A folding khukuri??

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Here is the only US made khukuri I have in my collection. It was made by Ray Beers and carries the serial no. 006.

As you can see it is a beautiful folder and extremely well done.

Bill


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Bill,

That is a very interesting lil folder you have there. It looks like it is very well made. What is the blade steel?

Regards,

Tom Carey
 
I am not sure of the blade steel, but edge is razor sharp (came this way) and steel seems to be Rc 60 or close. The knife was a gift and came without specs.

Bill
 
Junglee is jumping on the khukri style with their new "cigar knife" series
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I like Roy Beers' better
 
Bill, you'd better lock that puppy up; it's got "Jim March" written all over it!! He'll be at you're front door in about 10 seconds I think. That is though, a very nice looking piece, drool, drool.
 
Hey, those Junglee knives *are* cute... if they work for the cigars I might just get one for my little brother (who smokes them more than I).

Spark

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Spark..
Inside cover of the April issue of Knives Illustrated....there are 2 more than I didn't scan...very pretty and artsy scales
 
Bill, in the Petersen's Combat Knives 9/98 issue that LeRoy Thompson reviewed your knives in, there's an article on Al Polkowski's knives on page 38. Mentioned but not pictured was his "Urban Kukri" w/ double edged fixed 5" blade. If he has a website, or any website shows that model I haven't found it. Would just like to see what it looks like. Maybe someone can find a picture and post it.
 
I am going to have to send these pix back to the kamis. They would get a huge kick out of seeing these little "khukuris."

Rusty, maybe somebody can help you out but I can't -- sorry.

Bill
 
Al Polkowski has a line drawing of his urban khukri in his brochure, at least this was true of his brochure of a year or two ago. As I remember it, it was shorter and stouter than the "traditional" style. As a side note, I also saw a khukri made by Al Mar (discontinued) in the window at Blanchards in Las Vegas, when I was at the Las Vegas Classic a year or two ago.
 
Shodar, was this a folder or fixed blade? I looked on their site and it's not there. What do you mean by stouter. Was the blade like 5/32, which is thick for a folder, etc.?
 
For whatever it's worth, and without digging it out to measure, I'd guess the blade on the Beers folder above to be about 3/32.

Bill
 
Cobalt, we are talking about Polkowski, not Al Mar, correct? Maybe someone who actually has the brochure can jump in here. The brochure I had was from about 2 years ago. The following is from memory, so don't quote me. It was a fixed blade (I don't think he makes folders). By short and stout, I mean the straight part of the blade wasn't very long, but it was fairly wide. It was as if you compacted the entire blade and fattened it up a bit. Probably equivalent in length to a medium-sized Bowie, but with that intimidating curve. I believe there were multiple finger notches on the handle. I do not recall the specs, but I remember it as a compact, mean-looking piece, that could likely hack something off of something or someone rather easily. Sorry to be graphic, but that's what he specializes in.

PS - the closest thing I can think of to it would be the Black Cloud Sister.

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You know, I remember something about this knife and it's being used as a reverse grip fighter like in a boxing style. Might this be the knife you speak of?
 
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