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I'll stick with my M9LE. That knife is near perfect for my purposes. Lighter and faster than the Bushwacker, easy carrying for hikes, and perfect for a mini-machete, which is what I mostly use a big knife for anyway. I hope the 911 is like the M9LE.

I like big knives...ok... I like small knives too. I just can't call anything less than 18" a machete. I even call that a small machete. My machetes are always 24". I can use less, they just don't work well in vines and brier patches. I have tried 28", its ok. Most are a little too flimsy. 24" latin style. That is my go to blade for machete, old collins are my favorite. But to each his own...

Doc

Sometimes you don't need a full size machete, just a little help getting thru a thick area on the trail. By the way, the famous Marine Raider Bowies of WWII were actually Collins #18 machetes. They were issued to Army Air Corps pilots for survival. The Case and Western Bowies are the same pattern. So there are and have been many short machetes made. But for a lot of work, I like a Tramontina 22" machete. I have an old 24" Collins.

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