Smith & Wesson SWBH Bush Hog Kukri 17.5" Blade with Sheath

by Smith & Wesson

Product Features

• 440C Powder Coated blade
• Non-slip, rubber handle
• 17.35" overall length, 21.4 oz
• Nylon sheath included
• Limited Lifetime Warranty

Product Description

Do you need to move through thick brush? This is the tool for you. This Kukri blade is designed with the weight and balance needed to blaze a trail.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000UUTAZQ
• Item model number: SWBH
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #38,482 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Damgrunt, December 1, 2011

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damgrunt - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smith & Wesson SWBH Bush Hog Kukri 17.5" Blade with Sheath (Sports)

Story:
I bought this bad boy over a year ago and have used it several different times. Believe it or not, I found it at a gun show in Tampa, Fl for only 20 bucks. It looked cool enough and i'm a sucker for impulse buys, so i figured why not. Played with it a little bit in the yard when I got home and then put it away until I needed it. Since I wasn't actively looking for a brush cutter it sat idley until I decided that I needed to trim up the first 6ft on all the trees on my property (3.2 Acres). Amazing product! Not sure if it's the weight, handle, length, or shape, but this mamma-jamma helped me go to town. Limbs on Pines, shrub oaks, and palmettos all went Buh-bye with minimal swinging. I was sold and loved the thing. Hunting season came around and since I always carry either my Kabar or one of my other hip toys, I gave this blade a try. I set my climber on a tree and used the kukri to hack the pestering limbs all the way up to my spot. Never an issue. I brush cut, web check, Poop-check, swat spiders, flip it around when I'm bored, Hack down small pines and oaks, and even throw it into stuff (which I'm aweful at). It has served me extremely well and I would recommend this product to anyone. The best part is, I NEVER sharpened the thing. Not once. I'm pretty good at sharpening knives and broadheads, but when it comes to machetes and lawnmower blades, I'm terrible. So I told myself that I would take my time and sharpen it with extra detail when the time came, but the time has yet to come. Just used it last weekend in Citrus WMA (Fl) and its still sharp as ever.

Now that the praise is out there, I'd like to bring up the concerning issues with this beast. first issue is the price. like I said before, I bought it for 20 bucks from a gun show, I expected to see it online for cheaper, but oh well. Second issue is the sheath. The sheath is held in the closed position by using velcro, and when you're working with velcro there will always be some play. I found myself pulling the machete out while the velcro was still in the closed position. It has resistance though, which is the saving feature there. (Resistance as in, if you were hanging upside down and wiggling around, because you're a Jackwagon and fell outta your climber.) Much like a drop leg holster made for a specific gun, provides that little resistant slide. I'm sure this is an unintentional design for the kukri though, BUT it actually works out to my liking. It allows for a one handed smooth draw on the blade without having to make noise, look down, or fumble with the velcro. It requires a pull that it slightly beyond the weight of the kukri itself but still very minimal. This may not seems like a huge deal, but I'm quite daring in the woods and try to stalk wild boar with my Hoyt bow. Some people would follow, some would say it's risky, I'd say it's fun. So if a boar wants to charge at me, drawing the bow and "sighting in" is unlikely, but dropping the bow and having a rear had quick draw with the Kukri is the next best thing to something that goes bang. . I don't know. Try it for yourself and be amazed. this review went on too long. see pro's and con's below. Take care.

Pros:
-Weight
-Balance
-Design
-Visual pimpedness (looks)

Cons:
-Online price is sketchy. I paid 20.00 to vendor booth at a gun show and he had dozens of them. So look harder or pay the extra. knowing what I know now, I'd be fine with paying the extra.
-Sheath seems to be unintentionally loose. Thankfully it works out better like that in my opinion. (See Story)

In all, amazing buy.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars looks better than works, June 24, 2011

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kyrg - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smith & Wesson SWBH Bush Hog Kukri 17.5" Blade with Sheath (Sports)

Got this just before deploying to Afghanistan. Like others here, the handel felt loose after the first use. I've had sharper butter knives out of the box. Spent over an hour with a file and diamond stone and still not even close to cutting paper cleanly. If I'm able to secure the handel and sharpen it properly, it looks unbeatable. Never used it down range, No trees wher I was.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerously Cheap Product that May Break and Injure You!!!, December 31, 2011

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Militetempli - See all my reviews

This review is from: Smith & Wesson SWBH Bush Hog Kukri 17.5" Blade with Sheath (Sports)

Bought this for my son for Xmas. He loved it and worked to take down a few saplings and small tree branches. He knows how to handle a knife and would never abuse one. We had a very mild winter day (47 degrees!) and so there was no excuse for the blade to shatter on him. Actually, it could have been VERY dangerous. One chop caused the blade to shatter in TWO places! The tip came off about an inch down and the main break (about 3") came off about a third of the way down. My son never found the tip piece, but luckily it didn't wind up in his eye! I took photos of the blade to show the seller that there was no blade abuse (no lateral bowing and not even a nick anywhere along the edge!) Looking at the cross-section, one can see that the blade is nothing more than cast steel. I'd been sold on the Smith & Wesson brand name (big mistake!) and one I won't make again. Luckily, the seller has been very honest and promised a full refund.