OK Atlanta & IMA do have some amazing historical pieces at what I woould say are good prices.
Sometimes they send out a chipped or broken piece & you have to ring them & say , Thats not right I want a good one & then they put it right. {well I know Atlanta do anyway.}
Id say lately 18 or 19 out of 20 of there custermers who speak to me about kukri are deligheted with what there sent. {once theve cleaned of the dirty old cosmoline!}
I like thier Bhojpure for shape but the longleafs with thier inscriptions are serios historical pieces & range from fairly heavy fighters to kukris you could cut through brick walls with, Id say evry kukri freak should have an example.
For Long term investment the bolsterd dated & scaberded Brit. Gurkha issue ww2 mk2 kukris are best buy, {IMHO} {last time I looked $89}
The $50 mk.3s are the best mark 3s youll ever find for temper, steel etc. once the Brit . Army didnt have them made , {probaly c.1946.}the quality dropped. There bargain users if you like full tangs. cut like the devil.
The best bit is If they send somethng bad, just tell them , send it back & they will send you another one.
Ive had 6 from them directly, 5 are still in my collection & the 6th is in a friends leading collection that I did a swap with as I had a duplicate.
If you get one or two, pictures are always good!
Spiral
