Machete

Despite common idea machete is some sort of cold weapon

, much depicted in modern movies, it is not a full truth. This is a traditional sword introduced to the world by Latin-American people that was used in agriculture. In fact, among its main purposes was felling of sugar cane or bananas, much cultivated in the area. However, as it goes to passing jungles, there is no way to overcome dense thicket of leaves and trees without machete. In this context, it might be recognized as a weapon. By the way, Latin-American lands have experienced lots of civil wars and foreign invasions, during which machete was always ready at hand of local warriors.

Besides its intricate implementation, there are many things to tell about its structure and appearance. First of all, machete is usually more than 50 cm long and 12 cm wide. It is even translated from Spanish as long, broad and thin knife. In order to distribute the load on a wrist machete has a belt loop, which in jumped on it. The blade of this knife is much longer than a handle and there is a wide variety of its forms, depending on the region of origin and the imagination of a master. The most striking distinguishing feature is a long, relatively thin (3 to 4 mm), straight or slightly curved band at the end of the blade. One of the types is the machetes with the inevitable expansion of handle back.

Being originated in Latin America, machete gained wide distribution all over the world, especially in tropical countries with huge wood areas. Schools of machete usage are established as well. In some countries, Machete knife is used as a weapon and it is added into national armory. It participated in many economic upheavals, in riots and civil wars. The peak of its popularity and interest was during the war between Vietnam and the U.S. Army. Its current popularity also preconditioned an emergence of certain improvements that adjust to modern usage of machete. In particular, some masters make possible putting saw on the blade butt, others transform machetes tip into a wide shovel and equip it with some additional tools.

Because of its unusual shape and the rich history the machete is treated not only as an ordinary knife, but also as a gift; this exotic knife will take a proper place in any collection of edged weapons.

by: Maria K.

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