Review: M48 Tactical Kama by United Cutlery - Well, Damn...
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2017
- ** Specifications **
Overall length: 39 cm / 15 in
Blade length: 16.5 cm / 6.75 in
Blade thickness: 15 mm / 0.6 in, tapering to 3 mm / 0.12 in
Weight: 680 g / 1.5 lbs
2Cr13 stainless steel blade (same as 420)
Fiberglass and nylon reinforced handle
Price 40-50 USD
** Pros / Cons **
+ Very effective at piercing
+ Well put together, surprisingly damage resistant
+ Comfortable handle
- Thick blade doesn't cut well, despite the very sharp edge
- Specialized "tacticool" design (more of a war pick than a sickle), not much use as a tool
** Where to get it **
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Canada (no idea why it's so much more expensive): amzn.to/2ymv8SS
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"It's more of a war pick than a sickle."
*A pickle, if you would.*
This made me audibly laugh
a *war* pickle
Well played...
Under rated comment
yeah, this elicited a deep hearty laugh from me
*When the Grim Reaper is feeling badass on a budget.*
Tactical soul reaper
Midget Reaper
They're called Ninjas
tactical garden tools are my favorite.
Just wait until the tactical potato Skinner is made, none will survive!
I have a tactical rake, tactical spade and a tactical hosepipe. My wife has a tactical cake-roller.
Tactical garden shovel
Dont knock the shovel I have a russian style one and its great.
VanLifeCrisis - As grim as this is to point out, I am sure that many an infantryman throughout history has ended his life with head wounds caused by spades, shovels and entrenching tools. You are right, don’t knock the shovel as an instrument of war.
The Kama was originally designed to harvest crops in japan.
Kunai are just trowels.
Shuriken were often sharpened coins and/or metal scraps.
I got one for my garden. When you do not want to mow down all of it, for that I got a scythe.
Nunchucks were just primitive weed-wackers and sai were used to plant seeds. And the bostaff is just, a stick.
The history of all these Japanese martial arts have really cool contexts without swords involved
How come japanese tools are so aggressive
@@MonsterPumpkin multi purpose maybe
@@AWACS_Snowblind don't forget the tonfa, the kiseru, and the jō
Often carried by dwarf reapers.
my fucking god mate i laughed so hard at this comment you sir made my day
dwarf don't carry elvish things!
Also carried by reaper dwarfs
Lol
If Tyrion Lanister dies and comes back as a white walker he will have a ice version of it....
But I thought tactical was a fancy word for "black."
chaseshaw22 lol
Tana mongeau:
-look guys he said the word tactical
I never knew Cleveland was so tactical
I can't believe how tactical Africa is
In that case i live in the hood that has a looooooot of tactical Americans
I'm trying to ruin the edge on this weapon, but it's dummy thicc, and the angle of its tip keeps tearing through trees
Commendable comment
Hrrrnnnggggh
fucking hell
Adamantium.
Toemad moment
I broke tip of this Kama only on Concrete Block but otherwise it survived! Nice review my friend :)
Hello my friends!!
I won't take it into battle against the stone golem that keeps ripping up my petunias.
Thanks!
i dont why but i hear your voice while reading your comments
It's good for scratching your back 10/10
Aldor you can cut grass with this thing!
Aldor weeb
I can cut some weed with that chinese 420 steel for sure
+Aldor Maybe not cut, but smoke, they call it 420 steel for a reson.
10/10, would recommend for scratching backs
"You can have it any color you want it, as long as it's black" -Harrison Ford
does it come in black? -Bruce Wayne [Batman Begins]
I'm unsure if the "Harrison Ford" is a joke or not.....
"'Till things are brighter, I'm the Man In Black. "
-Will Smith
Marc Oberlander. Sorry but I can't tell if you are joking or not. The quote is from Henry Ford not Harrison Ford.
Giggity
Pretty sure " tactical " is more of a color than a use lol
If it has a hole in the blade, is tactical *duh*
Yea it’s “tactical” because it’s blade is black. Rather disappointing use of the word.
Fitrian Hidayat yea and tactical dildoes
My wife was cheating on me with a tactical dude
So if tactical is black then black person is tactical human then
Basically, if you hit somebody with it, they die. Everything you'd expect from a good weapon.
No its still pretty crap lol make this out of 1075 or a stainless equivalent. Make it thinner and actually have an edge and then it would become a good weapon. It would actually work as it was intended and as a pick. A pointed round rod on that handle would work just as well as this would
@@betafishjeremy7454 Except for the fact that your pointed rod would lack a cutting edge of any sort. There's a pretty major difference between a curved sickle blade and spike. For one, the sickle shape blade utilizes centrifugal force better when swung. Second, because of the inverted shape, the majority of the impact force is centered at the tip of the blade, allowing it to bite into and slice the target. You know, rather than just making a simply puncture, it makes a fairly large gash since it pierces then cuts downward. So it's actually more effective than than just a standard pick. The blade is thick to give the blade a some substance of durability, letting you use cheaper metal for it. Of course higher quality steel is always a plus.
So really, all this thing needs is higher quality metal and a proper pommel.
@@wilcoxway thats more or less what I was saying. Except it really doesnt slice with the angle of the bevel. Even the test he showed on the bummy was just a puncture not a slice. Thats why he even said its more like a pick and what is a pick but a curved spike on a stick. This is just a fancy version of a pick. This is far from what I would call a good weapon. Its ok or decent at best. Now for the price yes you could say its good however, would be better to save your money and get something better or learn to make them yourself and become a blacksmith like I did lol
wilcoxway It still is edgy and impractical as hell tho
@@mkreis1598 Do tell how it's impractical as hell. It's a sickle that does exactly what a sickle is intended to do.
Sharp, durable, corrosion resistant. Ready to harvest wheat and grains.
Wheat and Grains *FROM HELL.*
Pharlasus GUD SEASON 4 CROPS
BET U DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT
Pharlasus It's almost harvesting season.
It's almost harvesting season.
It's almost harvesting season.
[[Guitar squeal intensifies]]
It's for NG+ wheat and grains
Harvest your grain and wheath all you like, but i'm gonna Harvest some human souls. It tastes great on pizza with a side of screems
No picatinny rail? How will I mount a red dot sight on it? That's not tactical enough.
Fuck it!
Add a collapsible stock along with a flashlight!
Grzegorz Kalinski wristmounted rail with exchangeable accessories, including red dots, scopes, bipods, foregrips, assassin's creed knife, and a pouch to keep your pack of floss in.
A collapsable handle would be quite tactical indeed. A tactical flashlight could be used to blind the opponent.
We also need a mounted grenade launcher!
Don't forget the bump stock!
It would make a nice pair with a tatical hammer.
But need be expensive enough to be prohibitive for the workers.
Didn't get this at first, took me 2 seconds lol.
I also have the breaching hammer, tomohawk, and tactical shovel. Great weapons for hand to hand.
George Mcmillan not so sure you get the joke
I mean should be a sickle but sure
You win. Liked it so much I went and gave your goat video a thumbs up. 🐐👍
I think that UC considers tactical as an aesthetic not a function.
Also that is awesome
Also pretty good for advancing your career in the Soviet government.
Thelonius Disreali or if your a advanced swat unit in payday
LOL, I think that he was referring to the ice pick used to kill Leon Trotsky.
Now if only there was wheat to harvest..
Trotsky does not approve your joke.
Thelonius Disreali Ha I get it. It's funny because Putin kills people
"Tactical Karma" sounds like the name of a punk rock band, doesn't it?
A good name for one even, hah.
"Tactical Kama Sutra?"
No
Lol
+George Sears
Very good point, Good Sir. Although I could also imagine Tactical Karma being a band of disillusioned Vietnam vets having survived together in '66, forming a Space Rock-band with that name in '67 after returning into "the world" and applying for Woodstock...
...only to be rejected because their name was not sounding peaceful and spacey enough. ;-)
But is it tacti-COOL?
*looks into camera*
You bet.
Skallagrim: "There is no law enforcement officer/ soldier who would carry it around, that is never gonna happ..."
Me: "Challenge accepted!"
Notice:
He was right. Commanding Officer told me, it will never happen again. Not a good idea. Would rate Kama with a 2/10.
Nik las glad your CO has brains...😜😂
Would be funnier if you edit the comment
Lmao
@Revolvin Goatt just lost some brain cells
Revolvin Goatt it’s not a police weapon. They are not allowed to murder people.
Typical Shinobi, spamming light attack
And ranged GB
Noah Smith Ah
Ryanor44 eh, ranged gb isn't rediculous any more
Noah Smith
For Honor, gross.
Unoriginal CZcams Name DansGame
Plot twist:
The blade unscrews to be thrown.
I thought it shoots darts from the handle
*pommel
Plot twist plot twist, the blade is actually also a detatchable boomarang
Actually that's a pommel twist.
Beat me to it
If you painted it in tactical camouflage colors would it be called a “kama- chameleon”?
You just made this day much better 😄
Thank you.
Mike.............your comment is what I call. Good corn.😀😀😀😀
Enemies may come, but they’ll never go
R/Angry upvote
A Kama-leon
"The Chinese version of 420"
Oh, Skal
Blaze it
Bust out the opium
"Tactical Kama. And your ninjas will harvest rice secretely in the middle of the night...
"...while silently running light-footed _over_ the water in the rice paddies". ;-)
Rapid Deployment Peasant Elements (RDPE). When the rain turns into a deluge and your grain is still out there in the field. Can proceed with the harvest under enemy sniper fire with acceptable losses.
Welcome...to the ricefields
sun tzu said: "go war with a light load and forage on enemy lands"
i mean, until the army creates stealth tractors, a sickle is the best way to steal enemy potatoes
Lol, as intended.
"Tactical" is to weapons what "Gaming" is to any kind of piece of technology
It lowers quality and raises price?
Yeah, it's the same as "Triple A."
+Nicmadis
No AAA games means "a shit ton of money went into development" which generally is really good thing (in terms of quality the average AAA game is insanely high)
Minetoutong yeah, but with the high amount of money that goes into those games the rules are generally strict as you have to sell to millions for it to be truly worth it. Another way to increase the way to make back the money is microstransactions, unfortunately.
replace "tech" with "peripherals" and you're pretty much there
I heard the common folding hand shovel carefully sharpened was an important close combat weapon in WWII.
Entrenching tools are very effective. Never hear of a broken one
Yep. The E Tool was a scary weapon to face in close quarters, back in World War II. A good swing to the head would have caused a serious concussion, if not a skull fracture that would kill you in a matter of hours. But a sharpened hand shovel is pretty close to an improvised hatchet-type weapon. Sure, the edge could get messed up with digging, but it was still very brutal in CQC.
@@Anino_Makata hardly these things were put through the ringer and after war the ones on the market looked pretty good
@@deviantsid18 My brother broke one. Though I suspect it was a modern reproduction intended for the camping market. He's still using the rear folding pick part as a digging pick with the torn remains of the shovel removed.
1st world war, not ww2
I love my M48 War Hammer. It crushes and the spike really bites.
Well, that was a bit surprising. Guess even United Cutlery gets it right sometimes. Of course, now you have to review the M48 Tactical Hammer and compare them as weapons.
NotWellKnown you ain't seen that one video of the warhammer shattering against an ultradead termite-eaten log?
Skall needs test the entire M48 line so people can see which ones are actually worth spending the money and which ones are pure junk.
M1917 Tactical Hammer & Sickle
A lot of the m48 crap you see is designed with one purpose in mind and that is to kill. Zombie go boom is a youtube channel that test weapons against anatomically accurate ivan heads that simulate a human head and I've seen plenty of m48 stuff ahnialate those heads. And those heads aren't soft either human skulls are surprisingly tough. The hacksmith once got one of their ivan heads and tried smashing it with a big heavy crowbar and the head survived with ease cause it was a lot harder than he expected. Then again zombie go boom also managed to stab a wooden pencil through them humans are weird like that. Trip down the stairs ->dead. Fall hundreds of ft without a parachute and you can miraculously come out alive.
Btw they've tested the kama, kukri cyclone, war hammer, regular and double sided tomahawk, spear, and some other m48 weapons and they all trashed the heads with ease. It may be tacticool garbage but its tacticool garbage that works cause I've seen them use plenty of weapons like machetes, knives, hammers and other things that just glance off, break and fail miserably. Dont know what it is about m48 but they know what they're doing. I've yet to see a single one of their weapons fail to end a zombie or even break during the torture test aside from the tomahawk.
It's simple, it's cheap, but it does a good job at something; not its intended purpose, but something.
You know what, I kinda like it. It sounds like a failed magician whose basic magics gives him an edge as a warrior, which he does surprisingly well as. It's a bit poetic that way. :D
JeveGreen Perfect comment for this thing.
Well it's intended purpose is to pierce into things. I'd say it does it quite well.
everyone bashing that novie magician until he beats the fuck out of some elder mage with a tactical warpick.
I laughed so hard at that mage-warrior depiction of yours. I believe it would be something like a battle mage :D You dont stand behind and cast spells, you go in upclose and personal.
Bringing up wizards using magic to fight like a warrior reminds me of the book "Dreamblade: Introduction to Occult Swordplay" by Fenwick Ryson...
Also, Muscle Wizard casts "Fist".
Good video and thank you for your honesty in your reviews.
You finally reviewed something normal people can afford...congrats on being in touch with reality, it's appreciated!
0:40 "2cr13 stainless steel, which is the chinese version of 420" wait, so the chinese smoke steel instead of weed? thats fking hardcore man ngl
at least I'm not the only one who had that impression....
smoka steeru evary deh
Well when half of their air is metal they don't really need to go out of their way to smoke it
Great post! when he said Chinese 420 , I thought Oh Yeah!
How you can tell someone is not a knife person: When you say 420, they think weed, and not "crappy stainless steel"...
3:13 I thought that was a giant rock at first.
Dylan Butler me too! I haven't seen driftwood that large here in Georgia.
SAME! I was like...wow...ok...that's intense
I watched his top 10 video and had to stop halfway to check in the comments on the original review XD
Dylan Butler same!
Thanks for the very thorough review, Skallagrim. I was thinking of picking one up because they’re so cheap, now I think I will.
Amazon: Currently Not Available
😭 Why did I have to be 3 years late?
Likewise
Bud K has it guys!!!
Try one of these rock picks. It DOES have several uses.
www.homedepot.com/p/Estwing-22-oz-Solid-Steel-Rock-Pick-with-Pointed-Tip-and-Leather-Grip-E30/203075840
Available direct from United Cutlery. Price is $80!
@@ImperialistRunningDo Thanks for the tip!
I've noticed that in the the past few videos, Skall's humor has really improved. Delivery isn't cringey and there's no awkward over-explanation or amount of time spent on it. Very nice :)
Put it on a chain
Dave Mustardstain turn it into a kursigama
Logan McNebb *kusarigama
TACTICAL Kusarigama
Iraql GaMer look up "kusarigama"
Thomas the High Engine
I know what it is.
I don't think HEMA features training with these things, though.
Hey man I'm a United States Marine, I serve in the Infantry as a rifleman. after watching your review I'm seriously considering getting it as a replacement to my miscellaneous I like to carry. I currently carry a "war" hammer.
Marcus Barnes that's cool
Brah marine infantry is classified as rifleman, or better known as 0311,the equivalent is u.s. army 11 bravo or better known as 11 bang bang hooah.
@@FulSxndzEnt. Every Marine is considered a Riflemen
i think id get a regular kama instead lighter and sharper ..looks like its soft steel
@TheDoonzman why would I lie about military service. I have better things to waste my life on. And of any branch why lie about being a Marine. From experience I can tell you they are a bunch of rock eating retards. Which is partially why I loved it so much. Either way I did my time honorably. I'm out now.
I purchased this when it was first released, and I have torn through vehicle doors, metal drums, etc with no real damage, i.e. broken tip, rolled blade edge, or issues with the handle. You should test the M48 Kommando Tactical Tomohawk. Very impressive weapon.
Link?
Well I would carry it into battle, but I am sure my LT would have sent me for a physc eval...
Your LT probably has one in his room lol jk,but carry on.
Nah, just claim to be the follower of Mad Jack of World War II. You also gotta carry a crossbow or bow, though.
"War Picks" is my favorite Black Sabbath song.
OH LORD YEAH
Oh Lord Yeah!!
Good to hear you liked. I like m48 gear/tools. They seem to make good stuff, most of the time, for camping gear.
I bought the M48 Sabotage Tanto knife from United Cutlery and I LOOOOOOOOOVE that knife. The design is very appealing to me. Ive never stress tested the knife but after seeing you test this it gives me confidence.
This either needs a mallet paired up with it (for "comrades") or a chain and spiked ball attached to it (for ninjas).
The flail on the handle was rarely spiked for the actual tool, only on fantasy weapon versions did you have a spiked flail.
A Black Legion Kama,from UC is a better choice for a kusarigama
@@Taolan8472 it’s called “Morning star” (and they had spikes)
Edit: the one-handed variant was for cavalry, the two-handed was for infantry
@@Saturnus_Ouranos ... Wow, dude. Wrong century, wrong geographical region, and you're wrong about flails as european weapons as well.
A short sickle with a chain flail attached is a japanese agricultural tool, a combination of either a kama or a jingama for the sickle and a konpi which was an iron chain with a weight at the end. As a weapon the combined tool is known as a kusarigama, and spiked versions of them only appear in fantasy media.
"Morning star" refers to *any* spiked mace, not just flails. Flails were flails, and came in both one and two handed varieties with different lengths of both the lead and the head. One-handed flails were not exclusive to cavalry, or even apparently specifically for cavalry, but two-handed flails are exclusively depicted in the hands of soldiers or knights on foot.
@@Taolan8472 my bad
Woah. The chinese smoke steel instead of weed? Amazing.
Doesn't get much more metal than that.
YEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
These puns are *metal*
I love the name united cutlery, like there’s someone out there cutting there steak with a tactical axe
A beautiful beast at cheap price, I'm sold 😀 appreciate the review my good sir
It is hard to pick a fight with it tho.
Saberlaser Tiger c: was that a pun soldier?
Excalibur 4249 'Course it was.
Saberlaser Tiger c: I'm getting sickle of all these puns
Sow uncalled for. This kind of thing is going to reap us some consequences.
im sure it would end a fight very quickly
Great Video review! On a side note I have a great suggestion to improve the handle grip. At the hardware in the plumbing section you can find some thicker black rubber "O" rings. Try getting ones that are small enough that you can just barely roll them on the handle (starting at the butt end of the handle) they will lock in to the handle groves and because the rings are round they feel very comfortable in the hand while providing great grip improvement. If you decide you like them and want to make them permanent then you can carefully add just a drop of super glue to hold them on . Just an Idea that's worked great for me on a lot of my axe and sheath knife handles.
or try parra cord, n then youd have the grip that wont slip, and the extra cord n if needs be unravel n swing with the cord
*That, my friend, is the description of awesomeness.*
Thanks for getting Simon's theme stuck in my head, Skall.
i don't know why,but i really like that camera angle , looks more dynamic to me than just the classic front facing camera
Loic Oberle agreed, it looks very nice and dramatic.
Have you reviewed other United cutlery products?
Like the “Naginata” polearm ?
Currently building a halfling fighter for DnD, this was one of the first weapons to come to mind
Thanks for captioning so I can watch at work
A tactical weapon that doesn't belong in the trash? Dang.
this instantly reminded me of warframe
tactical sancti dual kamas prime
hopefully that's a good thing lol
yes lol
I was just playing that game lol
Plains of Eidolon hype train here, reporting for duty!
I bought the Kama's cousin, the Hawkpick, several months ago. It's literally just a tomahawk with a pick on the back. And it's the most practical for outdoor use.
I used it extensively when I was helping with yard work. Makes short work of wood and even ice. Damaged the upper tip of the axe head a little bit, but nothing that a grinding stone couldn't fix.
Sheath for it is similarly cheap but effective and I wrapped part of the handle in leather suede for added grip. Other than that, I'd highly recommend it to Skall and anyone else who's interested.
Cost?
I got an M48 stinger defensive spike recently .
I love spikes for defense and throwing.
Actually the Kama was originally a Japanese farming tool
Yes, it´s because of arms laws, here in Sweden there was a lot of duels so it is forbidden to bare arms. The Swedish race is very loyal to authorities so we would never uprise but our honour is importent so the state needed to ban our arms.
Thats why it was the main weapon of the ninja.
actually...sais , tonfa, kama, and nunchaku were all designed to be weapons...archeologist have found chinese versions of all these weapons that predate the shogunate outlawing of katana.
@@duskonanyavarld1786 so you all wear long sleeves?
Yeah you're right they could carry that around for self defense and when asked why they have that (because peasants couldn't have weapons) they could say it's for farming
I would carry this just to say to my enemy: "Ka(r)ma bitch."
schmid1.0 yeah too bad that if you were to pronounce these two words correctly they wouldnt sound alike. But hey pun still works with proper pronunciation. Id be even more impressed
Well if you say karma with a Long Island accent, it sounds like you're saying kama
I enjoy your videos as always.
I own quite a few of the m48 line and I have enjoyed them
I'll buy a product from United Cutlery the second I'm 14 again... lol
But you watch and comment on the video......just live your life,if you want to order, go ahead no one will judge you but you.live free enjoy life
So accurate, I got really into balisongs my freshman year, got three, was into it for a couple months, learned cool tricks, then I just kinda stopped and have no real interest now
@@aidans4588 wait, that's ilegal...
Depends on where you live, of course
@@fitrianhidayat get back in the freezer before you melt!
Like the idea of testing, but I'd rate a dry rotted log slightly higher than butter...
Yeah let's see what happens when it hits live trees or stone.
M48 does make some good gear for cheap. I bought the tomahawk with the knife edge and it works great.
Thx for the review!
It helped!
Here's the thing if they called it like it is a "Black plastic pick" it wouldn't sell as much as "Tactical kama" and you know it. It's like the same thing with katanas and single edged swords. Calling it katana has increased marketability!
Ps i would like to see more blade strikes from this if possible.
for a sword and knife guy you forgot to tell that triangled shape knife type weapons were banned after WW1 because is near impossible to stitch together the wound!
Becaue it is not a knife it dosent qualifys in this weapon type.
The thickness if this blade migth make a triangle shape wound... that we could not see verry well in the balistic dummy because of the angle.
PS - China still uses triangle shaped trench knifes.
Yeah... um, Britain was perfectly fine using spike type Lee-Enfield No.4 bayonets, Russia continued use of the spike bayonet on the Mosin-Nagant 91/30 as well as subsequent carbines, and France used the MAS-36 with its spike bayonet that plugs into the rifle. Spike bayonets are perfectly legal. They're simple to make, reasonably strong, and eliminates "unnecessary" features such as an edge. (provided you're using your bayonet for stabbing, or as a screwdriver to maintain your rifle.)
So much BS in one place. There are no banned edged weapons.
@@jasonmaughan2731 except in the UK.
@@ImperialistRunningDo Sure, butthey banned by the government as to ownership by private citizens. We are talking about edged weapons that are banned from use in warfare.
@@obviouspseudonym9345 I'm pretty sure that all the bayonets you mentioned were cruciform, not triangular. Not that I actually believe that triangular blades were illegal, this is literally the first place I've ever seen that claim.
Good review and humor. as always.
I greatly appreciate that intro. Jesus, that's awesome.
Con: No unscrewable pommel. You cannot end him rightly
I think a lower carbon steel would be fairly authentic for a Japanese gardening tool.
the sabre swings you make with the kama make me laugh in a good way.
I greatly appreciate your videos. You're one of the most educational and comprehensive while being so in depth that I've come across.
It would be nice to see more M48 reviews. They have quite a large line/assortment. As far as cheap stuff, I've fallen in love with their designs and appreciate the thickness' they make. I've only recently bought some, like the cyclone push dagger and a 'trench knife'. I've been waiting for a good trench knife design to try. I haven't had time to do anything with them yet. Really curious about much of the line that they put out. The 'factory' edge seems to need a bit of work: I was thinking of using my axe/machete sharpener on them to get them to a better battle ready edge (as I'm extremely time challenged with work and all).
Over the years I have come to gravitate more to club and spear point (double edge) weapons, as I finally learned that slashing is highly overrated.
Lol I bought that thing, works incredibly well as a gardening tool.
No guard 0/10
I don't know if you are joking or not, but a weapon doesn't have to have a guard. It depends on the fighting style and the weapon itself. When have you seen a scythe or a pick with a guard?
Lots of them normally have a guard
Yes I am joking
He complains a lot about guards so since this doesn't have one..yeah I am joking
*pommel
Very few have guards
I've been a knife (& blades in general) dealer in the past. I carried the United Cutlery M48 tomahawks. These had exceptional reports from many customers. A "review" site on CZcams performed torture tests on several similar tools, and the UC M48 were the only ones they COULD NOT BREAK. I was surprised, since UC did not have the best reputation at that time (last in 2011-2012).
BTW, the vast majority of Buck knives are made from 420HC.
The kama is definitely one of my favorite weapons
historical use of pick like weapons?
Should be obvious. If you go against an armored foe then something like this is really effective because all the energy is concentrated in the tip and you can pierce through the plating. That takes much more effort with a sword and compared to something this size a Sword would slow you down considerably.
also mining
I have a role-play character who was trapped unarmed by bandits in an old mine, and the only weapon available was an old, broken pickaxe. He was able to use it to such effect, with it's long two-handed haft and three striking surfaces (one normal pick side, a broken end that functioned sort of like a hammer, and the butt end was broken into a sharp piece of wood), that he had a dedicated weapon made after the fact that followed the same design concept. Think a large Warhammer with a 4 foot haft, a sharpened 2 foot war pick on the opposite side of the head, and a pommel spike, not quite long enough to be a polearm but still long enough to keep most axe and sword wielding enemies out of reach, and there you go: The Battlehammer. The ultimate weapon for fighting monsters and people alike. The hammer defeats armor, the spike can be used to strike over a shield with ease, the butt spike works well in tight quarters as a spear, and against anything that isn't human, imagine a two-foot spike being impaled into your chest through a heavy blow. Yeah, I want one in real life.
In the maciejowski bible, we can see foot soldiers with what looks like war pike, also I know exemple from Alaska, New caledonia, India and Japan so yeah it was broadly used
Crowsby's, the parallel of a warhammer. You can watch a video on the Lindybiege channel about em
I'd be interested in seeing you review other M48 stuff like the warhammer or spear
inb4 the hammer's head snaps off from hitting the target, and soars into a windshield.
I know zombie go boom did a test with the m48 kukri and I'd love to see what Skall thinks of it
I love this kind of blade!
I have the two handed warhammer from the same company, it's also got that tactical design with a pretty much identical handle
Kama kama kama kama kama chameleon... XD
You come and go
You reap then sow, you reap then sowwwwwww whoa oh.
Now the question remains: does it do it's job as a hand scythe?
No. He said it's too thick for slicing and that it's more of a pick than a Kama.
I have always been happy with United.
Looks great for gardening!
Its blade is *E X T R A T H I C C* .
T h i c c t i c a l K a m a
Too bad it doesn't have a *T H I C C* pommel.
You know, to end people *T H I C C* -ly. :P
You could end people *T H I C C* -ly with *T H I N N* pommel too
am wet
How about you review the M48 Tactical Naginata?
Power Strike id rather have him review an M48 Patton :3
i was intrigued by it, such a thick blade with the same kind of edge than on the kama of the video, i doubt it cut that well but again, i didn't had any hope for that kama so i could be wrong.
I fucking love this. I've been looking for war-pick for messing around with and keeping for aesthetic.
Really good editing 👌
On a second thought I'll just stick with my machete...
Easier to use.
Edit. Is it me or word "tactical" just lost all its meaning?
Last time I heard term "tactical" it was refering to bacon...
Tactical bacon, i must find this...
My brother cuts the fat off his bacon with a bayonet. That's tactical bacon.
It’s practically tactically tactical practical tactical
My tacticals are hairy.
I think they call it tactical cause it's not meant for anything other than killing people. It's too thick to be used for what its original intended purpose was and most of the m48 line have been confirmed to be effective lethal weapons by zombie go booms CZcams channel
Me: What makes it tactical? Them: well we punched some holes in it.
And its painted black.
I learn something new everyday, first I didn’t know Tonfas were a real thing and now a Kama
I’ve got the m48 from United cutlery it’s a pretty reliable tomahawk
How were kamas used historically? I imagine the hooked blade had some sort of parrying capability
Far as I know japanese version of sickles and thus probably also improvised weapons but never a main battlefield weapon
But I’m not 100% sure
A thin bladed kama would be for harvesting rice or reeds, a thicc boi like this one would be a digger for tubers and root vegetables.
Farming tool, but as a weapon it sometimes had a chain attached to the handle.
farming implements and as improvised weapons
OK, taking it seriously for a moment... you advance, strike and hit. How do you disengage? Or do you just hang out and wait for your foe's demise?
Richard DeLotto honestly... fight with a shield a drag them by the huge stab wound? I'm just guessing here...
With a normal blade, that would be much thinner and sharper, you could yank it out as you disengage, doing even more damage as you tear a much larger hole. With this... I don't know, but if a weapon can't function defensively without a shield, then I don't see how it could be used in modern warfare, as shields are virtually useless dinner plates. That being said, striking a fast killing blow with this is likely far easier then with a knife.
Richard DeLotto I guess you need to attack strategically as to compromise their mobility or effectiveness. A place around the shoulder could practically disable someone.
You use it as an opener before the pommel throwing begins.
Bucklers are far from useless (for values of useless that include thoughts about swords, shields and whatnot in modern combat), but, block with shield, capture Kama, dispatch foe at leisure, hang Kama on wall as part of Idiot Stick collection.. Even in the WORST sparring I have done no one ever stood still.
Love your show skallagrim!
I'd absolutely love to see something on Chinese polearms!
Loved the Castlevania cameo in the video! I wonder how many people were just confused by it hahaha xD