What I can say is that it's nice and heavy and I like the shape. I think with the added weight it should 'chop & hack' rather well. I'm heading off this weekend to establish a pathway down to a river mouth and I intend to put the BG Parang through it's paces...

I've got a few locally made Machettes and Cane knives. I'll post a few pics of them sometime this morning. They are cheap and the steel is not as thick as the BG Parang, but they do the job.