A short blade, about a foot long, made of 420 stainless. The first one I ever encountered was a Camillus Carnivore machete. These kinds of stainless steel weapons are definitely unsafe to actually use for cutting.īut the truth is, some grades of stainless steel, properly tempered, can absolutely make functional cutting tools meant to take significant impacts. These are usually made in Pakistan and have abysmal construction quality, typically left untempered or with an improper temper. Many of us have had the learning experience of buying cheap 440 stainless swords from the mall, flea market, or online. It’s conventional sword collecting wisdom to avoid stainless steel weapons – stainless steel sword blades are for decorative pieces only and anything longer than 12” is considered likely to break under the shock of impact. Second, the blade is made of 7CR13 stainless steel, as opposed to the typical 1055 carbon steel blades or similar alloys on my other axes and tomahawks. But I know that it does occasionally happen, and I had not yet tested any United Cutlery weapons with nylon handles. I’ve used a number of tomahawks and axes with synthetic handles and haven’t personally broken one, despite hard use. ![]() There’s a couple of things about the Karito that made me wonder if it would hold up to aggressive cutting. I requested a review sample and was kindly obliged. I had seen this axe teased on the United Cutlery Facebook page, along with many of you, and I was curious to see if it would hold up to real use. I had just finished up my review of the Honshu Historic Single Handed Sword when my contact at BudK asked if there was anything else I wanted to review. In the interest of full disclosure, I was sent this axe for free, in exchange for a review. The only real question for me was how functional this axe would be for backyard cutting. You probably either loved it or hated it the moment you saw it. It’s kind of a polarizing design, as far as aesthetics go. Looks pretty outrageous, like something a marauding Space Viking would brandish as he prepares to breach your airlock. So you’ve probably seen this new battle axe United Cutlery just put out. The axe is made in China, like most United Cutlery blades. ![]() ![]() BudK owns United Cutlery, the brand that produced this axe. Full Disclosure: I received this axe free from BudK in exchange for a review.
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