DeWalt MA61 D Guard Machete Rubberized Handle Knife

Description

The DeWalt MA61 D Guard Machete has a 15.25-inch black-coated sawback high carbon stainless blade at 22 inches overall in a black and yellow rubberized handle, a D-guard, and a nylon sheath.

Two things set this apart from a plain machete. The sawback spine is cut into coarse teeth for bucking seasoned limbs, and the D-guard loops from the handle back to the blade, enclosing the fingers against slips and whipping branches. That enclosure costs some flexibility, since the hand cannot shift along the handle to change leverage, but for clearing work held at one grip all day it is a fair trade.

High carbon stainless resists corrosion better than the plain carbon usually fitted here, which suits a tool that lives in a site trailer rather than getting dried after use. Explore more Machetes.

• Sawback spine and a D-guard on one tool
• D-guard encloses the hand against slips and branches
• 15.25-inch blade, 22 inches overall
• High carbon stainless with a nylon sheath