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(More customer reviews)I purchased this blade for my bug out pack and have used it to see what it could do. My tests occured in the North Eastern United States (northern Ohio and Michigan upper P). First of all, i don't believe the kukri is worth the price. the company has used its brand equity that it built from previous legends in their line (veitnam brass hilt tanto). As a result, you have a very high sticker price and not very much to offer. Now the blade does come sharp, but not as sharp as any Columbia River (which are the sharpest out of the factory commercial knives avaliable). Cold steel tries to say "yeah our knives are the tuffest out there"; the fact is, this kukri is a very expensive people slicer! this is not a tactical knife. it does wear fast when used against an oak tree/any hard wood! How is it that when i make contact with an oak tree it dulls the balde "what the fu..?". I can beat an oak tree to death with an ontario spak axe or machete and not a single bit of damage? because those tools do not have the "V-g1. Vg1 steel may have its advantages if you work in a slaughter house, but for survival the rigidity of the steel for the tip was not the best choice.
In short, I never have had a problem with a $30-$40 ontario work horse and they are much easier to sharpen when in the back country! I would go for the Columbia River Ultima tactical fixed blade (WITH VEFF seration) and an ontario in the woods any day. The Veff seration is the BEST IN THE WORLD!! I can't emphasize enough how awesome Columbia River product are! they are better than cold steel and they cost much much less! Also, Columbia River knives are the sharpest out of the box "period". If you want the back country package please don't make the same mistake i did and spend your money on this expensive dust collector or end of the world people slasher; furthermore, the fact remains that this thing is meant for cutting meat and rope and cardboard! that is it.... You see the demonstrations on Cold Steel...all they cut: 1.) meat, 2.) rope, 3.) cardboard, and 4.) water gallon jugs. that would be great if you were cutting those things to make a shelter out of in the woods.
In summation, i wish i had not purchased this kukri. I had to post this review because i know that most people won't use theirs and have it sitting for the "end times". It is not good to have this and then find out when it is too late that you will have a very difficult time sharpening this knife when you use it (convex blade) and it really honestly can't do tuff survival work. save the money and get a columbia river m16 13sfc, columbia river Ulitma 7" with Veff seration and a good ontario chopper! those have never let me down; never ever ever.... Now my dad would suggest the old school cattaragus 225q or machete (good old heavy stuff, but not that great!).
the point of this review is to let you know that just because cold steel use to be the best doesn't mean that they are anymore. DON'T BUY A NAME BRAND buy what is actually good!
I hope that this helps.
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The Gurkha Kukri's VG-1 San Mai III blade will out-chop any factory or handmade knives; including swords twice its size, even expensive, hand forged Japanese Katanas. It's the heaviest Kukri on the market. The blade is almost an inch wider near the tip than at the handle, shifting the knife's balance point forward to allow a substantial blow to be struck with minimal effort, using inertia alone to complete the cut.
