I agree about the handles on some of the CS machetes. They are too big even for my hands. In the past, I have always carried a big knife or machete into the Altamaha swamps to hack my way through the thick parts and dispatch rattlers and water moccasins. The CS kukris (the cheap thin ones) were great for the swamp. Here are some other useful swamp knives:


This is my old, well-used combo from the late 1980s.

My new one will be this or the same with the DFLE instead of the Chopweiler.