Hi guys, not after an opinion or accuracy of the blade so much, more a general opinion of windlass construction quality. If I tried this out in 'machete/survival tasks', hacking and slashing some foilage and batoning etc, would a windlass generally do okay?
https://southernswords.co.uk/german-luftwaffe-machete.html
There are others more informed about the quality of Windlass blades than me to answer your question. But I did find an original Luftwaffe machete posted on eBay. In case you hadn't seen it, the photos give a good basis of comparison for the Windlass version.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-German-Luftwaffe-...SwUV9WovVE
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-German-Luftwaffe-...SwUV9WovVE
Windlass products are alright, and you generally get a lot of "bang for your buck." I would rate them as B or C level quality, which is passing grade. Do not expect a masterpiece, and you will probably not be disappointed.
If you want good modern outdoor tools, I would suggest looking into Ontario Knife Company or Fiskars products. Gerber also rebrands Fiskars tools from time to time, and adds useful pieces of kit like belt sheaths.
If you want a different sort of modern knife made with traditional values, buy a Nepalese kukri. My favorite supplier is GK & Co Kukri House: https://nepalkukri.com/
If you want good modern outdoor tools, I would suggest looking into Ontario Knife Company or Fiskars products. Gerber also rebrands Fiskars tools from time to time, and adds useful pieces of kit like belt sheaths.
If you want a different sort of modern knife made with traditional values, buy a Nepalese kukri. My favorite supplier is GK & Co Kukri House: https://nepalkukri.com/
How can industrially produced knife of mid 20th century be more expensive that early modern swords of earlier periods?
| Michael Beeching wrote: |
| Windlass products are alright, and you generally get a lot of "bang for your buck." I would rate them as B or C level quality, which is passing grade. Do not expect a masterpiece, and you will probably not be disappointed.
If you want good modern outdoor tools, I would suggest looking into Ontario Knife Company or Fiskars products. Gerber also rebrands Fiskars tools from time to time, and adds useful pieces of kit like belt sheaths. If you want a different sort of modern knife made with traditional values, buy a Nepalese kukri. My favorite supplier is GK & Co Kukri House: https://nepalkukri.com/ |
thanks I have other machetes including ontario. Am interested in the luftwaffe repro mostly because of its shape as I don't have a 'survival sword' type yet. Only concern is I have no idea of general sturdiness and edge retention for windlass. Basically whether they are capable of machete use or more into wallhanger territory? Might be a case of suck it and see for this one, does not seem to be much around on this windlass line
| Chris Goerner wrote: |
| There are others more informed about the quality of Windlass blades than me to answer your question. But I did find an original Luftwaffe machete posted on eBay. In case you hadn't seen it, the photos give a good basis of comparison for the Windlass version.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WW2-German-Luftwaffe-...SwUV9WovVE |
Thanks for the picture. Good to know windlass has got their repro into at least recognizable shape. Not too worried about actual weight/specs as long as the windlass is cutworthy.
Just had a thought, should ask on blade/outdoors forums if anyone is using windlass shortswords for trail clearing or fieldcraft. Might be the other way to come at the question.
| Philip Dyer wrote: |
| How can industrially produced knife of mid 20th century be more expensive that early modern swords of earlier periods? |
I presume you're talking about the original for sale on Ebay? Since when is cost relative to production methods? The value of an antique object lies significantly in its historical attributes and the willingness of collectors to pay up. It has little to do with age, scarcity or craftsmanship per se.
-Gregory
| Gregory J. Liebau wrote: | ||
I presume you're talking about the original for sale on Ebay? Since when is cost relative to production methods? The value of an antique object lies significantly in its historical attributes and the willingness of collectors to pay up. It has little to do with age, scarcity or craftsmanship per se. -Gregory |
The original. Not production method per say, just simple supply and demand works against the knife being so expensive. It was mass a produced for hundreds of thousands men, historically remarkable and unremarkable in such recent history as have Veterans still alive with war loot of their own. I tour local markets and spot knives and swords of similiar age and condition for much less.
| Philip Dyer wrote: |
| I tour local markets and spot knives and swords of similiar age and condition for much less. |
Yes, but do you spot Luftwaffe machetes? I just looked over nearly a dozen forum threads (such as germandaggers.com) and auction/sale sites with these machetes by Alcoso and they are inevitably described as rare and valuable, with prices ranging from $1,000-$2,000 for any given example. Also, there were not "hundreds of thousands of them" made. As per one of several sites that refer to details in Collecting the Edged Weapons of The Third Reich, Volume III, pp. 103-105:
"These weapons were carried aboard the He 111 (Heinkel 111 Bombers) serving on the Eastern Front during WW2."
These are clearly specific weapons. Simply look up "AWS Alcoso luftwaffe machete" on Google for plenty of details informing the scarcity and value of these blades.
-Gregory
I never knew that German Luftwaffe pilots carried machetes during WWII like this one instead of survival knives.
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