$20.99 | Cold Steel All Purpose Tactical Machete with Sheath at Amazon

qzaster

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What makes a Machete "tactical"?

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elatomu12

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What makes a Machete "tactical"?

The blade.

1000yaos

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1000yaosYesterday 10:36 PM

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What makes a Machete "tactical"?

About a 70% markup in price.

Also it's black.

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slickruddhi

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What makes a Machete "tactical"?

"The Barong heralds from Southeast Asia, where it is historically both an agricultural tool and an effective weapon during wartime; Has an impressive lineage in the realm of Filipino Martial Culture and is still used by Martial Artists to this day"

Maybe this? Also it's black and it looks sick. Tactical.

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Hartage

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What makes a Machete "tactical"?

it's mainly the blade and handle shape and how well it fits a particular use. The word tactical insinuates use in conflicts. Blades that are shorter and stubbier has a tendency to be more useful in a practical utilitarian sense, easier to maneuver around things at low speed, and a bit thicker for push cuts like chopping. Conversely horrible for reach and heavier for chopping makes it horrible for quick directional changes, acceleration and deceleration, blade shape on the tip is generally less pointy as there is no need to puncture and a less pointy tip works better for general use. The exact opposite for conflict where more reach is better served by longer blade, lighter is better for directional changes, acceleration, deceleration. Pointy tip performs better in penetration and depth. The shape of the handle end is hooked so it resists slipping out of your hand during hard swings and enhances directional changes with twist as it give your hand a bit more leverage to manipulate the blade. So tactical simply means it it's parameters and qualities are better suited for conflict and less so for other things like general utilitarian functions.

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frontrange

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frontrangeToday 12:15 AM

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The "Cutlass" version is also on sale. Cool.

qzaster

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qzasterToday 12:16 AM

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it's mainly the blade and handle shape and how well it fits a particular use. The word tactical insinuates use in conflicts. Blades that are shorter and stubbier has a tendency to be more useful in a practical utilitarian sense, easier to maneuver around things at low speed, and a bit thicker for push cuts like chopping. Conversely horrible for reach and heavier for chopping makes it horrible for quick directional changes, acceleration and deceleration, blade shape on the tip is generally less pointy as there is no need to puncture and a less pointy tip works better for general use. The exact opposite for conflict where more reach is better served by longer blade, lighter is better for directional changes, acceleration, deceleration. Pointy tip performs better in penetration and depth. The shape of the handle end is hooked so it resists slipping out of your hand during hard swings and enhances directional changes with twist as it give your hand a bit more leverage to manipulate the blade. So tactical simply means it it's parameters and qualities are better suited for conflict and less so for other things like general utilitarian functions.

Dude might actually be Danny Trejo. Thanks for the detailed response 👍

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