Replica Luftwaffe WWII Survival Machete Review 

Arctic Gator Definitely looks like a falchion to me too.

Same

PowerMadHeadBanger Because they kept using those Gerbers in the Walking Dead LOL.

I bet they called it that just to optimize it for search terms so more people would find and buy one

Sergeant Major Gray Yeah I never heard of them either.

Macho Deth I shall leave no stone upturned in bringing you interesting cutlery!

Galgenvogel Yeah they make cool stuff. I have 3 of their Cobra Steel line and it's good.

van hill Well it can skip off the target because it's not has heavy as a hatchet, but the handle itself was fine.

Per Sonne Spot on! I googled the term and I finally found pics of some originals. Thank you, Stranger!

Per Sonne I looked up the word "fascine" in my OED and did not find the word. What is a "fascine knife"?

Teachering "Fascines" are bundles of sticks/branches that was used for building trenches. So a "fascine knife" was used for cutting wood (fascines) and also as a weapon.

Per Sonne Thank you very much for that, Per Sonne. I enjoy learning about various types of knives and weaponry that I had no knowledge of.

Per Sonne Nope! I much prefer the original German. It's a lot more specific and descriptive.

NurseMike Thanks!

Actually, both the falchion and the grosse messer are more specific weapons, fighting blades (swords). This is more akin to the fascine knife of the 17th and 18th century - used for cutting wood bundles used in entrenchments as well as providing a secondary weapon to support/artillery troops, also to what was called a billhook by the English (not the pole arm but the agriculture implement). A working blade with self defense being secondary.

@@MQuinn-eb3zz Indeed, it's a Prussian pattern fascine knife.

traderjoes The Bolo would be better for brush while this would be better for the soft vegetation.

NotAHappyCloud Yes, Kenshiro.

It's heavier and more strongly built than most of my equivalent Condors.

The one by Condor doesn't adhere completely to the original Luftwaffe design.

KainusGulch yes that's the 1909 Bolo I reviewed

okay, I'll go back and watch it. Looks good.

Per Sonne Thanks, bro!

MrMoparfanatic Glad you like it!

***** I am afraid to ask!

MrHdolfAitler Hmm well I guess people like what the saw!

Ryan Ho Maybe that's why they lost.

WeAllJuggleKnives are you sure there is even a machete used by the Luftwaffe during WWII

+WeAllJuggleKnives I also would like to know to wieldy is it when used as a sword

@@ryanhojun I know this is a old comment but just wanted to say,Heinkel 111 bombers and some BF 109s carried a survival kit that included many things normally found in a survival kit plus a "drilling" shotgun (2 shotgun barrels on top and one rifle barrel underneath)and this machete, if you happen to find a original box with all the components,well lets just say you wont have to worry about the rent or mortgage for awhile, last one i saw went for 40 thousand, Bomber crews flew in many places where there was plenty of brush however the machete was just part of the kit, more like a afterthought, hope this helps.

It's because of the usage of wrong terminology for this knife. This so called machete issued to Luftwaffe in World War II was never really a machete. It was a Prussian pattern faschinenmesser, it's a kind of short sword.

I'm sorry to hear that. What was it chopping when it broke?

Extremely similar material to what was being chopped in your video actually. After a closer look, it seems like a faulty temper on their part.

I hope mine doesn't break! LOL.

With any luck it won't, because Windlass usually makes good stuff as long as you avoid their military swords. This is more of a fluke than anything else, a botched heat treatment more than anything (Quality Control screwed up).

I see the resemblance.

I'm sorry to hear that, I hope they made it right and gave a refund.

@@WeAllJuggleKnives Amazon gives me my money back. This machete isn't really full tang. The metal on the grip isn't the blade. The tang is under the metal on the grip.

That is interesting and somewhat disappointing, that is what they sometimes call a U-Tang, was used in some old western knives. I wish they would have let us know!

That disappointed me too. Especially because I paid 80 € for it. From now on I only buy machetes from condor. They are awesome.