KA-BAR 2-1249-9 Kukri Fixed Blade Knife Black Blade with Black Handle and Sheath

"Brevity, is the soul of wit." With that being said, this is an excellent Kukri. It does everything that a Kukri, should do. Even has a nice sheath, once you get used to it. I looked at several well reputed brands, before I made THIS purchase. All but 1 of the 4 Kukri's I was looking at were at or below $100. The grip the handle provides, and the heavy, solid design made this my choice. The blade coating WILL be affected by rough use, but always rinse it with fresh water, and it should be fine as far a getting too rusty. But the blade is sharp, strong, and capable. The Kukri has been the preferred weapon of multiple militaries, throughout history, mainly because it can operate as a tool AND is a great self defense weapon.

NOW THIS IS A KNIFE!!!! Made to hack and slash! Thrusting with the point is also most impressive. Never mind the RAMBO knife! If I had to take a knife with me for survival! This would be it. A must have for your survival, camping, or hunting equipment. The blade is thick... about 3/16" at the spine. It tapers off with the bent part of the Kukri to about 1/8". The sheath is okay, but would have been nicer if it was all leather, not cordura with leather backing. The Kukri fits snugly in the sheath, no problems found. Hangs okay on the belt. Remember it is a BIG KNIFE, so it is heavier than survival knives, and you may not be used to the weight on your hip. The first thing I did was wave it around, and cut air, to get the feel of this knife (machete). Its a good size, not as long as machetes ... so i still consider it a knife. Really nice feel when slicing air, balanced, I'm sure it will throw well too, if you really need to. If I had to throw blades, I would throw Shurikens (aka. Ninja Stars). My first cut was through a gallon milk container filled with water. Clean cut, right through. Water flew all over the deck, but the base of the milk container still stayed filled with the water. Very nice. My next test was to split coconuts. Sweet! One stroke and the coconut was split in half, a very clean cut. However, half the Coconut went flying and the coconut milk went splattering. LOL! So much for the movies where the coconut shells spin after it gets cut and wobbles to a standstill like a top. This Ka-bar Kukri is sharp, slices tomatoes better than the turbo Ginsu... not really, not as thin, but still does the job. I was going to roast a chicken this weekend, so just for fun... I held the chicken up and thrusted the Kukri into the chicken. The blade skewered the chicken and the tip went right through... about 2" of the blade was exposed with the rest of it through the chicken. After I pulled the Kukri out, I noticed that the chicken bones were cut (split) as the blade went through. Most impressive! I LOVE THIS Ka-bar KUKRI Knife!!! By the way, this Kukri is most excellent for chopping meat. LOL, I got yelled at for using this Kukri knife to cut and slice up the Roasted Chicken. Although I'm more used to (quicker and accurate chopping by) the Chinese Cleaver for chopping, I had fun using this Kukri to slice up the chicken. This Kukri is well made, very sturdy, takes a licking and keeps on hacking. Too bad it rained all weekend... so i couldn't clear out some weeds and brush in my back yard. But i'm sure it will do the job. No visible damage to the blade after all my initial testing. I did coat it a little dabble of olive oil using a paper towel onto the blade edge. Remember it is carbon steel, which means it can rust. The Kukri blade is coated with black teflon material, so it will deter rusting, but the blade edge is exposed, so i washed it, and dried it, after my testing and coated it very lightly. By the way, the edge that is factory provided is sufficient, it can shave the hair on your arm. I'm most impressed and am happy with this Ka-bar Kukri Knife (machete). Added the following paragraph after my initial review: After the March storm of 2010, I had downed trees in my yard. I couldn't find my SOG hatchet, so I used this kabar kukri and used it to chop off tree branches and limbs, to shorten them into 4' sections so that the Garbage Truck would take them. This kukri did the job most efficiently. I was able to chop one inch diameter branches with one stroke, Three inch diameter limbs took a few hacks. The blade is awesome, no damage to it. Lots of residual sap left on the blade, but with the Remington oil wipes (which I use to clean my guns), the blade cleaned nicely. No damage on the Kukri, no knicks, chips or bends. Blade is tough. This kabar kukri machette chops even better and more accurate than a hatchet.

I bought this Ka-Bar 8 months ago and intended to use it as a camp/utility knife. I don't typically review items so let me just get right to it. Buy it it now. If you are interested enough in this blade to sift through the reviews then just buy it, you will not be disappointed. If you are still reading this instead of entering your Ship To information then you are one of those people that need a little more info, so read on. First impression opening this Kukri is summed up most completely with "F-yeah." It looks awesome. This knife has the presence of a serious tool/weapon without sacrificing utility for that ninjas and zombies BS that will have you laughed out of camp. It has confidence inspiring heft but is not too heavy to wear on a belt all day. The blade is strait and sharp. The coating seems to be of high quality. The rubber of the handle is soft enough to provide excellent grip and still very firm and durable. You will not be able to wait to try it out. That says something about a tool. First impression using this thing was "........." Speechless. I've used plenty more traditionally shaped machetes as well as all manners of axes and hatchets. This is a tool in a different class. There is a reason this blade is shaped this way, it just works. If you like and have time i'm sure you can find mounds of information on why the KuKri style blade increases the force of impact, I don't need to go into it. What I will say is that saplings or branches up to 2" take very little effort, it slices right through them, not breaking them, slicing them like a carrot. I reach for this over the tree saw for anything under 6". It does this while maintaining a relatively short blade and compact feel. I feel much less fatigue than other chopping tools. It's relatively compact size lends to ease of use and control as apposed to wild "hail Mary" swings of heavier or longer tools. Precision is safety right? This one tool is about all you need in camp. Pair it will a good pocket knife and you are set. No need for a hatchet, it is awesome for kindling. No need for an ax as it can chop with the best of them. No need for a fire poker, no need for a spatula to flip steaks, no need for a bottle opener. The uses for this knife are only limited by your resourcefulness. It is durable beyond belief. I have used it to split large rounds of fire wood by embedding it in the round then repeatedly slamming another round down on top of the blade, no joke. It worked and came out none the worse for ware. The curve of the blade makes it a little tough to sharpen with a stone,but with some practice you will get it. If not clamp it in a table vise and use a file, or kitchen knife sharpener, whatever you want. It's not a picky blade when it comes to taking and edge on. So to the nay-sayers giving poor reviews; Yes, this is a $45 Kukri made in Taiwan, not the USA. This doesn't matter in the least to me. If this matters to you, take your snobby self back to the beginning of the 20th century when this was actually relevant, the grownups are trying to talk. Also, in 8 months of ownership not one branch has refused to cleave, round refused to split, brush refused to yield or tree refused to fall because this blade didn't say "USA" on the side. Seriously in the 100's of swings and hacks I'v taken with this blade I don't think country of manufacture came up once. This thing looks every bit as serious as it is. Its intimidating on the hip, and it damn well should be. If you are shy on the hiking trail or sensitive to offending day hiking granolas with the presents of such a formidable implement of man, then stick to your multi-tool in it's cute unassuming leather pouch. This thing hangs low in its sheath its large and black and has that unmistakable wicked curve of an ruthlessly efficient cutting tool. It is awesome. It will outlive it's sheath. I fashioned a sheath out of kydex that is working beautifully. If you aren't handy in that way then pony up the cash and by one off ebay. I've seen a guy selling them out there and they look quite amazing. In summary. If you want a no nonsense utilitarian tool that will look after you in the woods and never quit. Buy this, worth every penny. If you are too xenophobic to carry a tool not made in your own back yard, then I feel bad for you, because this thing is executed perfectly and the price is right. You are missing out.

Overall, this is a good product. I cleared an entire field of multiflora rose with this on my first day testing it after purchase. If you have any idea what that is then you understand the accomplishment. If not, multiflora rose is (in my area) an invasive species left over from stupidity in the 1940s antics of bad farming techniques. The plant was brought in from East Asia as an alternative to barbed wire and stone fencing. However, the people of that era failed to understand the plant is very tenacious. One plant sends out these vine-like roots which then sprout up seemingly another plant in the field which in turn does this. It's like the alien Zerg Creep from the Starcraft games. Except it sprouts 14 foot high briar bushes with needs thicker than your thumb and branches thicker than that still. They are a nightmare. This thing cut right through all that like butter. No surprise really. East Asian plant. East Asian machete. One downside, though. This keeps it from being 5 stars. The only Kukri manufacture I am aware of to actually understand how to make these was Gerber. To my knowledge they stopped making them and I don't know why. The made the very best of the Kukris. The issue with this Kukri is the handle. Every single manufacture of these has this idiot habit of putting a hooked knob on the end of the handle. It's seemly a very smart idea. The blade bends forward and so without that knobbed-hooked pad it might swing off out of your hand when you cut with it. Ala, it's a safety feature. HOWEVER, the issue comes about with the handle length. It needs to be larger. It's say about 3 to 4 more inches larger. The reason is that as you swing into plants the plant will fold back and slap your hand. Usually violently. In many cases this leads to injury. The only way to avoid this is the let the Kukri drift forwards in your grip. Unfortunately, most of Kukri don't have a handle long enough to do this. And so, you end up getting the full force of the shock from the swing right up into your finger joints while at the same time that your fingers are getting pounded with briars. Even the good leather gloves on you sometimes take the hit quite hard. Is the blade good? Yea. I hit a rock with it a few times now cutting out the base of things. The rock did not survive. The blade did and remained sharp. Genuine Ka-bar. Is the handle well constructed? Yea. I have cleared two fields now of multiflora rose and other wood things. No issues with handle deterioration. Looks brand new after weeks of briars trying to rip at it. Is the handle long enough? No. Someone building these needs try some other ergonomics for the handle. It beats the heck out of your hand. Particularly joints of fingers and thumb from shock on impact. No ability to move hand about the handle shaft (because there isn't any more of it choose to move to).

I will keep this short simply because of all the other reviews written even though I usually write huge long reviews for blades! Goes to say that I don't need to repeat anything- exactly as expected as said from other reviewers! To start, I'm a teenager male survivalist. Ever since I got my first knife when I was 9 years old, I have been fascinated in studying knives and their Rc, Heat treatment, Handle materials, knife making( yep this is a fun but patient-requiring thing to do!- although I don't know how to forge a kukri yet) , and much more. However, my biggest teacher was the one of trial and error. I have learned which knives are good- full tangs, locks, etc. I used to get a knife and get upset after a few days simply because I didn't think it was ' good enough'. A lot of knives broke. A lot of money was wasted on junk knives that had hypocritical good looks about them at the flea market. But ALL THOSE HARD SHIPS WERE WORTH IT!! - even for just this one knife! What I am trying to say is that all that was worth it just for this knife. This is the best knife I have ever owned. Ok, yeah I have 100$ knives in my drawer too but those are large lock blades and bushcraft knives. Even though I am still in my high school years, I try to make money off ebay by selling things. With the money I got recently, I wanted to get 'the best "chopper" I could get'for the money. Hopefully a kukri. Then I found this one. I usually don't like kraton handled knives, simply because of the bad experience I had with Cold Steel. They make my favorite folding knives, but when I tried out one of their kraton handled knives, after a few months of use the rubber started to separate from the tang, making it a very loose handled knife. Turns out I am not the only one who had this problem- look it up online. However, I think this is a thing with Cold Steel because I have a Sog field pup and it has gone through tons of abuse; the kraton handle is just as firm as day one. Any way, back to the Ka-Bar kukri. I didn't notice it at first, but when I was using it I noticed that there were two notches in the front and back of the handle, where the blade meets the handle- assume the knife is edge down. There is a notch right between the handle, exposing the tang a little. This is on the front too. ( see pictures by product picture) Then it hit me- this is to allow flexibility of the blade when swinging. Cold Steel doesn't do this, so when their kukri's hit a branch or log, it stretches the rubber a little. Ka-Bar on the other hand has these life saving notches, which will protect the rubber handle from any threat of dislodging. BRILLIANT!!!! I would give the genius who thought this up a beer if I only knew who :) The sheath is great- what's all this hype about a bad sheath?? It is a good sheath. Besides, consider it a bonus. The knife beats its price range by a long shot; I would take this kukri over the CS kukri(even though it is like 190$) any day. Onto the performance. This knife does not come literally 'razor sharp' as some said. The term 'razor sharp' has come to mean that it is extremely sharp nowadays, but it isn't. It came VERY sharp, almost razor sharp. Any way I went out and chopped down a tree about 4" in width. Then I chopped it into sections, maybe 5 logs. WOW!! It bites really deep and is comfortable when chopping. Ontop of it all, it was almost just as sharp as when I got it through ALL that!! But here's the best part- It took just about a few swipes on a kitchen rod and strop and it was razor sharp (yes literally)!!! I am amazed how long it holds its edge, and its sharpen ability. I was also able to chop a coconut in 1 blow!! This is where the ridge on the back of the blade comes in handy- great for smashing. Amazing blade. The steel is 1085, which is about the equivalent of sk-5(what CS uses). Love it. The coating on the blade is fairly tough too. It had a few blotches when held up to the light (there when it came or me?) but that doesn't matter. GREAT KUKRI!!!! You won't be disappointed. I am a survivalist too- and believe me, if ever you need one blade to take with you, this is the one, even though I always take 3 ;) *UPDATE* Well, it had to happen...the coating started to look ugly from use. I decided to strip the coating out, and make a nice satin finish. Turned out pretty well! Not a perfect strip, but it looks way better than the ugly coating that I had messed up. What I did was start from 50 grit all the way up to 220 grit, which gives it a good look. You can still see some small scratches in the picture, and that is simply because I don't want to go any higher(the shinier the blade the more likely it is to get dirty faster..)but it still shines like a mirror and looks like a CS gurkha sk-5 model! See pics and video- I hope this may have helped!! Check out my other reviews too, Joe

Let me preface this by saying I wanted a tool, I wasn't looking for a blade to put on my wall or show off, I wanted something that I could strap on my belt, go off the grid, and beat up a tree. This is that tool. I had spent a lot of time looking at different options to fill this purpose. I have an everyday carry, a CRKT Ignitor, for smaller tasks, but I needed something bigger, with a fixed blade. The blade on this is solid, and its got good weight, but its well balanced. The handle is also solid, there is no wiggle at all and you can feel the rigidity of the tang within. Its one big chunk of metal that starts nice and thick at the back and then tapers off on the top and bottom as it approaches the tip. The design of this knife is inspired by the traditional khukuri blade from Nepal. They are multipurpose blades which can be used for cutting, chopping, skinning, digging or even using it as a draw knife. The blade is balanced well between the front end and the handle, and also vertically. It is effortless to swing and allows you to impart more leverage then a hatchet with a greater degree of control. This can also be razor sharp, and just like its traditional counterpart would be no joke as a weapon. The handle of the blade is well shaped and comfortable to hold, however due to the nature of the material I would recommend picking up a good pair of work gloves if you're going to be using this in wet conditions or if your hands get sweaty. I have not lost my grip using this, but its not the sort of thing you'd like to let go of mid swing. There is also an appropriately sized lanyard hole on the bottom of the handle that seems to be reinforced. The sheath that comes with it is ok. It is made entirely of reinforced cordura, but one side is stitched to a leather piece which also serves as a base fastener for a generously sized belt loop. Overall it seems solid and utilitarian. Im very happy with my purchase. PROS Well balanced blade Excellent weight distribution solid construction sharp comfortable handle distributes impact shock well CONS Handle material could become a bit slippery with wet hands sheath could be a little bit better built NOTE: This is obviously not something to leave unattended around a child or someone uncomfortable with knives, due to the weight and nature of the blade dropping this from even waist height unsheathed could affix a persons foot to the floor in an unpleasant manner.

I will be backpacking for 3 weeks soon, so I will edit this post and the real review will come after that. You can also skip ahead and check what advanced knife bro has to say in his ytreview. First impressions: the knife is sharp enough to cut paper out of the box, but I ordered a puck and will be bringing that along backpacking. The sheathe has some immediately apparent pros and cons. I'm not sure why the backside is leather and the outer edge nylon; I don't like leather because, like my Kabar knife with a leather sheath and handle, it can mold and you can never get rid of that entirely. The leather belt loop on the sheathe pivots around a ring, and the ring itself has some pivot. It is well designed (except it creaks rather noisily) and the knife rides less than an inch above the top of my belt. It is not too heavy for a belt mount, and my multitool makes a decent counterweight on the other side of the belt. There is a leg loop ring on the bottom of the sheathe which is not very useful. The bottom of the sheathe and the leg loop ring hang right at my knee and there is no good way to use a leg loop there. I will be attaching my own leg loop ring about a 1/3 of the way up the sheathe, below the lower snap where it should be. Even though the blade hits right at my knee, it will not be in the way of hiking and the length and pivot of the belt loop allow it to move out of the way if you bring your knee all the way to chest level or kneel down. The snaps on the sheathe are easy to use, but some more dainty folks might complain there is nothing on the back of the rivets to keep it from scratching the knife finish (which they do slightly). Not a problem in my book. Once unsnapped, the knife sits in the sheath fairly securely, but draws easily. It can even be drawn while easily while sitting down, if you are sharpening it by the campfire (or playing with it in your house like I did the first day). Bushwacking edit review coming soon.

I have had this thing well over 4 years now, and it still puts in work. When comes to packing - I like to consolidate items. This thing is a machete, hatchet, and big stonking knife all into one. The shape and forward lean of the blade lends itself to cutting through things easily. It’s 1084 steel I believe, so it holds its edge very well. I put a convex razor edge on it. Hair popping sharp - and it stays that way. The rust - it is a high carbon blade steel with very little to no chromium - so rust does happen when the black coating gets wore off. I use lip balm on the blade to keep the rust off lol. Since I always pack limp balm - no problems there. The grip is good. Kinda wish it fit my hand just a little better - but that’s nit picking. The sheath that comes with it is completely garbage. At some point, I want to make a leather sheath - but I don’t have a clue on doing that - yeah someday. Anyway - I’ve bought 3 of these as gifts so far, and they have become mainstays in our camping and backpacking trips.

chegou antes do prazo-em perfeito estado-muito boa qualidade como tudo da Ka-Bar

I have cleared some thick bush with this knife and have had no issues. It's a great chopper with a nice weight to it. Easily cuts through saplings and branches. I used to have a Gerber machete and it barely lasted a week before the blade was bent and wavy. This knife will definitely last and it takes a beating. The only nick I have in the blade is when I hit a shovel with it by accident. It actually took a bigger chunk out of the shovel. LOL. No complaints here. On year 2 of owning this great knife. My wife just bought herself one too.

Ich war während der Bestellung skeptisch, ob die Qualität gut ist und ob ich mich auf die durchweg guten Rezessionen verlassen kann. Gerne bin ich auch jemand der bereit ist für gute Produkte mehr Geld auszugeben. In diesem Fall kann ich mit Begeisterung diesen Artikel uneingeschränkt empfehlen.

Siendo una mezcla de machete y hacha tiene un montón de aplicaciones, por ser una herramienta que parte y corta por geometría no viene muy afilada y en realidad no lo necesita, siendo un fanático de los filos, le di una pasada con mi lima bastarda para mejorar los biseles y una vez que la deje en 22 grados le hice un micro bisel que afile con pasta de micro diamante y posteriormente me fui a mis piedras hasta terminar con mi mollejón azul, ahora corta y rasura a la vez, es una hermosa herramienta de KA-BAR con un terminado precioso que bien cuidado te va durar años, he cortado arboles mas o menos gruesos, los troncos los parte de un golpe, te ayuda a despejar ramas espinosas en el bosque, en fin es muy buena compra, a mi me ha servido mucho por eso la recomiendo ampliamente.

Más que un cuchillo grande, es un machete. El peso sorprende un poco pero no es difícil acostumbrarse. El filo no es muy agudo, pero se puede mejorar. La empuñadura tiene un excelente agarre y la funda está muy bien diseñada. Gran producto de Ka Bar.