The appearance ain't even the half of it - it's so light and nimble in the hand that it's effortless to swing. A brilliant slasher, brush clearer, kudzu destroyer and log splitter, and it's still a capable chopper.

I could easily make fuzz sticks after cutting down green oak trees, doing a chopoff on more oak, and batoning through hard seasoned birch, directly into rocky ground.

Did I mention I love my M9????