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I have always had a habit of calling things the way I see them. The blade came unglued, the Spine of the blade looks like a dogs hind leg and not the same thickness and the point bows to the left as looking from the handle. There are 2 and 3 inch patches of grind marks on both sides of the blade that look worse now that I've got that black crap off the blade. I say again "Junk".:D
 
"Fir,
Have you ckecked the prices for the same custom jobs? Whew! The first time I saw a hand forged bowie and its resultant astronomical price at a local gun show I nearly made in my drawers.
It was 1800.00.
Gimme an 18" AK any day.

Heck at those prices gimme a bucket full."

Roger,

EXACTLY.
And how many of those things ever get used? The owners would probably make their drawers or beat you until you made yours if you chopped nuch of anything with it, let alone put a little ding in the edge that needed to be stoned out.

More like big jewlery that can be worn only certain places than a tool.

But does a differentially hardened big knife made in the US have to cost 10X more than an HI khuk?
 
But does a differentially hardened big knife made in the US have to cost 10X more than an HI khuk?
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No a differentially hardened big knife doesn't have to cost 10x as much. But, if you are looking for someone to reproduce the techniques used in Nepal then the relative labor rates alone will drive the price. We also expect U.S. products to have a more manufactured look irrespective of how they were actually put together.

n2s

Paul Zinsmeister made this one a while back:
 

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I like the looks of that combo. I have a Randall Sasquatch bowie that is very similar. The Randall is a good looking and functional khukuri style blade. Maybe some of you fellows saw one. When a get a camera I'll post a pic.;)
Sam
 
I don't think that the cost of materials is the same, but then the kamis in nepal don't have the large income to buy materials. I do thnk that you are right about the price of knives in the US.

That thing about having the pretty knife that never gets used is rediculous. A complete wais of money. I have no knives or guns that I won't use. If I can't use it what the h--l good is it. Just another piece of steel that I would have to clean and oil, If I remember before it is covered with rust. The ones that get me are the Stainless Steel knives that have the price tag over the century mark, and I will not pay close to $100 for a folder either. I have one of the HI Khuks handy most of the time. I do carry my leatherman super tool most of the time because of the phillips screw driver, file, saw blade, and pliers. I don't use the saw blade much anymore either. I better shut this off before I bore people to tears.:D :D
 
None of this should take anything away from Himalayan Imports Khukuri.

- The knives are sold at rediculously low prices....even lower with
the PGAs!!!
- They are big hand forged knives, much bigger than any of the custom
or production knives made in the US.
- They have an excellent proven design that combines reasonable
cutting edge with a powerful chopping ability.
- The honest high polish finish is rare these days. Many of our
knives hide their rough lines behind heavy blade coatings
- They are backed by an excellent warranty and outstanding customer
service.

It is not easy to make a big knife work. It is easy to generate alot of force and break the knife. But, HI has done it, and it only took several thousands of years of R&D to come up with the right design.

n2s
 
I must have got some wrong information somehow.
I thought the Rienhart knives were more of a hand made knife.

Cold Steel, (ATC) Is that similar to the one they call LTC now? Or, is that the heaviest one they make? From what I have seen the best part of Cold Steel Is that CarbonV steel and the variety of products.

The tomahawk that I have looks a lot better than the ones they are selling now. It has a nice smooth convex edge that is very sharp.

I have to agree about the HI knives. For any ones money and the actual price I don't think they can be beat any where. With an area of major use at 60RC on most of them the performance is almost unbelievable. Only seeing is to believe.:D
 
Originally posted by Pappy
I must have got some wrong information somehow.
I thought the Rienhart knives were more of a hand made knife.

10-4 Pappy, Blackjack when they were working with the Japanese imports were semi custom. Most of their knives , Anaconda bowies, wasp, Tartan dirk etc were dropped when they started up in Effingham Il. The Reinhart is a good khukuri blade, and now a collectors item.
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Cold Steel, (ATC) Is that similar to the one they call LTC now? Or, is that the heaviest one they make? From what I have seen the best part of Cold Steel Is that CarbonV steel and the variety of products.

Yes, the carbon V ATC was quite heavy but IMHO useless for the intended purpose. It doesn't even compare with a AK.

What I was trying to express in my post, is that for a number of years numerous makers tried to capitalize on the khukuri mystique. But of course they never did and some are still trying. Hell I even bought a cheap "original" from India advertised in the shotgun news accompanied with the blue print for the British Gorhkas. Any remember that add?

All the best,
Sam
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I remember that ad. ( I think :) )

Is it the one with the ghorka waving down a helicopter with his khuk? That's the one I remember.

Somehow I can't imagine Bura or any of the other kamis having to look at blueprints before pounding the steel. :o
 
... We don't need no $$##$@&* blueprints!

(BTW I have no knowledege of that ad what-so-ever :rolleyes: )

n2s
 
I can imagine the Birghorka quality control guy sitting on the dirt floor with the blueprint in his lap and a set of digital calipers in his hand. "This blade is 0.005" too thick, send it back." :)
 
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... We don't need no $$##$@&* blueprints!

Now when does government buy anything without paperwork to fall back on. :cool:
I bet that $400 hammer/toilet seat that hit the US news many years ago had a whole ream of specs and blueprints.

?
Where can I get a full size image or printout of that 'blueprint'?

I'd like to see it for the sake of history / curiosity.

Thanks,
dean
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:D Thats pretty funny...

That guy would probably last just a day before the kamis loose their cool and offer to display just what their "imperfect" khukuries can do to him. I have this image of a career bureucrat being chased around the fields surrounding BirGorkha by 10 angry men cursing and waving khukuries...

Andrew Limsk

Originally posted by BruiseLeee
I can imagine the Birghorka quality control guy sitting on the dirt floor with the blueprint in his lap and a set of digital calipers in his hand. "This blade is 0.005" too thick, send it back." :)
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