http://www.coldsteel.com/kopismachete.html

all i can say is, woohoo, and SCORE! a kopis machete that actually looks like a kopis/ falcata,

i think ill be buying one the moment it becomes avalable (both in terms of me having the money for it, and in terms of me being able to order one.

Looks like a pretty good chopper.

well yeah but then again it is a machete, not a true kopis.. (the same observation was made about cold steels kukri machetes as well. being thinner than the real kukris

its also about 48 bucks US$ so.. on balance.. not to bad a deal, take the blade remove the handle and anti rust coating, then add a wooden handle and your good to go...

but like the gladius and katana machete the whole point of these is the fact cold steel knows theres a whole heap of people out there who want something sharp and sword like that people will use to hack at random things in their backyard, thnese things are meant to be cheap and not too valuable so that when they break from inevitable abuse, uits not much of a loss,'


speaking of which
http://www.coldsteel.com/mebu.html a polyurethane buckler... uactually adding thise to the high density plastic training swords cold steel has it could make a great combination.

So, let me get this straight: You're only hoping for something to whack things in the backyard that basically just casts a shadow similar to that of a falcata, right? Because there is no point in using the word "historical" in any discussion of this piece, except in close conjunction with the word "NOT". It won't look like a decent reproduction, nor will it handle nor cut like one. Just sayin'...

This is the same discussion we had with the "gladius machete"--IF you replace the blade, the hilt, and the scabbard, you MIGHT end up with something reasonably historically accurate! But as long as no one is in any danger of thinking your machete is supposed to be a historical reproduction of some kind, hey, it's your money.

Matthew