Anton Irmen
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- Joined
- Jan 15, 2001
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Now I did it.
I bought my first HI Khukhuri after I recognized what it did to me, I started to search for some sort of disclaimer, like: This item might be highly addictive, if used by the wrong (or right?) person ;-). You ought to place some kind of warning somewhere (at the inside of the scabbard, for example), just to be on the safe side if you ever sell one to a lawyer ;-)
Actually, I wanted to order a Katana or a Talwar, but then opted for a 25 Sirupati. The reason for this was that I wanted something "heavy and awkward" for workouts. And it worked out great ;-).
After it arrived January 11, (only six days after I had ordered it with standard air mail!), I not only got something useful for building up some muscles, but also a tool/weapon, which could cause me to ignore my collection of Chinese Daos for weeks to come It has a beautifully blade forged by Sanu. I bet there is no reason to assure him of his great work, he might have heard this already but, if you happen to send him a letter or contact him otherwise, you could mention one more satisfied customer. Anyway, this blade did everything you could expect from it. I wont bother you with details about all those dangerous dead (which means Zombie) trees attacking me, but the Sirupati performed really well especially, for a blade that was not designed to be a high performance chopper. It was not shaving sharp right out of the box, but I didnt want to shave myself with it, anyway, and the working edge did everything you should ask a blade of this dimensions for (ok, now Ive sharpened it to a razor edge, but basically, this was just for the fun of it, not out of necessity).
When playing with the Sirupati, I really began to appreciate the Habaki-bolster, since it gives you the opportunity for some nice and fast cuts, simply by holding the blade at the Habaki end with my thumb and index finger and letting it spin around that point why do so many people think, that you can accomplish a good cut only with a stiffly locked wrist, anyway?
The Sirupati has a nice scabbard, which I did not appreciate at the first glance, since the blade was hanging up at a certain point when trying to sheath it, and because I found the leather (resembling rawhide closer than real tanned leather) a little bit on the poor side of the quality spectrum. But after thinking about it, especially about the difficulties of getting a supply of high quality leather in a hinduistic country in general, I realized that the guys there did make the best out of the stuff they had. For example, since this leather doesnt accept the dye too well, only the tooled parts (a really nice dragon and a swan) are black, and the rest of the leather lets the color of the wood shine through, hence giving a nice effect. I am still working on that tight spot, which is not caused by a general tightness of the scabbard, but rather by the fact, that the blade has problems to follow the curvature of the scabbard.
Ok, enough of my unsorted thoughts, did not mean to bother you and I have to myke my mind up about the next order... I am already dreaming of a Darn Dao or a Yathagan made by the Kamis, maybe, they could like these blade and handle shapes Oh, I am starting again with these unsorted thoughts have I ever mentioned that I believe that this Sirupati has a special spirit? ;-) After owning quite a few edged weapons, there finally is one that lets you feel that its creators put some heartblood into the manufacturing process.
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I bought my first HI Khukhuri after I recognized what it did to me, I started to search for some sort of disclaimer, like: This item might be highly addictive, if used by the wrong (or right?) person ;-). You ought to place some kind of warning somewhere (at the inside of the scabbard, for example), just to be on the safe side if you ever sell one to a lawyer ;-)
Actually, I wanted to order a Katana or a Talwar, but then opted for a 25 Sirupati. The reason for this was that I wanted something "heavy and awkward" for workouts. And it worked out great ;-).
After it arrived January 11, (only six days after I had ordered it with standard air mail!), I not only got something useful for building up some muscles, but also a tool/weapon, which could cause me to ignore my collection of Chinese Daos for weeks to come It has a beautifully blade forged by Sanu. I bet there is no reason to assure him of his great work, he might have heard this already but, if you happen to send him a letter or contact him otherwise, you could mention one more satisfied customer. Anyway, this blade did everything you could expect from it. I wont bother you with details about all those dangerous dead (which means Zombie) trees attacking me, but the Sirupati performed really well especially, for a blade that was not designed to be a high performance chopper. It was not shaving sharp right out of the box, but I didnt want to shave myself with it, anyway, and the working edge did everything you should ask a blade of this dimensions for (ok, now Ive sharpened it to a razor edge, but basically, this was just for the fun of it, not out of necessity).
When playing with the Sirupati, I really began to appreciate the Habaki-bolster, since it gives you the opportunity for some nice and fast cuts, simply by holding the blade at the Habaki end with my thumb and index finger and letting it spin around that point why do so many people think, that you can accomplish a good cut only with a stiffly locked wrist, anyway?
The Sirupati has a nice scabbard, which I did not appreciate at the first glance, since the blade was hanging up at a certain point when trying to sheath it, and because I found the leather (resembling rawhide closer than real tanned leather) a little bit on the poor side of the quality spectrum. But after thinking about it, especially about the difficulties of getting a supply of high quality leather in a hinduistic country in general, I realized that the guys there did make the best out of the stuff they had. For example, since this leather doesnt accept the dye too well, only the tooled parts (a really nice dragon and a swan) are black, and the rest of the leather lets the color of the wood shine through, hence giving a nice effect. I am still working on that tight spot, which is not caused by a general tightness of the scabbard, but rather by the fact, that the blade has problems to follow the curvature of the scabbard.
Ok, enough of my unsorted thoughts, did not mean to bother you and I have to myke my mind up about the next order... I am already dreaming of a Darn Dao or a Yathagan made by the Kamis, maybe, they could like these blade and handle shapes Oh, I am starting again with these unsorted thoughts have I ever mentioned that I believe that this Sirupati has a special spirit? ;-) After owning quite a few edged weapons, there finally is one that lets you feel that its creators put some heartblood into the manufacturing process.
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