AIR Zlatoust machete Itsyl is an impressive knife with a large blade with a variable width and thickness of 6 mm. The stiffness of the blade is further reinforced by four dales. Machete blade center of gravity shifted closer to the knife-edge for efficiency of chopping. Great for chopping bones. Large grip feels excellent in any hand and it has a hole in the pommel for Lanyard. This knife is recommended to take in the trunk of a car instead of a hatchet when travel to the nature, it has no equal in cutting branches. Grip made from Russian Birch cork that know for it natural antiseptic properties.