Cold Steel Tactical Tanto Machete 19-3/8" Length, Black, 13", One Size

Have rocked a smatchet machete from Cold Steel for a decade. It knifes, it hatchets, it machetes, it rises from its ashes.. My Cold Steel trailmaster and other blades get time off. So I have ignored other Cold Steel Machete/large knife offerings. Until now.Expected this to be a fun, durable, Bush tanto. It is.The guard is of the same steel as the blade and is sized so my hands ( male xl glove size ) can choke up in a pinch. Chopping, stripping, and carving a jo staff was pleasant. Easy to sharpen, decent edge retention.Will cut grasses, vines, thorny crrraaaap, small green wood to about an inch or so depending on skill.Grip and sheath are marginal and easy to customize. Here is my padded oversize grip, my belt loop mod is far too sleazy to share, regrets.If bow or black powder hog hunting would not turn down one of these although not a first pick, not too shabby.Vibration from chopping is no joke unless you electric, duct tape, paracord, then Wilson over grip. Then it's all good.If new to swinging short swords and long knives please respect this blade. Cheap and thin but a serious cutting blade.Not a perfect factory sharpening job, but a very good one and easy to bring to Zen.The yellow tape on haft also helps mute handle shock for me and the lanyard helps me chop accurately.

This is very nice and it has a sharp blade already on it! Its heavy duty and will work for what I need it for!

To get started it is a excellent machete has great edge retention and the tsuba makes a good hand guard when using one hand nice balance point low on blade for chopping power I had received this machete today and immediately tested it on my stubborn tree it chops real good and clean but it rusts no matter how dry you get it I received it today and went to work on my return home it has a small rust spot not much else is wrong the handle is a little uncomfortable but not unbearably so so all in all it’s a decent machete for a good price I’d buy it again if I had to

Gotta be honest I'm a bit of a cold steel fan. If you haven't seen the videos for their warrior Katana series, you should. I own a cold steel kukri already which I also bought on here. I'm a blade thrower as well as a blade enthusiast. The kukri has handle more beating than anything I've ever seen. This machete is amazing quality. The blade isn't thin. The handle is hard and not really slick but I could see how it could become that way if wet. The quality and craftsmanship from cold steel is always impressive and at this price you can't beat it. Holding it, it feels like a short Katana. The tanto blade was sharp all the way to the tip. Not razor mind you, but sharp enough to slice a pumpkin in half without much effort. Very good buy would recommend to anyone.

Customer service loves following that 30 day policy, even for faulty products.I don't expect every manufacturing process to be perfect, but the exchange process should have been.I'll buy direct from the manufacturer next time.

Sent it back for a refund. Since GSM want to sell over hardened machetes that break from light use on brush. And almost had an entire 13 inch Tactical tanto machete blade almost hit my eye point first.Consider my 30 years of business gone.If GSM era Cold Steel cannot make a simple machete. How can I trust their other products.Safety first.Shameful.And don't expect GSM cold steel to care about this blatant issue that has plagued their customers. Nor expect a reply from them either.Someone is someday going to get seriously hurt or even worse from GSM garbage.

This blade comes very sharp and ready for action. While smaller then it’s wakizashi and Katana machete counter parts this blade has plenty of cutting edge. The sheath is very well made and holds the blade secure. The small hole in the bottom of the handle could easily be used to secure a charm for Personal effect. The molded traditional looking handle is comfortable but I wrapped it in hockey tape to give it a more organic feel. I take mine out every weekend and really beat this thing up. I would recommend this blade to anyone looking too get into cutting exercise or just plain fun.

Great value, it's stays sharp and takes hard use well