560/561 Vs. XM 18 3.5

[clockman]

Question for XM 18 3.5 owners.....the blade length on the 561 is 3.75 and the handle is 5.0. Are these specs bigger, about the same or smaller than the 3.5 XM 18? The weight of

the 561 is 5.8 ....what's the weight of the 3.5 XM 18?

 

[5.56]

I would guess the 0561 is longer than a 3.5 XM-18

According to the specs you listed, it would be 1/2" longer overall. The XM has a 3.5" blade and a 4.75" handle. But it's hard to say since nobody has the 0561 yet.

Here's a pic of a 0551 next to an XM-18 3.5"
They are pretty close, and everything I've seen has the 0561 longer than the 0551.