First whacks of the day, inch and a half branch of maple that had fallen in the storm. Took out one good chip, set up the next chip, and it just plowed through on the fourth hit. It has serious chopping potential, though as somebody else pointed out recently, the "Fat" Battle Mistress has more. Granted that blade is 50% heavier. So far my experience is that for smaller stuff like this, a folding saw is actually slower.
The Combat Grade Battle Mistress is much lighter than the FFFBMs. The CG is the only one I would consider carrying for hiking/canoeing/stuff. It’s heavier than the CG Dogfather, but it only chops slightly better. For most purposes I would pick the Dogfather CG or LE.
