Ak Bowie

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John79

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Hello everyone, I am interested in purchasing an AK Bowie. I heard there was trouble in Nepal not too long ago, and that blade production had slowed down. Are these knives still being made, and are the kamis all alright? Does anyonr have personal experence with this knife? Any comments on your experences? Also, are these knives zone hardened like the Khuks are?

Thanks everyone. God bless.
 
I absolutely love my AK Bowie, I can't say enough great things about it. It is now my standard camping/outdoors knife. It retains most of the excellent chopping power of the larger khuks in a design that i find a bit more universally useful. For instance I can use it for chopping small trees and logs for shelter, split wood with it, and then turn around and use it to clean fish or cut steaks. Its tough as nails and makes a great prybar and if you are used to using other bowie style knives it pretty well drawfs everything else out there in bouth size and thickness. So all around, if you havent already gotten this impression, its pretty well excellent. I had a sheath made for mine so I can scout carry it, and I sharpened it up but other than that I havent found any changes really necessary. :) Bill
 
Hey thanks guys! Sounds like a really great knife. Now I just gotta get the $195...
 
I love the AK bowie.

Now Andy Colglazier has me jonesing for a project AK.

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WOW. Thats one pretty knife ilbruche, I couldnt find very many pics of it on the internet....thats a big knife. Yeah I will have to pick one of these up... What kinda wood are those handle slabs?
 
My gosh... Thats it, I gotta sell my sword so I can get one. I love the handle wrapping by the way Andrew.
 
John, that's funny... what my wife said when she saw it - "That's about the ugliest handle you've ever done! Looks like a giant caterpillar poopie....!"

Glad you like it!

Andy
 
John79 said:
Hey thanks guys! Sounds like a really great knife. Now I just gotta get the $195...
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be patient and wait for a DOTD....deal of the day....

an AK blem will sell for right around $100....sometimes lower, if you are lucky.....
 
Good, I'm happy to here that. Can anyone tell me what kind of wood the handle slabs on ilbruche's AK Bowie is? Thanks for the help everyone!
 
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I believe it is satisal wood....what quite alot of H.I khuks come equipped with, however it could be bayar or walnut, I dont think it's walnut but it's so dern pretty that it's hard for me to be sure with just a pic.

Care to enlighten us, Ilbruche?
 
We have Bura and other Kamis in the shop who makes few Knives for HI.
However, due to on going problems in Nepal blade production had slowed down. I am sold out the AK bowie for now but the shipment from Nepal will get here within few weeks. Check back in a month. Thank you
 
Lovin' the AK Bowies. Really like the scales covering all the way to the end of the pommel, Andy. Honestly though, I don't think that knife is big enough for a Texan and you need to send it to me here in yankee town : )

Mark
 
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