Cold SteelAll Purpose Tactical Machete with Sheath, Great for Clearing Brush, Survival, Camping and Outdoor Activities, Kukri Plus Machete

Cold Steel company makes a good quality Kukri blade.

Great kukri machete!!! You can use it in the woods and as a very effective self defense weapon!!! Has a very ergonomic handle and came very sharp!

Cold steel...... need I say more..... great product happy with purchase

I have the Royal Kukri machete and love it. It's heavy enough to cleave larger limbs like that of longer machetes, but the curve allows you to do so in a shorter package. However, if you want something shorter and lighter, as the Royal Kukri machete is still a heavy beast, the Kukri Plus machete is the way to go.Before I go any further, I am aware that this is not a "real" kukri. It doesn't have a thick spine and heavier convex edge that an actual kukri does. So if you are a Kukri fanboy that is getting all worked up because a mere machete is masquerading as your beloved kukri, stop...calm yourself...you're an idiot. What this cutting implement is, is a machete with a forward curving blade that helps to draw material into the edge. It does look like a sirupate kukri, but it's not. Okay now that's done.The blade came with a slight wire edge, but was ground symmetrically. Furthermore the black coating was not the usual matte finish, but a thicker satin coating. I have one other machete that has this finish. It makes me wonder if Cold Steel has two factories or contractors in South Africa and one uses this enamel finish. Either way it has stood up to medium use everyday for a week with only a loss of sheen.The handle is the same as found on the Kukri machete. It’s noticeably smaller than the handle on the Royal Kukri machete but would only feel too small to people with large hands. Unlike the smachet machete and the cutlass machete, the handle is molded rubber with striations on the front and back with checkering on the sides. It’s very grippy and holds up well on the other machetes I have used for longer.The sheath is the usual nylon with a thin plastic lining. The end cap is a single piece of plastic and the cutting edge side has metal rivets reinforcing the seam. There are two snaps on the spine so the curve of the blade doesn’t make for a wide sheath.There is one caveat about this style of blade. They can be difficult to use. Where as straight bladed machetes can be swung with only passing attention to what part of the blade the material contacts, a forward curved machete is quite picky. If you strike too far forward or to far back on the edge, it will dramatically reduce the depth of your cut. Like the kukri it’s modeled after, these are not the easiest blades to use without practice. If I was going to hand someone a machete, it would be a straight bladed one. I love the forward curving blades, and they can cut like demons, but they require special attention to work most efficiently. All of that to say, don’t get this for your first machete. Grab an 18” Latin machete or a 14” bolo. It’ll be easier to use.Overall a good, compact machete that is easy to swing in close confines. Would recommend to anyone that is not buying their first machete.

In Short: We live on a tropical island so I've got a few machetes. This is a great value in choppers. Nice handle, sheath is better than most and the heft and balance is great. The edge came pretty rough but was easily touched up. The sheath and handle is what sets this apart from others in the price range.Sheath: For ~$30 you either get a great machete and no sheath (tramontina) or a junk machete with an ok sheath (think funky zombie killer models with saws and weird angle grinds). This one has a decent sheath with a couple snaps which might be slow to deploy for you zombie hunters but works fine for the "I have to hack my way through to this perfect beach" times. Granted its not as good a custom kydex rig but its better than you'll find in other sub $30 machetes.Handle: The handle is much better than most riveted wood jobs. The lanyard hole is a welcome addition for me since I prefer to add a loop so I can let it hang and use my opposable thumbs. Its not pretty but its good for a day of chopping without much worry and the shape allows you to change your grip and tension easily (which is good when you tire or when the brush changes).Blade: It came bit rough but a couple swipes of the diamond rod had it touched up. Just to see, I polished it up a bit with a ceramic rod and it would easily shave arm hair. Nice test but I prefer my machetes to have a grabbier edge so back to the diamond rod. The nice thing about it is the blade shape. With its weight forward, it chops much easier than a similar size US GI style or parang even when it dulls. The weight and curve does most of the work for you plus the kukri design offers a much sharper tip than most other machetes.Bottom Line: Remember its a machete, not a fine carving tool, high end bowie knife or samurai sword. Like all machetes, it's a softer steel TOOL used to smack through jungle and do camp chores. A nice handle and sheath make this a winner for the price.Similar size machetes I've compared it to:14" Tramontinas and Imacasas (great machetes, but bad to terrible handles and a lack of decent sheaths)Gerber Gator Jr (junk machete with junk sheath)Gerber Bear Grylls Parang (closest competitor but I prefer the chopping power of the kukri design)