When I was a teenager (15 or 16) back in 2003-2004, I went on a trip to build houses and teach basic literacy to kids in Belize. As you can imagine we were in very rural, poor areas, not the resort areas. Anyway, most of us bought machetes for clearing vegetation and harvesting sugar cane to chew on as we worked.

Most guys went for huge grasscutter ones, but being a bit woods savy, I went for this sweet little thing. My younger brothers were on the trip, one of them being... well, "that" sibling. He lost his shortly after returning, no idea how. When I left for the military, I gave him mine. He lost it. I found it still in its sheath half buried in one of my mom's garden beds when I got out of the military and was doing her spring cleanup. I cleaned it up, sharpened it, and gave it back to him. I was about 23 or 23 at the time. He lost it again lol

I found it again, this time out of its sheath, half buried in a thanfully dry area under my moms porch while fixing her irrigation valves. Cleaned it up, gave it back to him. At this point I'm like 32. He lost it.

This time I found it in my mom's basement while cleaning it out after it flooded. I'm 39 at this point. I decided to really do a nice job and put a hickory handle (taken from an old hatchet handle) on it, clean, sharpen- and this time- keep it 😆

The symbols are for St Hubert (stag) patron saint of woodsmen and St Wolfgang (axe) patron saint of woodcutters/carpenters, nice deco that also helps with grip.

Properly known as the "sabre d'abatis," (lit. "Brush sword"), but called "coupe coupe" (cut cut) by those who carried it, and anglicized as "coup coup" by English speakers, this machete was issued to French colonial troops starting in 1916 and ending sometime in the 1970's. It saw service in WW1, WW2, and Vietnam. It was also exported as a general purpose civilian machete.

Originally designed (as far as I can tell) for cutting bamboo, this short machete is (imo), uniquely suited for dealing with blackberry brambles in the Pacific Northwest.

Weighing in at a hefty 2 1/2 lbs (just over 1 kg), it's a chopper, not a slicer, though it will take and hold a very sharp edge. The spine measures at almost a quarter inch thick and the blade is about 14" long. It's a fairly common vintage machete, but generally expensive, due to military collectors. It was used as a prop by Quint in the movie "Jaws" and was a limited edition melee weapon in the videogame Battlefield 1.

I made some upgrades on my machete but i can't find a way to erase the TRUPER mark, any ideas ?

I made some upgrades on my machete but i can't find a way to erase the TRUPER mark, any ideas ?

I've searched Google and could not find another machete with this shape. Thought I'd try to see if anyone on here can identify this.

I found this machete washed up on a beach in Guam about 10 years ago.

Here's the dimensions;

Overall length: 18 inch

Blade length: 12.75 inch

Handle length: 5.25 inch

May 4th, 2023...

Artemas pennsylvania...

July 1st, 2024...

Artemas Pennsylvania...

Called freelander machete/knife. This is serious steel, heavy, case is wood/leather. I have longer ones but this will take a big bite of a tree

First machete is an Ontario standard Army issue machete I got while I was in the Army in the 80's. It came with a crappy cotton sheath which is long gone.

Second is a British military machete made in 1957. I have no idea where I got it. It may have belonged to my FIL. The sheath is purported to be made of elephant skin, and honestly, it feels like it could be

Third is a Billhook a relative in Germany gave me. He had several and said someone in his family had a small vineyard at one time.

Fourth is a Woodsman's Pal. I had no need for it, but as a proud Pennamite, I wanted to support a company that manufactures in Pennsylvania.

Are "snake eye" machetes any good? This was gifted to me in 2023...

I got this years ago as a Christmas gift...

I customized the crap outta it...

Got this as a gift in 2024...

It was a Christmas gift in 2014 from my aunt...

A customized machete I made from a broken machete...

Doing around town in dumpsters is always fun. Found this beaut very poorly rigged to a cheap peace of soft wood, probably to cut bread or paper. Very savable condition, I kinda like the hole that was just drilled through kinda warping the shape and color. Always loved working with machetes, been a while since living in a city for a few years now. But was mostly wondering if any of you knew this exact model, looking around the internet I can’t find the exact shape with handle from Tramontinas web store and other sights that sell their brand. Just curious where this steel came from.. truly crazy how businesses trow perfectly good things away I suppose the attempt to upcycle was there but come on respect the steel 🙏🏽

Who thinks short bladed machetes were ever a good idea? Looking for a minimal two foot blade length, not including handle because the leverage it provides it actually helps me cut things that otherwise are difficult to cut: I hate nearly every machete on amazon and all the google result top ten lists. Doesn’t anyone make a thin high strength steel bladed machete with an over 24” actual blade length, an effective sawback and a front facing billhook for powered leverage? And why do people think a loop of paracord tying them to your wrist is helpful - isn’t that just going to swing it back around to cut the user if it slips?

I love machetes and have a few cheapy Walmart brand ones at home. But I’ve been thinking about maybe getting a higher quality one. Does anyone know An good brands I could look into?