Cold Steel 97KMS Kukri Machete: Durable, Multi-Purpose Tool for Camping, Gardening, and More in Black

Frank: Sharp hardened steel. Great size

United States on Oct 19, 2023

Sasa Milic: Great tool

Canada on May 23, 2022

David: The kukri wasn't sharp when it was deliver.

Canada on Feb 10, 2022

Garf Odell: Good

Canada on Oct 31, 2019

Jesse Sloan Aylward: Not quite as good of steel, handle, or sheath quality as the Ka-Bar one I bought but I like this one better in terms of weight and how it fits in my smaller hand.

Canada on Nov 04, 2018

Amazon Customer: This is just a first impressions review of the Kukri Machete. It seems really great and has a nice minimalist design. It feels solid, is decently sharp out of the bag, has a nice forward heavy weight to it, the handle is grippy and comfortable, and the sheath is actually pretty good for a $21 machete. The only negative for me was I was expecting two of them for the $21, but that's not Cold Steel's fault so it doesn't reflect in my rating. I have plenty of other Cold Steel products that have been fantastic so I'm certain this will be too. Lots of hard use reviews on Youtube and plenty of good feedback online as well.

I will say this first, Amazon is great at addressing any issues. Mine was a fulfillment issue on this item. Be cautious if ordering it via the Amazon Smile 2-Pack listing. I ordered this and only received one machete not two as expected. There was a mix up with the order fulfillment I guess. It had the Amazon Smile 2-Pack symbol on the order page and it was verified by me and a Customer Service Rep thru a Chat prior to ordering that it was definitely for a 2-Pack offer at that price. However only 1 item was received. Customer Service was great and said they...

United States on Mar 23, 2018

Drizzt Do'Urden: I originally purchased one of these directly from Cold Steel's mail catalog. I bought it years ago, and it has seen quite a bit of use. When I first bought it, it was because I was more of a knife enthusiast than an actual knife user. But shortly after I got it, I used it to take down my grandmother's deck. Yes, I had access to power tools, but I wanted to test the machete. If it wasn't for my father getting impatient and grabbing a power saw, I'd have chopped the whole thing down easily. It got a few dings from contact with deck nails, but they came out easily with a knife sharpener. My brothers have some of Cold Steel's other machetes, and I can tell you that this one has the best balance and most comfortable handle. Some of the others have a smooth grip, this one is checkered. It'll stay in your hand when you hold it.

I have also taken this camping with me, and used it to chop branches for firewood. I made sure to sharpen the lower part of the blade, which allowed me to remove bark from branches and shave off small shreds of wood. This is a great feature if you can't find any kindling. You can make your own by shaving down a dry branch.

The Kukri Machete is also...

United States on May 29, 2013

Spartan: 4/5 for what it is (a cheap machete), 2.5/5 compared to machetes in general.
This is a decent machete. Out of the box it wasn't sharpened at all, and I couldn't even cut the cardboard box that it came in (usually the case with cheap machetes).
Had to go get it professionally ground, but now it's pretty functional and holds an edge reasonably.
The handle feels a bit cheap, but it is! So no complaints.
This will just end up being a machete I use for messing around/ not caring how beat up it gets.

Canada on Oct 01, 2012

Rabbitinpumpkin: Out of the box the Cold Steel Kukri Machete with PVC Handle (13 inch blade and 18 inch total length)
is utility sharp (dull-ish) with smudgy black finish coating that's also on the blade edge.
Produced in South Africa, from first look it's not very pretty or impressive at all.

The Cordera sheath is from China and good for storage. It's dirt cheap and looks it too.
I won't go too much into the sheath as it does the job and you would have to pay good money
to get a better one.

For those experienced with knives this might be disappointing for $20,
but considering that I got this for just under $16 I think it was a great deal.

Surprisingly the knife is good enough to open up a coconut that I was holding in my hand
(disclaimer: don't try this at home and get a vice to hold the coconut)
Using several short precise swings, I easily popped opened a coconut (pre-barked).
One handed long swings this thing won't go through more than an inch of wood, so it's decent for clearing brush.

The weight of the top of the blade provides enough momentum to really get the job done.
If you sharpen this knife, you'll be able to clear objects with much...

United States on Feb 13, 2012