IMACASA 16" Guapote Machete Scythes & Accessories it is both harder and

it is both harder and more friable

Condor's take on the classic Russian entrenching tool

The longer reach is advantageous when batoning or using the blade as an improvised draw knife

The only things wrong with this example is grain runout in the handle

The fold-over frame

IMACASA 16" Guapote Machete Scythes & Accessories it is both harder andA light but mass forward machete with a generous sweet spot that makes it excellent for chopping woody targets in close quarters, much like a bolo machete with a finer point on it! The injection molded polypropylene handle is nearly indestructible, and impervious to the elements. Features a distal taper for optimum mass distribution. These machetes have a "courtesy grind" from the factory, which removes some material to speed up the final sharpening