Machete.

Rick · 5th January 2024, 11:25 PM

Collins made about a zillion different styles and sizes of machete. A search online for Legitimus Collins will probably be rewarding.
I had a steel industry magazine from the 40's-50's that had an informative article about Collins; I believe I sent it on to Carter Rila. The one thing that stuck in my memory was the process of tempering their blades in molten lead.
We had a member here, Carter Rila, who specialized in machete collecting and was a fount of knowledge on the subject.
That was decades ago unfortunately.

5th January 2024, 11:25 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Collins made about a zillion different styles and sizes of machete. A search online for Legitimus Collins will probably be rewarding. I had a steel industry magazine from the 40's-50's that had an informative article about Collins; I believe I sent it on to Carter Rila. The one thing that stuck in my memory was the process of tempering their blades in molten lead. We had a member here, Carter Rila, who specialized in machete collecting and was a fount of knowledge on the subject. That was decades ago unfortunately. Last edited by Rick; 5th January 2024 at 11:37 PM.