COLD STEEL TWO HANDED LATIN MACHETE - 65Mn STEEL - MADE IN CHINA - DESTRUCTION TEST - GSM IS FKN US

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

Lynn Thompson took the money and walked away. GSM ruined what is left of the former Cold Steel. Have a great Friday and weekend JOE X.

[@joex]

thanks, but he still works for them! doing vids !

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

@@joex Haven't seen Lynn on their channel in months.

[@joex]

thats true!

[@Shanghai_Knife_Dude]

​@@joex that's called "bonding period after acquiring". If He wants all the money, He has to lead the company and reach certain performance, for 2-3 more years, but for sure he will not be there forever.

[@joex]

@@Shanghai_Knife_Dude thanks for the info, that means he is a puppet of GSM now?

[@unclescipio3136]

The South African company who made the old CS machetes is called Lasher. They still make most of the old CS models under their own name. Here in SA, they mostly supply agriculture and the forestry industry, so they're still pretty decent quality.

[@joex]

ok thanks for the info!

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

They only come in a few shapes now

[@volodymyrstudenets]

Это лучший тестировщик ножей, мачете/трамонтина, топоров и прочих лезвий. Благодаря этому автору можно выбрать идеальный продукт по цене и качество, спасибо JOE X

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@vadimgoldin1491]

Это так. JoeX реально крут.

[@FabioVoigtdaCosta]

​Os Tramontina matadores de Deuses....sao armas sagradas 😊​@@vadimgoldin1491

[@dreadnaughttactical]

I have the Original 1055 Carbon Steel "Made in South Africa" version of this beautiful Cold Steel product.. the Awesome two handed Latin Machete! Salute Joe X!

[@joex]

cool!!!! thanks!

[@punisher288]

@@joex what would be a good alternative brand for a machete now then?

[@Rob_Fordd]

Variety is definitely one of the strongpoints CS still has. Would be cool to see another company now step up and create just as big a range of machetes.

[@marclucier2533]

Joe X wears sunglasses to protect the sun.

[@joex]

amen bro!

[@micahwest5347]

But that gas mask saved him some damage this time around

[@joemisak7925]

Those pieces flying off have me flinching from from phone screen 🤣🤣

[@joex]

it is betta on TV !

[@russellcharles7839]

Sucks when a brand you really like gets ruined.

[@joex]

no pro big time!

[@dandetande288]

Yes cold steel will lose alot of customers because of inferior steels

[@ReynaLikk-yj4xw]

Why ruined? I'm asking genuinely. I think that the machete held up pretty well, especially considering its cheap price tag.

[@EALordBaal]

​@ReynaLikk-yj4xw Makes you question how much abuse the old ones must survive doesn't it.

[@FabioVoigtdaCosta]

Por isso temos q reverenciar a Tramontina❤

[@8626John]

Thank you for exposing this sad situation, Joe X. Another brilliant review.

[@joex]

thanks John!

[@Bfr3shBrian]

Epic testing! I own machetes from both countries. Gonna use the Chinese ones for basic yard work because of the better edge retention and use the SA ones for survival or apocalypse situations 😂

[@torgomax]

🗡🖐

[@joex]

thanks bro!

[@Rasenkrieger]

I would be pissed, too. Thank you for testing it hard.

[@joex]

u are welcome!

[@rudymendoza1264]

a real scientist in action! thanks Joe!!

[@joex]

u are welcome Prof!

[@Shanghai_Knife_Dude]

Instead of rising price, GSM chooses to downgrade the quality.

[@joex]

i think so too!

[@punisher288]

The did rise the price and choose to downgrade it at the same time lol

[@dandetande288]

I would had paid a bigger price for them to still be made im South Africa amd out of 1055

[@punisher288]

@@dandetande288 same

[@Shanghai_Knife_Dude]

@@dandetande288 i will vote you for the next CEO GSM.

[@LovedMyLoyalLongDog]

JOE, my legs ache when I see the thumbnail!!

[@joex]

nice!

[@markod7662]

...and balls not? 😂

[@Kalle_Anka]

Not as bad as i thought it would be. On paper 65mn is not a wrong choice for a machete or chopper. my thought is gsm is cutting production costs to the point that the steel isn't getting a heat treatment according to the design and intended use.

[@joex]

ok!

[@spocker22]

Hahaha so validating! ​@@joex

[@zeroneutral]

1055 also broke in some tests at the same weak point of the design, the tang and handle material.

[@shockwave6213]

65mn is a high carbon spring steel. 0.65 carbon (0.10% more than 1055) with about 1% Manganese. It's used in high strength springs and is a very popular choice for budget swords. The steel composition is chemically superior to basic 1055 because the manganese makes it stronger AND more wear resistant. Don't give up on Cold Steel yet. They may have some teething problems at the new factory, but if we badger GSM enough about faulty heat treats, we'll get them to correct it. They may be using the same tempering protocol as the 1055 but that needs tweaking with Manganese steel

[@shockwave6213]

​​@@zeroneutralTHIS. 1055 has the same problem as all other higher carbon steels: It has a breaking point. Especially when the tang has a 90 degree stress point and polypropylene can only absorb so much shock.

[@broersverband7586]

this is how i want my weekend to start a joe x video

[@joex]

nice thanks!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Damn near slipped outa the fn handle!! That's really dangerous, especially for a fn machete!! Good thing you wear a gasmask my friend!!

[@joex]

yeah fkd up, not Marlboro!!!!

[@ARAW-__-]

So far my CS bushman, china made has a very strong tip (I threw it against a granite block...) and flexy body. It did not break after going more than 45*, which is more than what I'll notmally put it through anyway. The handle breakage of your machete is unacceptable though

[@joex]

handle is so sheat!

[@zeroneutral]

​@@joex The handle of the 1055 versions were also a weak point. I think the design needs to be improved regardless of the steel type. The design of the tangs are very weak compared to the blade.

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

Buy the old stock while you can. No matter how frustrating it may be you can only hold on for so long. It’s time for new legends to pick up the torch: or shall I say the blade.

[@joex]

exactly!!!

[@micahwest5347]

Fairly certain Amazon is out of old stock based on my order arriving this week with 65ChiCom steel. Suggest looking elsewhere.

[@elgrandjefe4661]

JoeX, that was a sad fall for a brand that had some good material. You did an excellent job with their south african Kukri plus, could you do that with the new one so we have a direct comparison? II'd also say the Glock test is absolutely definitive, one absorbs it the other shatters like bad glass. Good job again.

[@joex]

i will try that!°

[@elgrandjefe4661]

@@joex Nothing like a direct comparison. Look at your previous video and try to time/do the same work on them, and then we have the truth. Maybe even a timed side-by-side of the wacking and bashing.

[@WoodsmanHobo777]

I read the comments of people dissing on this machete. I actually think it did great. Other than the handle, the steel and blade passed in my opinion.

[@joex]

i said that it is not so bad, but in comparison the the original it is sheat!

[@joex]

check my Ontario machetes vids

[@cwsmith17]

Thanks for the video Joe!

[@joex]

u are welcome!

[@ogorublackmaster2673]

Hi Joe, cool steel is F for this machete... Thank for the dive...! Marlb0r0...!!

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@ralfyellowknifedietl6159]

Very good,, greetings from Bavaria. Marlboro 👍

[@joex]

cool! Marlboro!!!!

[@brianf9619]

WoW , I can't Believe that Chinese 65mn Steel held up that long , I had a Kershaw Camp 14 in 65mn steel and I broke a fist size chunk out of the blade after chopping for about a half hour on some downed trees . We knew it was only a matter of time before GSM was going to start Screwing Us .... R.I.P. Cold Steel ....🤢🤮😡🤬

[@joex]

GSM is the mother of evil!

[@rustyknifelover4463]

I am actually impressed with this one.

[@joex]

ok cool! u changed your pic! nice! MERICA!

[@tough_blades]

Thank you Joe! Thanks to your videos, I managed to buy a few machetes made in South Africa in time 🥳💪🏽💯

[@joex]

awesome! glad u could do that! here all is CHYNA now!

[@stephenmcvay5368]

Thanks, Joe.

[@joex]

u are welcome!

[@heyarno]

Careful with that tip, once it got around the earth, it will hit you in the back.

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@thomasjohn1519]

joe x your beautiful split reminds me of Jean-Claude Van Damme; I expected nothing less from the destroyer of the blades.

[@joex]

thanks bro!

[@ralfyellowknifedietl6159]

I own a old CS Master Tanto San Mai steel, this is a very Marlboro Knife

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@tombrown4683]

Gave you a like cause I have that one too !

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

The magnesium in the 65mn made the steel too hard. The 1055 wont hold an edge as long but is more ductile than the alloy steel. Meaning the 1055 is a superior choice for a machete, its just more durable. At least that would be my assesment anyway. Oh & btw i do have the original & the handles wouldnt break like that one did. The old handle material was damn near indestructable through impact.

[@joex]

that could be the case!

[@joex]

1055 for the win!

[@zeroneutral]

I disagree. When the heat treatment is being performed, it seems like they are not quenching and heat treating the handle properly. I don't think the sheets of 65Mn are heat treated until each blade is cut from the sheet, but I could be wrong.

[@vickyzimbalistmorrison9300]

Enjoying your reviews. Stay safe, JoeX.

[@joex]

thanks i will not!

[@micahwest5347]

I appreciate the quick review. I was pleasantly surprised for a few minutes. I was even willing to overlook the handle material breaking off based on some of the early results and then everything went to crap and my fears of Chinese manufacture changes were realized.

[@joex]

u are welcome!

[@Counter_Culture_Commentary]

555-GFYS 😂 The way JoeX said it

[@joex]

yeah!

[@othernamesweretaken1871]

Well that’s sad. Thanks for sharing it, amigo.

[@joex]

u are welcome!

[@matthewf1979]

Hey, you got a machete and 3 throwing stars! Obviously improperly heat treated 65MN. It should be noticeably tougher than 1055!

[@joex]

i had yeah! my next vid should be the next CS fkup!

[@AdamCeladin]

Daaaamn Much Respect Brother ,))) Awesome test

[@joex]

thanks Adam!!! can u throw this motha?

[@AdamCeladin]

@@joex brother i can stick anything 🤣👍when you have targets from soft wood and good technique it's easy 🙏

[@joex]

awesome! i should stick it too!!!! cheers!

[@xavieroudin2791]

12:00 very nice !!!!

[@joex]

thanks!

[@Andr8k]

Cool thriller adventure video Joe....but still hard to realize CS sold it's soul to chinaboys😪

[@joex]

thanks, they did for sure!

[@viscousmartincarey7031]

JoeX doesn’t need KZbin, KZbin needs JoeX.

[@joex]

Amen Father!

[@Cocoriknives]

If paper beats rock, rock beats scissors, and scissors beats paper, what beats all 3 at the same time? JOE X!

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@aliveandkicking1977]

No pro. Tnx Joe x.

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Da-Dao!;-) 😊 Got Ti Lite 6 this week. Not bad. But the steel of 65 is not awesome... 😢

[@joex]

hell yeah!

[@MisterRobsonz]

Hell yeah Joe x and a coldsteel machete.

[@joex]

yeah i fkd it good!

[@ThuHauNgocKhanh-vi2rr]

来看看大柴那的刀怎么样，感谢joex的分享。

[@joex]

thanks a lot!

[@SteinzVsKnives]

So damn ready my brotha Marlboro 👊🤘

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@TheUnseenPath-X]

Finally a better steel than the crappy 1055 in Cold Steel machetes! 🎉 Thanks for testing this! I assume this can also cut something (cause 1055 cannot hold an edge at all in my experience). Nice test video! I need to get one of these.

[@joex]

ok cool!

[@dreadnaughttactical]

Better than 1055..?? That 65Mn bullshit bent. broke, and snapped like crackers! I will keep my "crappy" 1055 Carbon Steel thanks. There are 1055 Carbon Steel blades that survived the Iron Rod.. like the Cold Steel Jungle Machete!.. unlike this weak 65Mn Made in China bullshit. Maybe you are from China..?

[@joex]

did the Jungle too! not impressed!

[@lordseyren5454]

Agree . 1055 steel machete i have one . (but tradition handmade) If quench at martensite temperature (perfect transit point can't remember 850 or 880 Celsius not overheat it) -- with out heat treatment -- the edge ok for soft wood but hard wood (rain forest) around 4 - 5 inch diameter cannot cut paper anymore and impact the concrete block like joeX did edge will break to small piece fragment 0.1-0.5 mm but easy to sharp up again in 20-40 second.

[@dbratof1]

hello my friend !

[@joex]

hello!

[@Mark.sSenger]

I can't stand buying something that I didn't want. Hopefully the buying it from China doesn't mean it will be happening often. I have a hard time believing that the steel is what it says because of the false ads.

[@joex]

ok cool!

[@luciosila2183]

Que gran machete mejor que el de Pancho Villa 😁✌️🇲🇽

[@joex]

oh much gusto mi amor!

[@johnsuarez1404]

I have the South Africa version. I'll hope for the best because I can't find anything similar because companies are too closed minded to make 2 handed machetes. You should try to return it lmao

[@joex]

nice!!!!

[@johnsuarez1404]

​@@joexwould you be willing to get one that was made in South Africa and see if the handle is any better? I would like to know that I can rely on mine if I get drafted into an oil war or something, yk

[@zeroneutral]

The 1055 machetes fail similarly but I think they took a little more abuse before failing. The bend test was very agressive. The flex on the blade could be beneficial to absorb heavy impacts. However, the handle and tang need to be as durable as the blade, otherwise, as you mentioned, the blade is worthless.

[@joex]

ok!

[@enricogottardi9761]

Go Joe X 🤩 I have 12 Cold Steel south african machetes 👊🏾 Not too bad the 65mn, but in quality and stenght better the legendary indestructible 1055 Lynn Thompson Steel!! That's all 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@joex]

nice stock !!!

[@enricogottardi9761]

@@joex i love this blades 😊 The "boss" is the China machete sword, 1200gr , is a monster 👹

[@richardvignola8000]

Flimsy blade, crap handle. You can't blame China, these companies tell them what they want and China makes it. Great video

[@joex]

thanks, still sucks!

[@barryf7253]

Billy Mac is a detective down in Texas.

[@joex]

i will be there soon!

[@Jeremy-Two]

Cool.

[@joex]

thanks a lot!!!!

[@squick1842]

Now it would be interesting to see how older models holds up to GSM models that are still made in Taiwan to see if the heat treatment is still as good. (Namely SR1 lite)

[@joex]

yeah would be cool to see!

[@squick1842]

You are our only hope. Pre and post GSM tests. There is no information on this elsewhere 🙏

[@nathanwhite5602]

Cool video

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@jeremybryant5778]

thank you Joe X. looking forward to the others. this is BS. i LOVED the cold steel machetes from South Africa. they were so good for the price. i don't think ill buy one of these china ones

[@joex]

if u are lucky u get an lold one, but thats a 50 50

[@elpequeniogranmatondelainterne]

Test Puma White Hunter. Please amigo.

[@joex]

maybe!

[@elpequeniogranmatondelainterne]

@@joex cuchillo muy famoso, mi preferido.

[@Orweliannightmare]

They should call it The Fleximus Maximus Machete.

[@joex]

good idea, with my middle finger on it!

[@Nick-lm5lz]

I have a 1055 kukhri and a China bowie machete.... I guess all my pre GSM CS are going up in price and value for me

[@joex]

i think so too!!!

[@Crabman-nq1bb]

I think it's Lasher who made those African-made blades of Cold Steel. If you want the original quality, just buy from Lasher. They have the same models as well.

[@joex]

ok thanks for the info!!!!

[@gizmocarr3093]

Good weed and grass wacker, nor so good for anything else.👍

[@joex]

yeah true!

[@martkbanjoboy8853]

So stick with Tramontina for now?

[@joex]

probably a good idea!

[@qparxiii]

you guys see how that tree suddenly bowed down to Joe to pay homage ? .... Confucius say: " Everything compared to Joe was made in VACHINA "

[@joex]

thats deep! amen father!

[@mike3020]

Marlboro thank you !

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@centurycity]

Flying tip is secret weapon ?

[@joex]

maybe in Chyna!

[@knifestory]

JoeX has too strong a grip, the handle could not survive it!

[@joex]

i think thats not the case!

[@johnsuarez1404]

This guy is a badass wtf

[@joex]

Malbroro!!!!

[@kevin-dm7ri]

if you compare the price, lots of far more expensive knife couldn't pass the crazy test too. i think this one is good enough for daily.

[@joex]

but it is a CS MACHETA!

[@ylylenjoyer5903]

oh fricken fkin yeah

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@MastahDriver]

i don't buy a knife unless joe has reviewed it!!!!!!

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!! big time!

[@awashlime682p7]

Will you test the Cutlass machete too?

[@joex]

did it already! epic!

[@Wannawrestle123]

I can't trust cold steel after selling the company. They fuck us with that new logo and Chinese steel. Boycott cold steel guys!! It's not the same product we grew up with. Don't buy and hopefully we shut them down. Great video Joe!!!⚔️

[@joex]

thanks GSM is BS big time!

[@dmitryskliarenko2451]

R.I.P. Cold steel

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@bronn6219]

You should design your own 2 handed machete and call it the zweihandler

[@zeroneutral]

Marlboro Messer

[@elpequeniogranmatondelainterne]

Bancando los trapos desde Ciudad Evita

[@joex]

gracias!

[@Kamikaze-lw3us]

Strange, my gladio cold steel says it's made of 1055 steel but made in china... isn't that good too?

[@joex]

thats weird!

[@Kamikaze-lw3us]

@@joex Could it be that it is false? Are there fakes of these machetes?

[@danielhallinan6740]

Do yo think the handle iswelded on? That uold xplain it

[@joex]

dont think so

[@dandetande288]

I was courios about this new steel

[@joex]

adios bro!

[@raymerriment380]

Take a test Strider SMD and Strider SNG

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@mathewrculbertson]

Decently tough, just not 1055 South African tough.

[@joex]

it started good and ended in a disaster! like with chicks!

[@joex]

u should test it bro!

[@mathewrculbertson]

@@joex I’m looking at the Royal Kukri machete ;)

[@joex]

nice!

[@Pjotr1982]

Looks like I'm done with Cold Steel products. I do not allow machetes from South Africa, and as for a machete with a thin blade, I think Tramontina is probably a better choice.

[@joex]

they are ok i think!

[@FabioVoigtdaCosta]

E viva os machetes Tramontina...a matadora de anjos e demonios ❤

[@joex]

yeah probably!

[@kennethkrieb3018]

Marlboro bro. Marlboro

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@nandayane]

I think the must be using a higher heat treat for these Chinese blades making them brittle, the steel composition is similar enough to 1055 to not fail like this. I think I’ll stick to my Tramontina machetes, they are dirt cheap, weight nothing and are really tough and easy to sharpen.

[@joex]

probably u are correct!

[@lordseyren5454]

Too good edge retention might be that sign. but bend from the side why so much flexible ? Steel rod vertical impact should still good for it .....? (65 Mn in my country use in hoe. It away impact concrete - stone 14 years + never broken just... the edge bad for knife.)

[@nandayane]

@@lordseyren5454 Normally when manufacturers have a soft heat treat on the tang and a hard ones on the blade it’s to dampen it’s to relieve shock transmitted through the blade to the handle when striking things. Old knives and swords from the 1800’s and earlier would have iron tangs and steel blade because the iron tang would dampen the shock.

[@zeroneutral]

I don't think they are heat treating the tang much at all causing it to be too soft and bendable. 65Mn has very low hardness if it's not quenched. If the steel were very hard, it would then be brittle and break before deforming. That's not what happened here.

[@zeroneutral]

​@@lordseyren5454 The flex in the blade is great for a machete. It allows the blade to withstand impacts. However, the tang is extremely soft and bendable without retaining it's shape. The manufacturer needs to properly quench and heat treat the full tang. It could be that the handle is intended to be a failure point by design.

[@Pjotr1982]

I think it was our Slovak army that went astray while testing the new F-16 fighters 😁.

[@joex]

thats possible too, but i saw an emblem of our army!

[@Cristian-93]

Wooow 😮❤😍

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@markstockford9109]

4:25 Battoning...LoL

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@anthonytuccillo6274]

1095 is horrible for a machete. Too hard and brittle. The 1055 was a much better choice.

[@joex]

i think so too!

[@alanashley6097]

It started out so well but that didn't last long.

[@joex]

it went airborne!

[@oguzhanirmak-w4b]

Boss Marlboro

[@joex]

MARLBORO

[@dadanene6820]

19:20 🤣🤸‍♀️

[@joex]

yeah!

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

Lets goooo

[@joex]

it is on!

[@Ifyoucanreadthisgooglebroke]

I'm curious to see the other retests. This one gives the impression that they are not necessarily bad now compared to the various competitors, particularly at that ~$30 price point, but they sure are not great like the 1055s were. The old 1055 offerings from CS seemed like a bright point in that whole market. Machetes in general are kinda garbage from the major brands. CS was the exception. Now they are just another "meh" product like those other major brands. The false advertising about them still being 1055 everywhere, to include on parts of the individual packaging itself, seems like a huge problem though. It literally says 65Mn on one side and 1055 on the other.

[@joex]

i tested 3 more! same BS!

[@danielleclark-zack864]

There's definitely room to be mad about the advertising and all; I'm not trying to hand wave that. Damn tho, that performance -for the price- is literally through the roof...

[@joex]

if u say so!!

[@danielleclark-zack864]

@@joex Well, because it literally went through the roof of the car lol.

[@joex]

it did!

[@danielleclark-zack864]

@@joex Okay, fair enough! after finishing the video I completely agree with you. That was the only impressive part XD

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!!

[@caseylewis2835]

Beer

[@joex]

Marlboro!!!

[@WilliamLalonde-p2q]

Just got jungle machete , same store as this ill never buy cs again

[@joex]

fk bro!