APOC 9260 Cutlass
Jul 16, 2022 20:57:00 GMT
Post by circumstances on Jul 16, 2022 20:57:00 GMT
When I saw this cutter I had found ( hoped) just what I was looking for. I have a machete and I used to have a US Navy issue folding bolo for packing on camping hunting or exploring trips. The bolo was stolen a while back. I don't think whoever wound up with it knew what they had. My Dad was issued that bolo during Korea in 1952. He used the hell out of it all through my growing up and well into my adult hood. But anyway I wanted a dirty bar room brawler of a cutting tool that was just...well...not what everybody else has.
Enter this APOC cutlass. Length is in between a katana and wakazashi it weighs up close to a full katana though because there's some steel in this bad boy. Point of balance is right at the end of a fairly long ricasso about 3 inches up from the integral guard. It's actually built so as the tang continues up past the guard and then the blade starts. The tang is quite beefy and G10 scales makes up the a 7.5 inch handle so if your hands aren't giant paws it can accommodate a two handed grip needs be. It has a flat beveled edge and a 7.5 inch false edge taper at the point end.
As the title says it's 9260 spring steel mono tempered with a black oxide coating and a 10.5 inch fuller starting just past the ricasso/tang end. There were quite a few reviews on the sales page every one of which I carefully read and the only gripes I saw were the scabbard which was described as being pretty flimsy and the handle scales were slick and could use either finger grooves or maybe checkering. One guy made me raise my eyebrows a bit and complained that the false edge was not sharp. Ummm...OK. No complaints were deal breakers so "pay now" here I come. I was not disappointed when I took it out of the shipping tube.
Just what the doctor ordered. I haven't personally had any serious cutting time behind it since I'm recovering from a way major surgery right now but when I handed it to my son he broke out in a grin and into the backyard we went. He has sage and greasewood plus an old cottonwood tree in his yard that provided plenty of opportunities. Sucker saplings some an inch thick at the base and some gnarly greasewood bushes fell in battle that day. The black finish got scuffed up some but the edge stayed just as sharp at the end as when he started imitating a brush hog. Greasewood is some tough stuff. It's hard and has a bark like sandpaper. If it stayed sharp on that stuff it will stay sharp on any thing I need to chop.
The handle was a bit slick but some leather thong and bowstring nylon serving thread fixed that. The scabbard now. Personally I didn't see what folks were complaining about. It was plenty serviceable as it was but I wanted to play so I cord wrapped it with a i/2 wide leather strap border in the middle about 3 inches worth and I thonged on a belt loop made from a piece of an old romalle. It turned out pretty sweet and there's certainly nothing flimsy about it now. So I can say with conviction that I really like this blade. I wanted tough with no qualms about using it in harsh environments and I got it. Worth every penny.
If you're looking for an outdoorsmans tool this cutlass is certainly that. (EDIT) I forgot to say I'm just a regular guy. I have no connection whatsoever to SBG or any other seller beyond being a customer.
Enter this APOC cutlass. Length is in between a katana and wakazashi it weighs up close to a full katana though because there's some steel in this bad boy. Point of balance is right at the end of a fairly long ricasso about 3 inches up from the integral guard. It's actually built so as the tang continues up past the guard and then the blade starts. The tang is quite beefy and G10 scales makes up the a 7.5 inch handle so if your hands aren't giant paws it can accommodate a two handed grip needs be. It has a flat beveled edge and a 7.5 inch false edge taper at the point end.
As the title says it's 9260 spring steel mono tempered with a black oxide coating and a 10.5 inch fuller starting just past the ricasso/tang end. There were quite a few reviews on the sales page every one of which I carefully read and the only gripes I saw were the scabbard which was described as being pretty flimsy and the handle scales were slick and could use either finger grooves or maybe checkering. One guy made me raise my eyebrows a bit and complained that the false edge was not sharp. Ummm...OK. No complaints were deal breakers so "pay now" here I come. I was not disappointed when I took it out of the shipping tube.
Just what the doctor ordered. I haven't personally had any serious cutting time behind it since I'm recovering from a way major surgery right now but when I handed it to my son he broke out in a grin and into the backyard we went. He has sage and greasewood plus an old cottonwood tree in his yard that provided plenty of opportunities. Sucker saplings some an inch thick at the base and some gnarly greasewood bushes fell in battle that day. The black finish got scuffed up some but the edge stayed just as sharp at the end as when he started imitating a brush hog. Greasewood is some tough stuff. It's hard and has a bark like sandpaper. If it stayed sharp on that stuff it will stay sharp on any thing I need to chop.
The handle was a bit slick but some leather thong and bowstring nylon serving thread fixed that. The scabbard now. Personally I didn't see what folks were complaining about. It was plenty serviceable as it was but I wanted to play so I cord wrapped it with a i/2 wide leather strap border in the middle about 3 inches worth and I thonged on a belt loop made from a piece of an old romalle. It turned out pretty sweet and there's certainly nothing flimsy about it now. So I can say with conviction that I really like this blade. I wanted tough with no qualms about using it in harsh environments and I got it. Worth every penny.
If you're looking for an outdoorsmans tool this cutlass is certainly that. (EDIT) I forgot to say I'm just a regular guy. I have no connection whatsoever to SBG or any other seller beyond being a customer.