New Collins Machete.

ms3902 said:
The ones we have at work have the Guatamola stamp on the tang. And they came from Hayes Instruments. Must warn you though they were about as dull as a butter knife.:thumbdn:
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The only machetes I have seen that come with a decent edge are the Condors. I don't mind grinding a new edge on a $15 machete. It does sort of peave me a bit when I have to do the same thing on a $300 "Combat" knife.
 
Horn Dog said:
The only machetes I have seen that come with a decent edge are the Condors. I don't mind grinding a new edge on a $15 machete. It does sort of peave me a bit when I have to do the same thing on a $300 "Combat" knife.
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Agreed. Doesn't take more than a few minutes with a file anyhow. :)
 
Anyone got a spare machete they want to trade some leather work for? Not only do I have some Rat RC knives on my shopping list but now I also have some Collin's I need to get. ;)

Heber
 
Funny that this just came up.

There is a certain machete nut working with a well known maker on a whole truckfull of modified 1940 US made collins machetes. More news at 11.


14,15, and 16 inch are the workin man's machete for smaller stuff. Its a great size! You'll be seeing more of that in the condor stuff later too.
 
Joezilla said:
Funny that this just came up.

There is a certain machete nut working with a well known maker on a whole truckfull of modified 1940 US made collins machetes. More news at 11.


14,15, and 16 inch are the workin man's machete for smaller stuff. Its a great size! You'll be seeing more of that in the condor stuff later too.
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I can't wait.:)

No, really, I can't wait!!:eek:
 
Joezilla said:
Funny that this just came up.

There is a certain machete nut working with a well known maker on a whole truckfull of modified 1940 US made collins machetes. More news at 11.


14,15, and 16 inch are the workin man's machete for smaller stuff. Its a great size! You'll be seeing more of that in the condor stuff later too.
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YES! Gotta' keep feeding that machete addiction! :D:D:D
 
Joezilla said:
Funny that this just came up.

There is a certain machete nut working with a well known maker on a whole truckfull of modified 1940 US made collins machetes. More news at 11.


14,15, and 16 inch are the workin man's machete for smaller stuff. Its a great size! You'll be seeing more of that in the condor stuff later too.
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Oh how cool is that? Mmmmmmmmachetes for everyone!
 
Joezilla said:
Funny that this just came up.

There is a certain machete nut working with a well known maker on a whole truckfull of modified 1940 US made collins machetes. More news at 11.


14,15, and 16 inch are the workin man's machete for smaller stuff. Its a great size! You'll be seeing more of that in the condor stuff later too.
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Is it 11 yet? Whats the news (PLEASE FEED ME NEWS, MUST KNOW)?:confused:
 
Check this out:

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Interesting. Looks like you removed the handles and cut the tips off. What are you going to do with them now?

Heber
 
I actually think the tips were like that already. You can find a fair number of Collins machetes on the 'bay that have that sort of tip--supposedly for holding down brush or something.
 
ms3902 said:
The ones we have at work have the Guatamola stamp on the tang. And they came from Hayes Instruments. Must warn you though they were about as dull as a butter knife.:thumbdn:
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Actually, these machetes didn't have that bad a grind on them compared to some. They would cut. Not like the polished convex edge Condor does, but not that bad. Of course, I put a polished convex edge on the one I'll be using.

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PayetteRucker said:
Doesn't collins make a pretty slick 12 inch special ops machette? With a HUGE belly?
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Collins has made all manner of bowies, swords, and machetes, but I don't know about Special ops, since Collins went out of business about the time "special operations" began to be used as a military term. Ontario makes a Special Forces machete with a big belly.

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It has a wicked sharpened swedge. I am saving mine for the zombie uprising. I can't think of any other practical use for it. :D

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That's the BLACKIE Collins Kelly Worden machete. He's a knife designer, and has no relation to the company Legitimus Collins, which is long deceased. :)

I agree--that beast is good for little beyond making the undead the re-dead. :)
 
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This one is a Worden designed machete. I think he is some kind of martial arts guru or something. Or a zombie killer.
 
^ Yep. The paracorded area acts as a second handle for martial applications, as well as the "hooked" top swedge.

To each his own though. . .
 
I'm still on the look out for a Collins Machete or two. I was interested in them before do to the Bowie they made, now more so by this thread and getting to sheath a few these last few weeks. Feel free to post more action shots with your Machetes. :)

Heber
 
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