Cold Steel Latin D-Guard Machete, 18", with Sheath

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Description

Cold Steel Latin, Machete, 1055 Carbon/Black, 18", Polypropylene/Black, Includes Sheath CS-97AD18S

WarPast Direct

$30.67

7 available

Shipping restrictions apply in 8 states

CA — Dirks and daggers illegal to carry concealed; banned in many public buildings; shipping is legal but buyer must understand strict carry restrictions
CT — CT bans certain blade types; buyer should review CGS §53-206 before purchase
HI — Dirks and daggers are prohibited weapons under HRS §134-51; buyer must verify the specific blade type is lawful before ordering
MA — Dirks daggers and stilettos are prohibited (MGL c.269 §10); buyer must understand that these blade types cannot be carried or possessed in MA
NJ — Daggers stilettos and dirks are prohibited weapons (NJSA 2C:39-3); buyer must confirm the specific blade type is lawful in NJ before ordering
NY — NY Penal Law §265.01 broadly defines dangerous weapons; gravity knife definition has historically swept in many ordinary knives; buyer must understand NY knife laws
TX — TX Penal Code §46.05 designates blades >5.5 in. as location-restricted knives; illegal in schools places of worship bars amusement parks hospitals etc. Buyer must understand carry restrictions.
WA — Seattle Tacoma and Vancouver define any fixed-blade or folder >3.5 in. as a dangerous knife with carry restrictions; buyer should understand local ordinance restrictions

Modern production. This is a currently made piece in the tradition of the original; the history below is about the original.

The history

Boarding Cutlass

The cutlass was the sailor's sword of the Age of Sail: short, broad-bladed, and basket-guarded, built for the crowded chaos of a boarding action where a long blade fouled in rigging and a delicate one broke on a boarding pike. Navies issued it by the rack, pirates made it their emblem, and it outlasted every other edged weapon in shipboard service — the U.S. Navy did not formally retire its last cutlass until the twentieth century.

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