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I'm gonna second the motion of that being a Tibetan Short Sword rather than Long. Mine is similar specs, 32", 50oz and I love it to death. It's by far the jewel of my collection.

John, the handle on mine is about 8.5", including both brass bolster and buttcap. Big enough that I can fit both hands on it, thiugh the sword is quite handleable with one.

Edit: ndog, I almost forgot, the apple mark, if that's what it is, is the mark of Ganga Kami. I have a 12" Siru made by him.

Here's the mark up close
 
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Thanks for the info. A true hand-and-a-half sword, then.

I really would love one of these with a similar-length blade and a 14" handle- in fact, I would prefer a single-edged blade and a 14" handle. I have a huge HI sword that almost looks like a tarwar on steroids, but it needs a handle about twice as long as it has to be really useable. A HI katana with a 14" handle would probably be cheaper and easier than modifying the HI sword I have, and I would love HI to make one.

The Cheness Oniyuri is the closest thing I can find to describe what I'm talking about. It has a 23" blade and a 13-14" handle. Ideal dimensions would be between 13 and 14" handle, and 23-25" blade. I hope Aunt might consider making a "CQB Katana" variant like this one day.

John
 
Spectre said:
Thanks for the info. A true hand-and-a-half sword, then.

I really would love one of these with a similar-length blade and a 14" handle- in fact, I would prefer a single-edged blade and a 14" handle. I have a huge HI sword that almost looks like a tarwar on steroids, but it needs a handle about twice as long as it has to be really useable. A HI katana with a 14" handle would probably be cheaper and easier than modifying the HI sword I have, and I would love HI to make one.

The Cheness Oniyuri is the closest thing I can find to describe what I'm talking about. It has a 23" blade and a 13-14" handle. Ideal dimensions would be between 13 and 14" handle, and 23-25" blade. I hope Aunt might consider making a "CQB Katana" variant like this one day.

John
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Good to see you around, John:)


The Tibetan sword would be my pick of the liter this go 'round. That of the Ultimate Fighter. Lovely specimens all of them.
 
Kamidog, My kami cartouche file has the leaf as Ganga Bahadur kami. That means for once in your life, you are correct, so I'll be sure to tell your wife not to beat you again at least until after breakfast tomorrow.
 
Well that's a 17 hour freeby right there iffen you don't eat breakfast too early?

Gotta be a pleasant thought.
 
Bookie said:
Kamidog, My kami cartouche file has the leaf as Ganga Bahadur kami. That means for once in your life, you are correct, so I'll be sure to tell your wife not to beat you again at least until after breakfast tomorrow.
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Well! Guess i better have a dang good breakfast tomorrow eh? Dont hurt as much on a full stomach of biscuits, pig gravy, and hash browns.

...and I dont care what yall say 31+ inches is a long sword to me!...hmmm? What will I call the 36" one then? How bout daddy:D
 
Ahh a leaf! That makes more sense. Thanks for the info Bookie and David. Could you perhaps zoom out on that sword you got there?
 
HOLY COW!!!! EMS! Haha what is that beast?? And is double edged?? Whatever it is, it's on my want list. You have some awesome knives my friend :D
 
SingleGrind said:
HOLY COW!!!! EMS! Haha what is that beast?? And is double edged?? Whatever it is, it's on my want list. You have some awesome knives my friend :D
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Thank you.

I'm pretty sure that this was originally a one-off special order. I've never seen anything else like it. The person who sold it to me called it a Chitlangi Tanto, which is as good a description as any.

It is single-edged with a long, deep fuller along the spine on both sides. The blade is pretty wide, something like an HI Tarwar. It's fairly heavy at 35 oz, but well balanced.

I've thought about rounding off the bottom edge where it meets the tip to follow the contour of the fuller, which would make the tip more pointy, but I like it a lot as it is so I might never get to that project.

The maker is Lokendra Kami, one of my favorites. Unfortunately he was only with HI for a couple of years.

Before anyone asks, it's not for sale. :)
 
Nor should it be!! You got a keeper right there man. I can see the "Chitlangi Tanto" thing goin on, and I like it. I say keep that point where the edges meet. The blade looks so dramatic the way it is, I would think it would be just a little more normal if not for the extreme tanto
 
SG:

You're probably right. It would be more "stabby" with the tip curved at the junction (like some Japanese tanto blades), but it's more dramatic as is. Also, it's less work to leave it as is. :)
 
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