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Cold Steel 97KMPS Kukri Plus Machete 13" 65Mn Carbon Steel Blade, Polypropylene Handles, Cordura Sheath
Part #: CS97KMPS | Cold Steel Knives
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Description
CS97KMPS: 97KMPS Kukri Plus Machete
Cold Steel
If you were suddenly castaway on a desert island or stranded in the wilderness or a jungle, what's the one tool you would want at your side? The answer is a good machete. You see the machete, over the last three centuries, has proven to be the ultimate outdoor and survival tool. It will cut, chop, slash, hack, split, scrape, scoop, hammer, dig, crush, carve, whittle, crack or smash just about anything you can put in front of it. The machete also makes a deadly improvised weapon. It can be used to kill both fish and game and will gut, scale, filet, skin, quarter, and butcher them for the table as well. And when you look at its meager cost, it's got to be one of the best bargains for hard earned cash in the world. In fact it's so cheap and useful that even the poorest peasant in South America or tribesman in Africa invariably owns one and counts on it as one of his most precious possessions.
These blades are made out of 65Mn Carbon Steel with a tough spring temper and are surfaced with a black, baked-on anti-rust finish. Each Cold Steel machete comes with a good utility edge which, with just a little work, can be made hair shaving sharp. The tough, Polypropylene handles of our machetes are designed to provide a comfortable secure grip, and they are rugged enough to resist chipping, cracking or breaking, so they last practically forever.
There's no single edged weapon that we can think of that can out-chop or out-cut a good Kukri. It's true that the best Kukris, like our LTC and Gurkha models, can be somewhat expensive. While those "thoroughbreds" perform extraordinarily well for the money that they cost, it sometimes seems that what's required is a good, inexpensive, "workhorse" model. The Cold Steel Kukri Machetes are those workhorses. They are available in a variety of blade sizes and built ready to plow through the toughest chores life can dish out. Each features the distinctive weight-forward balance of Cold Steel's "top-of-the-line" models, and always present their edge on an angle so they're guaranteed to "bite" deep with every stroke. Additionally, they come complete with a sturdy Cor-Ex sheath! They're a solid value, ready for long, hard work.
Specifications
- Item Number: 97KMPS
- Name: Kukri Plus Machete
- Blade Length: 13"
- Blade Thickness: 2.8 mm
- Overall Length: 18"
- Blade Steel: 65Mn Carbon Steel with a Matte Black Anti-Rust Finish
- Weight: 17.3 oz.
- Handle: 5" Long Polypropylene
- Sheath: Cordura
- Made in China
UPC Code: 705442012146
Related Categories
Cold Steel Knives, Cold Steel Fixed Blade Knives Series, 65Mn Blade Steel, Zytel Handle Material, Fixed Blade Knives, Fixed Blade Knives Machetes
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Customer Reviews
Joshua Baggett
KYDec 28, 2025
Young Charlie
Albuquerque Sep 08, 2021
Pros: Weight, Handle Material
Cons: Weight, Overall Quality, Blade Material, Blade Sharpness
Kukri wannabe
Pros and cons:Good kukri shape Con - Bad edge, needs lots of workPro - Good handleCon - Poor blade thickness Pro - Light weight Con- light weightPro - costOverall rating…. Crappy product
Rogue Element
Melbourne, AustraliaAug 10, 2020
Pros: Weight, Overall Quality, Blade Material, Materials, Finish
Cons: Handle Material, Blade Sharpness
Reliable Workhorse Kukri
I’m amazed that there are 80+ reviews for the regular Cold Steel Kukri, and zero for this one! I have used both versions, so let me enlighten all you grasshoppers...For 9 months I have carried this in my camping/survival bag and use it mostly for chopping wood, sometimes for clearing brush. For these purposes, it is truly excellent - as expected from a 13” Kukri.I put a lanyard on the handle which completely secures the machete to my wrist. If I drop the machete, it just dangles from my wrist. This, along with the finger guard and the aggressive texturing on the handle, makes the machete extremely safe to use. If safety is important to you (which it should be), this version is safer than the regular Kukri due to the added finger guard.The Kukri Plus has a sharper tip and slightly less belly than the regular Kukri, but seems to be equally good at chopping & cutting.Although I have never used this machete for any real combat situations, I have practiced using it in such a way, and can assure you that it would be very useful for self-defense. With the aforementioned features, no one will take it from you, and it is light enough to stab and swing with great speed and agility.One possible downside is that the handle material doesn’t have a soft feel to it that some might prefer. It is like a hard plastic with fairly aggressive texturing. While grippy and extremely durable, it’s not the most comfortable handle in the world.However, a huge bonus is that all versions of the Cold Steel Kukri have pommel swell on their handles just like traditional Nepalese Kukuris, allowing you to maximise centrifugal force when chopping.The Cordura sheath is practical and works well. It’s easy to slide this into your pack or hang it off your belt. But there’s no Molle attachment options or lashing points, so keep that in mind.The final “con” is that the edge did not arrive sharp enough to cut paper. However, I was not expecting such sharpness from a $20 machete, and 1055 steel is very easy to sharpen if you feel the need.Overall I can highly recommend this machete to anyone looking for a very affordable workhorse chopping machete that can also cut and be used for self-defense.It might just be the best $20 I ever spent.
