18 century model

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Manoucher Moshtagh

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Uncle Bill on your site when you click on Khukuris, there is a pic of a Khuk 18 century model. Do you still offer this?

Regards,

Manoucher
 
Me too and those little grooves love to pick up all sorts of dirt, sap, and anything else they encounted. You actually have to clean this knife with a brush, soap and water and then oil it and I think that may be one reason it doesn't sell well. It's too much maintenance for me.

How's that for a positive sales pitch?
 
Sounds good to me since I only collect knives and swords and then pay special attention to the finish and oil it very carefully. For use I will use my cheap machete but not my beloved Khuks:)

Regards,

Mnaoucher
 
I had a 15" Siru that I used once to cut some rose canes and then told my wife was too pretty to use. As I was polishing and oiling it up for display, it dam near took my fingertip off. :eek:

Message received loud and clear: this khuk is a user.

Be careful Manoucher, your some of khuks may have other desires as well. ;) :D
 
I have a shamshir forged in Bukhara, handle and scabbard all carved silver and the sword is a beauty with a typical curved forged blade. It has been sharpened like hell! I remember one day cleaning it and it slipped in my right hand and hit my left hand on the palm (tried to catch thee phone or something at the same time!), it split the muscle with a nasty sound, which I will never forget!!! I can still hear the sound of the blade hitting the bone, blood all over the place and 7 stitches! Ever since my left hand and thumb is a bit numb! I guess the beauty / beast got a nerve!
I could not look at that for a while and when my neighbor took me to hospital, he was horrified at seeing me in such a bloody condition! Think about it a paper and pen guy like me experiencing such a thing not in a heroic encounter with a dragon trying to save a beautiful princess, but jus cleaning a blade! What a shame now I go and hide!:rolleyes:

Regards,

Manoucher
 
I wouldn't mind the maintenance. It would be nice to know what the historical reason for the cross-hatching was. If they were still using that boiled leather armor I might beleive it was to keep the blade from getting hung up.

Patrick

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Don't feel bad MM. My friend, who was in the army and did some training with the Gurkhas(British) in Hong Kong, said the ones he talked to told him they had a high rate of self-inflicted injuries with their own khukuris! It can happen to anyone.
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
We are programmed to try to catch whatever we drop and sometimes that can be a huge mistake.
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Very true! Actually I did that with my 18th Century model once. I realized as it happened that I was trying to catch a very sharp, heavy object, and so only recieved a 1" long cut. Another time I had it fall off a table, and I jumped away from it quick - maybe I'm a quick learner. :D

Anyway, it's a great knife (when NOT falling) and well worth owning. :)
 
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