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11-19-1999, 12:18 PM
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Yes, Rusty, I thought that a rather high mark, too. But this fellow is a martial artist and looks at things differently than a couple of old wood choppers like us.
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11-19-1999, 02:01 PM
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Nah, the villager chainpuri 17" 14oz. runs about 24 to 25 on my scale, course I'm kinda smaller than him I'm sure. The 20" HI Chainpuri goes 21 to 22 on my scale, mostly because the carving on the wood handle slows changing your grip on it.
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11-19-1999, 02:31 PM
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Maybe you are both right. Suitability of purpose is a rather unique category and certainly subject to personal interpretation.
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11-19-1999, 11:41 PM
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Kumar Kobra review!
The gentleman who wrote this review has been the victim of recent internet fraud and wants to keep a low profile for awhile. If anybody has any questions for him you can email them to me and I will ask him if it is okay to forward your mail. If not, I'll keep you separated for his sake.
Anyway, here's what he has to say: -------------------------------------------- 20" Kumar Kobra equals great Out Of Box experience!! Well, I felt like a kid in a candy store when my wife brought the long brown box home from her office. Trembling hands ripped open the packaging to reveal this wonderful new khuk. First impressions were highly favorable: fit and finish were to a very high standard, all the grind lines were straight and the blade is 100% in line with the handle. Scabbard is excellent and the frog is servicable, though like many other customers I look forward to retrofitting the new super frogs when they arrive. As I purchased this as a martial arts blade / gremlin-scarer I tried it with some single stick escrima drills. The Kobra felt almost alive in my hand! The neutral balance combined with low overall weight make for a blade that is VERY quick and VERY controllable. The blade tip has an uncanny way of arriving at point of aim well before you think it will. Going through drills with the Kobra were as effortless as using a rattan stick. Twenty minutes work with a fine DMT and chokma created a shiveringly sharp edge that easily lifts hair from my arm (there was a lot more "drag" on the last 2" of the tip than the rest of the blade indicating a much softer temper than the rest of the edge, this is not a problem for me though as I dont plan on punching it through any 55 gallon steel drums - thats what Ang Kholas are for! :-)).Time to put the blade to work, fifty chops into a hardwood log had no decernable effect on the edge, and repeatedly slapping the flat against the side of the log revealed no loosening of the handle or the butt cap. A bend test allowed a 5 degree bend with the blade returning to true. To summarise: Fit and finish - 9.5 out of 10 Suitability of purpose - 24 out of 10 Edge retention - 10 out of 10 Ease of sharpening - 9 out of 10 General satisfaction - 12.7 out of 10!! As a martial arts blade it is highly recommended, though if you want a wood splitter or nail cutter get a 15" or 18" AK. The Kobra will live on my bedpost next to my faithful Browning HP (I am an old fashioned single action kind of a guy). Anyone wanting a top quality martial arts blade would be very happy with one of these! -The anonymus khukuri tester. ------------------ Uncle Bill Himalayan Imports Website Khukuri FAQ |
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