Barong Machete 45.7 cm blade

The Barong is common throughout all of Southeast Asia. Often used as an agricultural tool, it is also known as a savagely effective implement of warfare. A popular blade style within the Filipino martial arts, the Barong has a fearsome reputation for inflicting massive wounds and deep slashing cuts. The Barong also makes an excellent bushcraft tool. Cleaving vines and branches with ease. Its classically shaped down-turned polypropylene handle anchors the blade in the hand and helps to resist centrifugal forces when making a hard chopping or slashing strokes. Its beautifully curved approx. 45.7 cm leaf shaped blade is made from 1055 Carbon Steel with a baked on, matte black finish to aid in rust resistance, and each Barong comes complete with a Cor-Ex sheath for ease of carry and convenience of use.

Many of the employees at Cold Steel, including the company President Lynn C. Thompson are practitioners of the Filipino Martial Arts and have great admiration for the Barong. Cold Steel is proud to release this new interpretation of the classic Barong to their modern tactical Machete offerings.

Details:
Overall Length: approx. 62.2 cm
Blade Length: approx. 45.7 cm
Blade Thickness: approx. 2.8 mm
Handle Length: approx. 16.5 cm
Blade Material: 1055 Carbon Steel with Black Baked on Anti Rust Matte Finish
Handle Material: Polypropylene
Weight: approx. 680.5 g
Sheath: Cor-Ex™

This is an item from the Cold Steel program in 2013.