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- Jul 7, 2002
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HEY BILL THAT 18 INCH ANG KHOLA ARRIVED TO DAY, VERY DISSAPOINTED, THE SCABBARD IS SHOCKING, IT TAKES HEAPS OF STRENGTH TO DRAW THE BLADE OUT, AND WOOD SHOWING AT THE MOUTH OF SCABBARD.AND ALSO SPLIT WOOD INSIDE,THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MY FIRST NON BLEM KHUKURI, MY POSH ONE, IT IS SAD TO SAY THE WORST, I HAVE TAKEN ABOUT 1-2 HRS APPLYING SOME ARELDYTE TO THE CRACK INSIDE THE SCABBARD, AND LIGHTLY SANDING WITH A SMALL PIECE OF SANDPAPER INSIDE THE SCABBARD ALSO,.
IT NOW DRAWS FROM THE SCABBARD REASONABLY BUT DOESANT LOOK TO PRETTY.
ALSO THE KARDA HAS A LARGE SPLIT, AND THE SCABBARD WHERE THE CHAKMA AMD KARDA POP IN HAS NO LEATHER PROTECTION COVERING THE NAILS, AS A RESULT WHEN YOU TAKE OUT,OR PUT THEM BACK THEY GET A SCORE DOWN THE HANDLE.
I WOULD HAVE SENT IT STRAIGHT BACK BUT THEN IT WOULD END UP BEING $60 POSTAGE = ONCE HERE , BACK TO YOU , THEN BACK TO ME.ALSO THE BLADE IS GROUND OF CENTRE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SPINE FROM ABOVE, THE LINE IS OFF CENTRE RIGHT UP TO THE POINT.
IE ABOUT 2/3 TO THE RIGHT AND THE OTHER 1/3 TO THE LEFT,THIS WAS MADE BY BURA SO THAT PROBABLY EXPLAINS THAT,DUE TO HIS ILLNESS, BUT IT DOESANT EXPLAIN THE SCABBARD. DID YOU INSPECT THIS BEFORE IT WAS SENT ???. OR NOT , I NOTICED YOU SAID IT WAS SENT BY SOMEONE ELSE A LADY. AND IT WAS A HORN HANDLE NOT WOOD. SADLY REGARDS KEN.
ps awiting arrival of 21 inch chitlangi should be here tomorrow, heres hoping my second NON BLEM will be a posh one.
IT NOW DRAWS FROM THE SCABBARD REASONABLY BUT DOESANT LOOK TO PRETTY.
ALSO THE KARDA HAS A LARGE SPLIT, AND THE SCABBARD WHERE THE CHAKMA AMD KARDA POP IN HAS NO LEATHER PROTECTION COVERING THE NAILS, AS A RESULT WHEN YOU TAKE OUT,OR PUT THEM BACK THEY GET A SCORE DOWN THE HANDLE.
I WOULD HAVE SENT IT STRAIGHT BACK BUT THEN IT WOULD END UP BEING $60 POSTAGE = ONCE HERE , BACK TO YOU , THEN BACK TO ME.ALSO THE BLADE IS GROUND OF CENTRE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE SPINE FROM ABOVE, THE LINE IS OFF CENTRE RIGHT UP TO THE POINT.
IE ABOUT 2/3 TO THE RIGHT AND THE OTHER 1/3 TO THE LEFT,THIS WAS MADE BY BURA SO THAT PROBABLY EXPLAINS THAT,DUE TO HIS ILLNESS, BUT IT DOESANT EXPLAIN THE SCABBARD. DID YOU INSPECT THIS BEFORE IT WAS SENT ???. OR NOT , I NOTICED YOU SAID IT WAS SENT BY SOMEONE ELSE A LADY. AND IT WAS A HORN HANDLE NOT WOOD. SADLY REGARDS KEN.
ps awiting arrival of 21 inch chitlangi should be here tomorrow, heres hoping my second NON BLEM will be a posh one.