Performance will depend on blade thickness. And given the sawback feature this will probably be greater than a Tramontina. This translates into a very rigid blade that transmits a good deal of vibration to the user's hand ( think recoil fatique.)I discovered this drawback using an Ontario sawback machete and a german linder.I was curious about the 'lanyard hole' near the blade tip. Then I remembered Peter of Fallkniven revealing the tiny choil on his blades I found so usefull as wire cutter was an artifact of the manufacturing process to secure the blanks during manufacturing. With 15" of cut sawteeth I imagine this is what that hole is.Theoreticaly, It could be used to secure the blade with a nail to use as a mass slicer of materials to fabricate a shelter ( think of a tabletop paper cutter.)Sheaths with machetes are superfluous wastes of energy and material. If you need a machete it will almost constantly be in your hand or simply secured for ease of access on a rucksack.