contestants shot a pre 1970s .38 special revolver using 30 rounds without speedloaders at a target at 25 meters from the standing unsupported position using both hands. The time...

I read a comic and in it, a german gunsmith from the 1870s remarks to his customer that the revolver made for him will last for "a hundred years or more" provided that the piece is kept oiled and dry. Thus, what must one do with regard to maintenance to ensure that a good quality autoloader...