Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but I just placed my order for the Condor Dadao. This will be my second Condor, my first being the Golok. When I get it later this week, I will try my best to post some photos of it. When I first got the Golok, I also picked up a Svord Von Tempsky Bowie at about the same time. I decided to pit those two against my Junglas. The Golok surpassed both of those by such a wide margin that it is really in it's own class. The thing is an absolute terror to the bushes in my yard! After that day, I knew it was only a matter of time before I picked up another Condor and the Dadao is it! I've been really good about not buying knives lately, but dangit, I had to break down and buy this one!
For those of you who might be wondering, the Junglas did better in my tests than the Von Tempsky Bowie. I like the Junglas better, primarily because it has a better handle shape that locks your hand in place. However, the Von Tempsky earns major points for cool factor alone, so it earned it's place in my collection. As far as yard choppers go, I'd say Condor wins, hands down. Even though the Golok is the only one I've handled so far, the cost is low enough that I have absolutely no hesitation to start wailing on it. Plus, their leather sheaths are 1,000 times better than the crummy cordura ones that come with most knives and machetes in this price range.
