What do you want, a sword or a knife? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> If you want a sword, buy the Waki. If you want a knife, by the Bushwhacker.
That's about it. I have never carried my Waki anywhere off my property. I don't even have a sheath for it. It's for the revolution or the Zombie uprising. While it can function as a machete, so can a machete. I think carrying a machete is less likely to cause trouble with law enforcement than a sword. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />