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New Chopper from the Philippines
Got this in a market right before I left. It struck me as a Rambo 4 looking knife with similar dimensions.
The Blade is about 12” long with an overall length of 18 ½” inches. Steel choice…you guessed it, 5160 leaf spring steel. Full tang with carabao scales. It has a distal taper starting around 3/16 and is a beast of a chopper weighing in at 1 pound and 9 ounces.
I think it is a perfect candidate for the Rambo V knife, if there is one!
I eagerly asked the vendor, “what do you call it?” He answered, “Bolo.”
How original. In the spirit of a Filipino Bolo, it does have a drop from the handle to the tip of the blade. It’s not so obvious in the picture, but when holding it I can see it, especially if I turn it sideways. In addition to that, the blade near the handle is about 1 5/8 inches wide and out at the tip it is 2 ½ inches wide putting the weight forward as bolos do.
Carabao horn is nicely textured and feels like G10.
Size comparison
Other Filipino Bolos
Got this in a market right before I left. It struck me as a Rambo 4 looking knife with similar dimensions.
The Blade is about 12” long with an overall length of 18 ½” inches. Steel choice…you guessed it, 5160 leaf spring steel. Full tang with carabao scales. It has a distal taper starting around 3/16 and is a beast of a chopper weighing in at 1 pound and 9 ounces.
I think it is a perfect candidate for the Rambo V knife, if there is one!
I eagerly asked the vendor, “what do you call it?” He answered, “Bolo.”
How original. In the spirit of a Filipino Bolo, it does have a drop from the handle to the tip of the blade. It’s not so obvious in the picture, but when holding it I can see it, especially if I turn it sideways. In addition to that, the blade near the handle is about 1 5/8 inches wide and out at the tip it is 2 ½ inches wide putting the weight forward as bolos do.
Carabao horn is nicely textured and feels like G10.
Size comparison
Other Filipino Bolos