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Post by tsmspace on Jul 22, 2020 4:52:18 GMT
I bought a 15$ kukri from Combat Commander,,,, it showed up,,,, it was warped a bit, and really sharp. I went cutting with it, that thing is an amazing bottlizer. I was in a bit of shock because i struggled with the CC spartan sword at first, but the spartan sword is heavy, and cuts great for me nowadays, it just took a bit of time for me to get used to the blade for some reason.
The kukri does not have that story. I was like, ,,, woah. Now, the sword is thin, and not really a wood tool. I wouldn't expect to go cutting trees down with it,,, but anything you might cut with a sword, it is great. at 15$, you could really be disappointed with Kult of Athena. (so much of their battle ready swords just don't get that sharp). You would be like,,, wow. Here I bought some unpopular garbage that no one wants,,,, and it's the best one I have for actual cutting. wierd.
Now,, ,again. It's not a wood chopper. not that I think it would be damaged hitting wood a few times. It's pretty short. but it IS really sharp. It's a sword, not a kukri. It's thin, easy to move fast, and really fully sharp.
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Post by randomnobody on Jul 22, 2020 10:45:49 GMT
You say "it was warped a bit"
How bad? Did you straighten it before cutting?
Edit: Trying to find what you've got; searched "combat commander kukri" and I'm getting United Cutlery's Combat Commander Gladius Kukri, which is quite the odd duck. Is this what you have?
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Post by paulmuaddib on Jul 22, 2020 13:20:20 GMT
Random, UC’s Combat Commander series is their answer to Cold Steels machete line. I have a few of both. The finish (black coating) is better on the CC products imo. Thin sharp (secondary bevel) blades cut bottles very well.
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Post by tsmspace on Jul 23, 2020 6:58:44 GMT
You say "it was warped a bit" How bad? Did you straighten it before cutting? Edit: Trying to find what you've got; searched "combat commander kukri" and I'm getting United Cutlery's Combat Commander Gladius Kukri, which is quite the odd duck. Is this what you have? I didn't bother straightening, it's not "bent" , it's more like,,, bowled a bit to one side. So,,, it's straight, but ,,,, like,,,, bowled a bit to one side. Because it's not "bent" , and instead the lines are all different, with some parts being curved differently than other parts, you can't really "bend" it back,,, it's more like a spring under tension. (mild tension,, it doesn't seem to impact it's performance in any way on soft materials). and yes that is the one. I also got the saber, but didn't play with it until today,,, my copy isn't warped or deformed or ugly in any way,, it's basically probably as good as they can be. It could take a honing and hold it, but it's sharp enough for bottles already. it's thin, but feels remarkably stable. anyway, I realize that my knowledge of sabers is severely limited,,, I don't know anything about fencing, don't know anything about heavy materials, ,, and a saber would be hitting heavy cloth, light armor, and wood,,,, as well as fencing against other weapons. So,,, do I think it would be a good saber to be a real saber? ? hmmmm. I with-hold on making an opinion because I have absolutely no idea. I mean, I don't have any other swords that would really take repeated destructive impact without taking damage or even failing completely,,, and I doubt this one will be different,,,, but do you really fence long before someone wins??? maybe not. also,,, do you really use your sword that many times??? between guns, in-place implements like tools, and times you use your sword only to kill someone who is not properly prepared to parry, I doubt a saber is really going to find itself in a heavy abuse situation regularly during real use. I would probably imagine that MOST swords made during "saber era" were only going to see real abuse maybe once ever. I don't have any experience with proper sabers, to know how they are built,,, but I think that if the person needed a saber, and they didn't have any other option,,, and you gave them the CC saber,,,, they would probably take it. It feels pretty good overall. I would take any of my katanas first, but might take the CC saber over any of my euroswords. (mine are all basically 100$ or less so not saying much,,, but the CC saber is like, 40$,, like 60$ after shipping,,, making it's final price to me still more than twice as cheap as my WORST euroswords list price. ,,,, waiting on some hopefully upgrades right now. )
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Post by tsmspace on Jul 23, 2020 7:07:53 GMT
Random, UC’s Combat Commander series is their answer to Cold Steels machete line. I have a few of both. The finish (black coating) is better on the CC products imo. Thin sharp (secondary bevel) blades cut bottles very well. I actually struggled at first cutting with the CC spartan sword. That was some time ago. It was this really weird experience where the blade felt really sharp,, but try as I might I never got good cuts out of it. rough at best. But actually, I wasn't very strong, and also that thing is heavy, so I imagine those factors have an impact. I eventually worked out this way of hitting the target where I would psuedo lung towards the target and imagined that I was achieving a "sawing translation" during the swing, and doing this it cuts every time, and very clean. since then, I have significantly improved my overall skills and experience resume. I got a bunch of swords that somehow couldn't CUT using the psuedo lung, but COULD cut if I stood still. also,,, which swords need the lung and which don't remains as a property of the swords today. I need the psudo lung for the CC spartan, (which I impact in the middle of the flat), for the honshu double edge (but not really, but it seems to matter) , for bk3070 , for my modified shinwa straight sword (handle removed), but I CAN'T use it for improvement with sabers, katanas, triangle swords (like arming swords), or cheesy stainless steel falchions. in fact my experience is a complete inverse. with the ones I need to use it for, if I don't, I will generally fail the cuts, only making it halfway through the bottle or not penetrating at all, and only scratching it or bursting it,,, but if I use it, then I get good clean cuts, even leaving the bottle standing with the higher quality edges. ,,,, however for the ones I say I can't use it for, the story is basically exactly the opposite. if I move my torso laterally, I get funny partial cuts, even with good blades,,, but if I stay still and just swing,,, they are SO CLEAN, especially thinner blades leave the bottle standing as a normal thing, depending on the angle of incidence.
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Post by leed on Aug 21, 2020 18:42:27 GMT
Maybe try leading with your hand, resulting with a draw cut. As you get better, you lead less but still perform a cutting action drawing the blade every time in addition to the impact action.
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Post by warriorpoet on May 20, 2021 15:41:22 GMT
I got the cc gladius because it came with the smaller gladius dagger thing for like 20 bucks. Why not?
Greatly prefer the cold steel gladius the blade material is about 5 times thicker and it handled more like a munitions grade sword.
The cc gladius came with movement in the handle construction and is paper thin.
Cutting thick cardboard stock the cold steel Gladius machete bit much deeper and just overall cut better.
Vs bottles, I could see the cs gladius doing well though.
If I had to choose the cc or cs for a fight. I'd take the cs.
The little dagger was cool. Light, good steel. I gave it to a good friend who had no blades.
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