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Post by Military History is 4 Me on Feb 6, 2017 0:20:33 GMT
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Post by howler on Feb 6, 2017 2:01:20 GMT
I got the generic version from BUDK for $29, a good price for a 1/4" 1090 high carbon (2 3/4lb.) chunk of steel, even though its China made. This should be thought of as a hatchet/cleaver hybrid type (long bladed) axe, NOT a knife or machete. You will have to put an edge (preferably convex) and grips on the (too wide) handle. Nice rib shack chopper for the BBQ or camp hand axe replacement, as you do have that long blade edge.
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Post by Military History is 4 Me on Feb 6, 2017 4:01:12 GMT
Yeah i thought about picking one of those up as a beater.๐๐๐
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Feb 6, 2017 5:22:23 GMT
I scooted this over to this section, as it's a bit more suited here.
Thanks for the review. I love Rambo, and it's cool to see that they made a good, sturdy version of one of the Rambo film knives.
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Post by howler on Feb 8, 2017 20:46:50 GMT
Yeah i thought about picking one of those up as a beater.๐๐๐ With a little edge, handle work it's a monster, with the only question the heat treat (China), but the price point is great and I really haven't heard a lot of these things breaking (and a lot have been sold over the years).
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Post by Military History is 4 Me on Feb 9, 2017 1:28:12 GMT
How is the Hibben IV?
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Post by howler on Feb 9, 2017 5:55:04 GMT
I think that's the generic version I talked about above. Great at under $40 and with a little elbow grease (edge, handle work). Just remember that it's really not a knife or machete, but a kind of long bladed hatchet/cleaver/axe hybrid. You can do some camp knife cutting and machete use, but its role is that of long bladed hatchet (a thick/heavy cleaver) that allows you to not have to aim your cuts at branch clusters because of the longer blade edge. It is very similar to an Aranyik E-toh, which is very popular in Thailand for chopping wood and kitchen duties.
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