3 works of Art. Pix and good deals.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Here are 3 khukuris that suffered minor field damage which has been expertly repaired by Art Swyhart. It's your chance to get a field tried and proven khukuri for 1/2 price + you get a chance to see what Art can do.

top -- 18" 27 oz. WWII by Butterlamp kami. 10/10 work. Looks like Art did a slight regrind of the tip. Old style tooled scabbard. Half price and we'll pay shipping -- $72.50 delivered to your door.

center -- 25 inch 29 ounce very quick Kobra by Butterlamp kami. Can't tell what might have been wrong with this blade or what Art did to fix it but it's fine now. Needs a polish. Old style tooled scabbard. $75 delivered.

bottom -- Nice beefy 16.5 inch 2 pound Chiruwa AK by Sanu. Almost 1/2 inch thick. Again can't tell what was wrong or what Art did but it is just fine now. Village sarki scabbard. $72.50 for two pounds of dynamite khukuri delivered.

Call or email.
 
A team of three very good kamis that used to work at BirGorkha off and on. They may show up again.
 
The butterlamp kami is also frequently referred to as the Kamis with No Name, or KNN.

KNN khuks weren't quite as sought after as Durba's, but were very well regarded. The WWII that went up today sorely tempted me.
 
Depends on whether I can scrape together a few simoleons before it gets grabbed.
 
I received the chiruwa today. Mr. Swyhart is truly a magician.

One year ago I broke a semi-circular chunk of steel out of the belly of ths blade, 1/2" long by 1/4" deep. I still have a polariod photo of the broken blade sitting on my desk. The knife has been reground and reshaped such that the original integrity of the design was maintained. The shape is a bit of a hybrid: very thick-spined with a deep AK fuller; consistent blade width from the recurve through the sweet spot coming to an aggressive point, kind of like a wide sirupati; sharp bend like a WWII.

I'm not an expert on edge grinds, but the blade appears to have a consistent convex grind from the widest part down to the edge. There is no secondary edge bevel.

Same great handle, the only visible wear & tear is what I put on it from past use.

If I ever have an opportunity to scan the old photo I'll post before & after pics. Thanks Art, thanks Uncle! :)
 
Most of what we call failures are damage that can be repaired and most "failures" end up right back in the field like your Chiruwa. Nice to see it come home again and thanks, Raggy, and thanks, Art.
 
You're both welcome. It's a pleasure to fix a khuk and have it go to someone who appreciates it and feels a connection to it.
A collector and I were talking to Cecil Quirino from Kris Cutlery this past weekend at the Oregon Knife Show. We were talking about magic and having some blades "speak" to us.
Someone else heard us and just shook his head like we were crazy.
Forumites will understand why I felt sorry for this man who never hears his blades urge him "use me, use me."
 
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