$15 M-Tech Kukri Knife Chopping Test (1080p HD)

This M-Tech kukri is a inexpensive copy of the Ontario Kukri. It is made of 440 stainless steel in China and can be bought for around $15 plus shipping as of March 2012 from survival-pax.com .
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Same knife sold under the S&W brand:
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[@KevBounce]

"I'm probably going to get through this in a couple more strikes." 23 strikes later...

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

To be fair their Trailmaster copy isn't that bad once you tune the edge up it works pretty well.

[@john1cheree]

Just a tip for all you would choppers. Look at the spot you want hit, and you'll come pretty close to it nearly every time. That will save a lot of wasted strikes.

[@shtfgear]

This is the only M-Tech I own as I typically stay away from them too. Actually at $15, I bought 2 of these just to make the shipping worth my while. I came across some videos on these and found that they were decent knives for what they are so though I give it a try. So far so good. Full review coming soon.

[@BarthelemyLesaint]

Got that one today. Perfect in my collection of cheap knives, machetes and self defense stuffs ! Just get one, you won't regret it.

[@WastelandSeven]

Interesting. And yeah, it's not the greatest steel, and yeah, sometimes there are quality control issues, but, I'd point out that even higher end knives have quality control issues. Saw a video yesterday where they guy was batoning a large K-Bar and the blade broke. It didn't snap in half but, it looked like something /bit/ out a chunk of it. Was tempered too hard too far up from the edge.

[@WastelandSeven]

And I mean a half moon overbite type chunk.

[@21taters]

***** Ka Bar heavy bowie if memory serves

[@michaelmeekerl2756]

@@21taters to

[@shtfgear]

Mystery 440C steel's biggest problem isn't the composition but quality control. It can be quite good if you get lucky. I have seen people beat on them with jack hammers and it doesn't break and I also did see the video here where the blade cracked with just one whack. For $15, it was worth getting just to experiment with it.

[@shtfgear]

same manufacturer with a different brand. S&W like to put their name on a lot of generic knives. They are both copies of the Ontario Kukri which also looks the same but much better quality..

[@ArmyStinger150]

Not too bad for what it is! Great price too.

[@gordoncorneliusmaximus6083]

I wish I had known the were $15 online... I had to pay $70 for mine I got at the store.

[@toasted.8573]

Gordon Cornelius Maximus i have the ballistic emt edition 27 euros pretty cool knife

[@jamescarrizal2088]

bought mine yesterday got it today took it for a little test broke half way through a board of 2 inch plywood

[@TheWhmaxwell]

Nice vid... not sure I could buy anything from m-tech. I know they have some crap but that looks pretty good.

[@cesarrdodriguez5041]

yo tengo una de esas y yo le puse un tipo de correa para llevarla en mi espalda, voy mucho a escalar y en la mochila estorba mas...lo malo es que se batalla para sacarla y volverla a meter es un lio su solo es con una mano

[@morpheoist]

a good kukri is better than axe.....bro

[@francisallen2852]

I have a MTech Kukuri and I have a Cold Steel Kukuri and the MTech Kukuri cute tree limbs and wood as good as my Cold Steel Kukuri

[@llemmon]

any hard use steel should always be carbon steel, not stainless.

[@powers1776reset]

Still believe that now, 10 years later?

[@kikass1234566]

Mtech needs to stop using shitty ass metal and start using some 1065 carbon steel

[@idontevenknow7330]

Colin Kennedy why do u think it only costs 15 dallors somebody has to use crappy stuff or they would all cost like 150 dallors

[@TheGreatAmphibian]

@@idontevenknow7330 1065 is cheap, genius. And 440 is actually decent for this application. I suspect neither of you two idiots has ever chopped through wood - because actually the mtech didn't do badly at all.

[@drewsteikar5573]

48 total strikes

[@shtfgear]

Sounds like you are seriously pissed off.

[@thenametak]

is it any good?

[@crypter27]

I have an M-Tech cutlass.

[@shtfgear]

yes i was impressed!

[@SkebasTianBnglTgr]

Resident Evil: Extinction :3

[@Greenmachine305]

How many times could you have sawn through that piece of wood in the same amount of time? You sound winded, lol. Chopping anything is a last resort for me. There aren't any benefits.