Colombian Machetes® Sawback Survival Machete

Very nice. The length. Grip feels good. I have yet to use it when I go to my farm .

I actually use this everyday for work it came sharp but needed that little push. Nice sheath handle is good for swinging nice control. A bit heavy until you get the hang of it. Overall decent machete

first off I honed the blade real sharp!!1 then went out to trim off some palm fronds of a fan palm that were hanging down in my face!! sounds like an easy fix!! I underestimated the sharpness of it now , I wanted to chop off the frond with a couple hits being they are real fiberious NOT like a soda bottleLol!! so I take a hard swing and the blade goes thru like it was butter the machete slips out of my hand hits the ground and bounces up striking my left leg!! OK !! now I have a cut on my calf about # inches long and a 1/2 in. deep with blood shooting out!! spent * hours in the emergency room the surgeon had a difficult time stopping the bleeding I received 17 stiches in my calf!! will get other two fronds cut off when feeling better!! what a great Machete will use more but more carefully!! I have bought 5 for sale to my friends in Puerto Vallarta! thank you!!

This is one serious piece of steel. Not only is it razor sharp, it's balanced well and has a great grip. Overall, I am extremely satisfied.

I really really love this Machete,well balanced and doesn't come out of your hand,and it was delivered well on time,great service,and would recommend this Machete for anyone wanting to down size your shrubbery ,works great

As soon as the first one I ordered arrived. I ordered another. The quality is great for the money.

This piece is an excellent choice for a multi-purpose blade. It is well-balanced about four inches in front of the grip. Long enough with sufficient weight to manage small trees and brush. Like any long blade, don't try to twist it if you get it stuck in a larger branch, just work it back out and be more careful, it is capable of building a good shelter frame out of smaller saplings and limbs. The steel seems to be a good balance for heavy blades, although I don't exactly know what the mix of UC8088 is. A proprietary mix by United Cutlery probably. Three inches of the tip needs more sharpening if you intend on the machete being used as a defensive blade. The main blade is excellent for camp use and has an edge angle that won't distort if you pay attention to what you're chopping and don't get sloppy. Before it arrived I thought the sawback would require a bit of modification in the handle. I was pleasantly surprised to see the sawback has "draw-teeth". That being the design, the grip is excellent for providing good purchase when drawing the sawback through a piece of wood. All in all this is an excellent camping or hiking outback blade. And at Budk it is about one-half the "MSRP" price. I'm pleased with it, and have owned other long knives that were not up to this multi-purpose design.

EVERYONE BUYS ITEMS TO SUITE THEIR NEEDS. I OWN THIS COLUMBIAN SAWBACK AND THE KUKRI TYPE WITH THE YELLOW HANDLES. EACH TIME I ORDERED, I GOT THEM ON BOGO SALES. SO I AM PLEASED ON BOTH ACCOUNTS! I HAVE NO PLANS FOR JUNGLE TRUDGING. THESE ARE MY PLAN B TOOLS AND NOTHING MORE. I CAN SHAVE WITH ANY OF THEM NOW I RAN THEM ON SOME GOOD DTEEL AND RAZOR STROP.NOT THAT I WOULD TRY TO, BUT YES THAT SHARP!

Very nice machete.It is everything it was explained to be.Very solid piece.

This is a great generic machete for anyone to get. It has a very comfortable handle, a paracord lanyard and basic nylon sheath. I have not put it through its paces yet or hacked my way from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe with it so I cannot attest to its durability. I wouldnt consider it terribly heavy (I also ordered a Hibben Rambo 4), but I can see where a shorter length machete would be lighter.

Absolutely perfect in every way

I love this thing it is sharp as h**l. My wife on the other hand didn't like me trying this machete on the bushes but hey I had to try it :)

Surprisingly well made! The handle feels very comfortable and the blade itself is durable. The saw edge on the back is sharp and crossed/ patterned in a way that makes it an effective saw. It will need some sharpening to get the blade 'razor' sharp, but still a great product and worth buying.

This machete is the best machete ever. It has a nice sturdy handle, sawback, and a nice long blade. Before my first order ever on BUDK, i read many reviews about blades being not very sharp on delivery, but that is no deal. I think that is better because then you spend quality time with your blades, to care for them and really get a feeling for what you have. Overall this machete is very great especially for the price, and even better razor sharp! Thanks again BUDK! and yes mine did come with a sheath.

shipped fast. Nicely made. NOT sharp at all. Only after 1/2 hour with a fine mill bastard file it finally was sharp. The sawback is totally useless, VERY dull. I run my hand up and down it , terrible. Will try my sawblade sharpener but not hopeful. The look and feel is very nice

I love the weight and handle, of this machete it is very sharp.

Good machete. Comes needing a sharpening. Believe 3" longer would be improvement.

Nice tool. Better than I expected. Nice suprise. Good sheath. I'd definetly buy it again. Only drawback. Needs to be sharpened, a little dull. "Can't shave with it."

This is one mean tool for the price. I used it to slash through some mean thicket I have on my property. The length of the blade made sure I didn't have to get in there with all the thorns. Its got a great weight to it, not heavy enough to slow you down but enough heft to slash through some heavy brush. The only downside with this blade is I can't get a comfortable grip on the handle to use the sawback and the lanyard needed to be removed right away as it snags on anything. I used this for about three hours of straight hacking and the edge dulled out a bit on it but that was easily fixed. Out of all the stuff I bought on Budk I would say this is my most useful purchase.

I opted for this machete after I had ordered a BLACK LEGION GREEN KUKRI MACHETE. It seems it was out of stock at the time I ordered it so Budk offered to send me another type. I opted for this one. After reading some reviews here and on Amazon I am convinced I made a mistake. Reviews of breaking and warping blades and loosening handles are not difficult to locate. Maybe I will give this away to my stepson. One thing for certain, I would not trust this machete in a true survival situation. I still want the BLACK LEGION GREEN KUKRI MACHETE and I guess I will look for it here, hoping it comes back in stock. On a positive note, Budk has the best customer service I have ever encountered.