The Reaper competition machete was purpose built to dominate the "Knife or Death" blade competition. It was designed and custom built by Robert Weir, founder of Panacea X LLC, High performance survival tools, website: www.weaponizedchainsaws.com email: rfw@panaceax.com Note a couple of corrections, Reaper is 28" over all length, not 26", handle is 10" long.