It weighs 1.5 lbs and is only 18 inches overall so I wasn’t expecting it to perform as well as the Gerber on larger material but I was wrong. It didn’t require any work at all, sharp and ready to work. The edge on this blade out of the box was very impressive. The titanium bonding is supposed to help it resist rust and corrosion and they claim it’s 3X stronger than untreated steel. The Camillus Carnivore X is an 18 inch titanium bonded machete with a 12″ Stainless Steel blade that features an 8″ saw on the spine of the blade. It’s big and heavy but it’s a real workhorse of a machete. But hey, you can only draw a 22.5 inch, 2.2 lb knife out of it’s sheath so fast anyways. It works, it’s just a little awkward and slows you down a little. Being a bolo type machete though, it requires a velcro opening at the top to make it big enough to slide the blade through but still hold it secure. The handle is covered with a thin rubbery “no slip” grip which is nice but ours is already starting to peel in a couple spots. The downside of course is that it tires you out quicker too. ![]() The sheer heft and weight of this machete gives you some remarkable power for cutting through thicker brush and small trees. Out of the box, the edge was less than impressive but after the oldest son spent some time on it with the wet stone it cut well and held an edge as good as any other. The blade is constructed with 1050 Steel and is a full-tang blade. It’s a hefty blade and it weighs 2.2 lbs. ![]() The overall length 22.5 inches and the blade length: 15.5 Inches. After about a year of extensive use, these are our observations. Between clearing fence lines, cutting trails, camping, and use on our traplines our machetes get a work out and we expect them to be dependable and tough. We were in the market for some new machetes and purchased a Gerber Gator (the Bolo model) and a Camillus Carnivore X to test out here and see which one we liked better.
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