1st Impressions Of Movie Model

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Big Bob

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Got home from town and the box was waiting. Inside was the 20" 25" MM from the 9/28 DOTDs.

Impressions: Compared to my 21" GS, its lighter, more neutrally balanced and even more maneuverable. The feel of the MM makes me think of a Kobra (I don't own one however). This is what I'll use the next time the hedges need trimming. ;) The handle feels very nice and isn't slicked up, so it should make for comfortable use.

The only real nitpick I have is that the frog seems pretty thin by Birghorka standards. However I don't think I've have to worry about it with the MM's light weight. Like others have mentioned, inserting and removing it from the scabbard can be a bit tricky, though with mine its mainly when I sheath it.

Bob
 
I've wondered about the frogs. Every so often one shows up quite thin; it doesn't seem related to the size or weight of the khukuri, either. Still, they seem to hold up decently and I can always fashion a new one if need be.

I'm curious how a movie model works on lumber. Got any chopping planned?
 
My Movie model works great on lumber, but it also is somewheres around 30 oz, if I recall correctly.

I haven't had a thin frog. (I know, I know, the restaurants only serve fat ones.....)




munk
 
I just checked,
all my recent khukuris have thin frogs, now that you mention it
good thing they don't leave the yard
tom
 
I'll give the MM one of my sandpaper/mousepad sharpening and do some chopping on the remains of the tree I FF'd up the other day. It'll have to wait a few days when I'm off again.

As for the frogs being thin, I wonder if leather is in shorter supply due to the political situation in Nepal.

Bob
 
I always thought thin leather was because of where that hide came from on the animal. Some thin leather might be supple, soft; but it seems to me the skin from some locations on the animal might be tougher than others, regardless of thickness. The skin behind my ear isn't as tough as the skin on my palm. (the Kamis aren't going to make a frog out of me though, no siree.)



munk
 
munk said:
(the Kamis aren't going to make a frog out of me though, no siree.)
Click to expand...

ah, well, we missed our chance a few mo. back when you were a zombie! guess we'll have to wait a while now....

(all my scabbard frogs are ~3/32" thick, even the one i made for my non-HI kopis - looks like plenty of thickness for normal earth gravity, will re-evaluate on my next visit to a heavy G world)
 
The thin frogs we used to get with the steel rivets used to drive Uncle Bill crazy!

But the helluvit is that those thin frogs were/are damned tough. I don't know what kind of process the water buffalo hides are tanned with but the resulting leather isn't like anything we get here that I've had any experience with.
I haven't had any trouble with them being strong enough, it's just that they are so damned flimsy they flop around too much and take a set too easily if you're not careful to see that they're laid out straight when you put them up.
 
The no longer mine BAS had the 2-piece frog made of thicker leather than any of the scabbards I have.

It made me think of the perfect e-bay ad....

The two-piece frog is designed to allow the loops to be placed upon either side of a cable. The blade is then slid through the loops sideways. The wooden inserts in the sheath provide a firm grip for using the rig to slide across the cables laid over the canyons and between the mountains of Nepal. This was a closely kept secret in ancient times and contributed to the mythical prowess accorded to the Ghurkas. It is where the idea for the use of cables to simulate fantastic leaps in asian films originated. Some historians belive the original Ninja of Japan were actually displaced Ghurkas (with the use of masks and secrecy to conceal their foreign origin).

:D .
 
That is fantastic, SASSAS. Where did you learn that?


Flying frogs.


munk
 
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