+1 I tend to have to agree. A good kukris can chop very well, but tend to be too heavy and nowhere near as versatile as a good Golok (IMO).

I still think a nice Barong would be a very good tool and comparable to a Golok, but with a tip. For a Barong, as with any blade, the design can be a make or break factor.




Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised. But, I am not sure yet. I think it would be a good battle with each blade having it's own strengths and still a large amount of overlap in abilities.

My Golok weighs 17.5 ounces with an 11.5" blade

My DFLE weighs 17.0 ounces with a 10.0" blade

The Golok has a heavier handle. Even though the overall weight of the Golok is more, the blade feels (probably is) lighter and much faster. But with it's blade length it still balances and swings very well and with good power. The Golok is noticably more nimble and balanced in the hand.

But, the DFLE has noticably more blade weight and "possibly" more power in the blade. But, this is only based on feel in the hand perception. I have used both, but never together and not in the same scenarios enough to compare.

It seems very possible that the balance of the Golok could hide the perceived power of it's blade. When I cut/chopped with my Golok, I recall being impressed and thinking it had good power. At 1.5" longer, the Golok will have some length to compensate for weight distribution.

I still think it is more of just having a slightly different set of abilities than one being so much better than the other. It really isn't an apples to apples comparison.

But, I still think it would be a very interesting comparison.

I will have to compare these two myself - regardless if before or after Vic. I just need some time as I have been pretty busy. Vic might get to it before myself.






I am not going to say better without qualifying. But, I would much rather have a good Golok for "My" uses. And I feel a Golok is more versatile for "My" uses.
And a Golok is not entirely unreasonable to carry.

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