How durable is this baton exactly? If someone were to land a full-fledged blow on an assailant's body with this, how likely is it that it would break?
1644357
If you hit someone with this thing, the only thing breaking is them! The barbs on the end are NASTY. The only thing is that it is very hard to hold onto without losing grip if you try to swing it as hard as you can. The little wrist cord that comes attached is USELESS and will break off. I had to customize the bottom of my handle to prevent losing grip. Like some baseball players tape a big ball of tape at the bottom of their bat handle, I did the same to this club to keep my grip strong and prevent it from slipping out of my hand when swinging it and prevent someone from grabbing hold and pulling it out of my hand. Would have been nice if they just would have put a lip around the bottom of the handle like they did at the top.
1644358
Anything is breakable at some point but the barbarian is made of two metal pieces that is held together by several metal threads that is screwed several time, where the handle meets the baton portion. It won't likely break with a body blow. However, there are other models in the market that are partially soft plastic which will break very easily, this one is metal.
1644359
I think it would handle for a few blows but after a while it will later break
1018448
I have had mine for a while its been deployed with me several times and been thrown in my Ruck sack and dropped and kicked around and never had an issue. So unless you try to break it you should be ok
492603
Pretty durable just dont go smashing into things and parts are avaliable everywhere amazin ebay etc some people on youtube have hit trees etc pretty hard at full speed no damage and others have bad luck and break but the worst that can happen is just things like rod wnds breaking on the suspension etc
1641466
Without a doubt. I've used for many rounds. I can't detect any damage whatsoever. The plastic or polymer they are made of seems to withstand a lot. Construction in my mind is top notch; the clip is holding strong, and it does not seem like anything will catch or tear off.
561115
I acctualy bought it for that and it really works for the looks and stealth kills. But you cant definitely throw this to someone, they would end very bad injured. Still it has more range than a knife while contact killing!
561119
Under EXTREMELY controlled circumstances. If you plan on doing more than a light toss or touch kills then no this WILL injure someone.
357234
I don't think it would be very durable by itself, but if you were to use it with something it can be attached to or mounted on. the only problem is that it could be vulnerable to cutting and punctures when its outside.
632757
Honestly, I haven't had to defend myself with it, but it feels like you could really mess up an attacker with it. It's really sturdy and with limited practice I'm able to present it quickly. I read a ton of reviews of different knives before purchasing and this one has the best and after buying it, I'll say it does not disappoint. I carry it with me all the time. I can even clip it on to my pajama pants pocket when walking out to get the mail or visit a neighbor across the street (always looking out for random dogs or suspicious pedestrians.) It really is comforting. I highly recommend it as do tons of other people. Go for it man! It's so low-priced too! Hope this helps Honestly, I haven't had to defend myself with it, but it feels like you could really mess up an attacker with it. It's really sturdy and with limited practice I'm able to present it quickly. I read a ton of reviews of different knives before purchasing and this one has the best and after buying it, I'll say it does not disappoint. I carry it with me all the time. I can even clip it on to my pajama pants pocket when walking out to get the mail or visit a neighbor across the street (always looking out for random dogs or suspicious pedestrians.) It really is comforting. I highly recommend it... » Read More Honestly, I haven't had to defend myself with it, but it feels like you could really mess up an attacker with it. It's really sturdy and with limited practice I'm able to present it quickly. I read a ton of reviews of different knives before purchasing and this one has the best and after buying it, I'll say it does not disappoint. I carry it with me all the time. I can even clip it on to my pajama pants pocket when walking out to get the mail or visit a neighbor across the street (always looking out for random dogs or suspicious pedestrians.) It really is comforting. I highly recommend it as do tons of other people. Go for it man! It's so low-priced too! Hope this helps « Show Less
1277728
It is pretty tough. I use it with boxing dummy. You should look for rubber. This is hard plastic. I would hit back of you hit me with this. Ha. Just saw they say this IS rubber. Unless I didn't even realize that when I got it, it didn't bother me.
1673849
I personally would not use this for throwing due to its large size. It is incredibly durable and could take the abuse, but not sure how it would fly. Fyi I love this machete....had it for years
1277730
I wouldn't do it with this knife. I would mess up someone pretty bad if they hit me with this, whether it hurt me or not. This knife is pretty solid and I actually thought about using it as a self defense weapon due to how hard it is.
585324
I am looking to buy a Bob, but have trained with one for years at the school I went to. That thing held up against 7th dan black belts kicking it for years. It's incredibly resilient. The only time I saw someone break one is when they used it incorrectly (hit it with another piece of equipment)
2158122
I think so - I used it for combat simulations and throwing practice, and the blade hasn't snapped off yet. It stings a bit if you're hit with it when it's thrown, but nobody has been injured.
46850
In my experience, this unit takes a lot of "bumping", and certainly handles the recoil, so I will call it very durable. Claiming that it's shockproof could be a stretch. I'm sure if you hit it hard enough, it would fail eventually.
1026937
The knife overall is pretty robust and I have used it for batoning with no problems. I do see the wood handle might break if hit while batoning, so I plan on replacing it with paracord more than likely!
1977108
You can't really break anything, but the battery packs are a bit bulky and have a tendency to unclip if you bump them at all. Certainly, you could use additional straps to secure them. I don't think any dancing or stomping is going to damage the product at all!
843761
With how it's made... I think it can be thrown, but it's balance isn't good so It wouldn't be good for throwing. Plus, there's no guarantee it won't eventually break after a while of throwing it because of how cheap a dagger it is.