Linder (or other stainless) Machete?

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My dad's old Blackie Collins is finally pretty worn out, and the brush is seriously growing down at the fish/hunt club. I'd like to surprise him with a new machete.

I saw the following at a show, and was wondering if anyone has any experience/thoughts. I know little about blades, but saw "stainless" (it's coated with a black finish) and "made in Solingen" together, and at least know those to be good attributes. Is my little knowledge a dangerous thing, or would this be a pretty good companion?

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=LNLI045

Thank you!
 
"stainless" and "machete" are not words that would be expected to go together.

I advise you to pass and to just get a good, inexpensive, Tramontina or Ontario.
 
Wow. That "bush chopper" one is pretty wild!

I'll forgo a stainless one, then.

THANK YOU, both, for your insight.
 
Over at the Blades Forums, the opinion about Linder machetes is that they are thick and not easy to keep an edge on.

Since you want a real "working" machete rather than a short sword, probably any cheap carbon steel machete from So. America would work better.
 
Condor offers machetes in Stainless.

They're made in El Salvador ( I'm pretty sure they got jungles there, and at least one person from Solengen has been there ;):p ).

http://www.condortk.com/about.php

They make good stuff. Keep an eye on their new offerings. They are making a wider variety of machetes in high carbon steel this year.
 
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