25" Kobra - What're They Good For?

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For all you 25" Kobra owners past and present, what uses have you put them to?

As a brush clearer/machete-type blade, I'm sure it's great. But, how heavy can you go with it? Has anyone ever done any chopping with them?

S.
 
Spence,

I would treat it more as a sword than a heavy knife. The Kobra is intended for martial artist, and is primarily light and fast. There are better HI knives available for chopping. You might want to look at the Chilangi, or Sirupati; both are fast but a little heavier. It just depends on what you plan to chop.

n2s
 
I have 2 25 inch kobra's.The first one is a 1.5 pound one made by the kami with no name. This is my fighter,when I first got it I played with it a couple minutes and it felt like an extension of me, its really awesome. The second is a 2.5 pounder I use for exercise and maybe a BIG tree chopper. i have only had it a couple months and as yet haven't been able to try in on any trees yet, both would make great weapons but I really prefer the 1.5 pounder.
 
Welcome aboard, 59. It's a case of the right tool for the right job. As I recall Kumar came up with his idea for the Kobra after seeing the katana I took to BirGorkha and after learning there was an interest is such blades. As the kamis observed, "this 30 inch Kobra is really a sword that looks like a khukuri," and further advised, "and because it looks like a khukuri people will try to use it like one...." The 25 inch Kobra can be used for about any task you'd use a machete for but is not the veritable prybar that cuts like the Ang Khola.
 
Thanks Uncle Bill,
After a couple years and I think I have 11 khuks now i should make a showing of sorts. Is the kami with no name still around? I have seen a couple 25 inch khuks that weigh around 28 oz but only the kami with no name made any 24 oz 25 inchers.Thanks again

Bruce
 
Bruce, I don't know if KNN is still there or not. They may have gone back to the farms for planting season -- or plantation as they call it.
 
Others may disagree; but IMHO the 25" is *the* ultimate all-round khuk. It'll do everything; it's perfect as the "machete substitute" (only it's better at that kind of work than any machete I ever used...); it'll happily chop, limb and split lumber. You can use it as a wedge, a prybar or, indeed, a sword. It has the strength, because of the narrowness of the blade (the edge bevels are short, therefore thick; it's actually stronger, IMHO, than many of the wider, heavier khuks for this reason. The Kobra *isn't* a sirupati); it has amazing balance, which means more cut for less effort, and the extra length is mechanical advantage in action.

I defy anybody to break one, except by outright and outrageous abuse; and even then, you won't find it easy.

In my opinion, the 25" Kobra is the only khuk you'll ever need. Some designs may perform specific tasks as well, possibly even better; but no khuk - no edged tool - does so many jobs so well.

Get one, and see for yourself. You won't be sorry.
 
I am pretty much in agreement with Tom that the 25 inch Kobra can do most anything that a Khukuri should, with judicious application. Yes, a prybar but not a heavy duty crowbar. A great cutter/chopper, but not a maul. An almost ubiquitous farm tool, and I have owned a 30 inch, a 25 inch, currently own a 21, 18, and 12. To fill that 18 to 15 inch space, I have some "native" forged Cheetlangi that I bought from some friends that brought them back from Nepal.

Incidentally, I have used the 18 incher to do a fair share of wood cutting and splitting for my fireplace, and it does a great job.:cool:

Now, about that 25 inch Ang Khola......:D :D
 
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