Anyone Want to Talk Traditional Fixed Blades?

Brett,
nice thread and great knives! I love your Drew by the way ;)
Currently I only own one FB, a hunter/skinner pattern, but I might get more in the near future (probably a Kephart).
I don't hunt nor skin game but this is a nice knife for general outdoor purpose (I don't process much wood usually) :)

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Fausto
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Fausto excellent shape to that handle, very nice scales too, micarta? These type of knives really are useful on a day walk for food prep and enjoying the fresh-air!:thumbup:

Regards, Will
 
Thank you Will :) Yes, it is micarta, and although it's not that big,it feels comfortable in the hand for many tasks.

Fausto
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check check still getting 524 error. It seems I can only post short message to this thread..sorry but trying to figure out how much I can post.

edit: it seems to be only that page. odd. It must not want me to reply to Chris :D

Quattromori - thank you for the compliment on the Drew. His was the first knife I bought of the exchange. Im really liking his 52100 and even just the look of his work.
 
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Top five plus a khukuri -

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Lile drop point hunter, Randall Trout and Bird, Marble’s Ideal, Blackjack Model 1-7, Bark River Rogue.
British Indian officer’s mess dress kothimora khukuri c. 1935.
 
That's a beautiful kothimora Berk! Very dainty for a khukuri though.

That reminds me, I have one of those Rogues too.



- Christian
 
Brett, I have never had issues with clip points on game. I really dislike trailing points for field dressing game. I have poked holes in stuff that leaks fluids I don't want on my meat with them. The issue seams to be solved, for me, by having the point lower than the spine versus above.

Love that Randal, Berkley.

Chris
 
Chris Montgomery said:
Brett, I have never had issues with clip points on game. I really dislike trailing points for field dressing game. I have poked holes in stuff that leaks fluids I don't want on my meat with them. The issue seams to be solved, for me, by having the point lower than the spine versus above.

Love that Randal, Berkley.

Chris
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Chris that is good to hear. Ive seen a few post of people field dressing with a clip and have always questioned it to myself. I thought about asking but never got around to it.

kamagong said:
That's a beautiful kothimora Berk! Very dainty for a khukuri though.

- Christian
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Christian, you commented on the size, do you think it is because it is a "Officer's mess dress," and is there a stand size on these?

Berkley said:
Top five plus a khukuri -

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Lile drop point hunter, Randall Trout and Bird, Marble’s Ideal, Blackjack Model 1-7, Bark River Rogue.
British Indian officer’s mess dress kothimora khukuri c. 1935.
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Berkley, that an amazing line up! Each one of those is grail for me. Thank you for posting them. I have always liked the Marbles's Ideal.:thumbup:
 
KBA said:
Christian, you commented on the size, do you think it is because it is a "Officer's mess dress," and is there a stand size on these?
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I'm pretty sure. Berk's knife is pretty small for a khukuri, looks to be 12" or so.

I don't know if there's a standard size, but you could probably consider 15"-17" OAL to be within that range. It has to be a certain size to get the most out of the design. It is a chopper after all.

Weird to call a 12" knife small when small is usually defined by peanut-class knives. I guess it's all a matter of perspective. Here are three khukuris to give you an idea of what I'm talking about. The one on the bottom is 15" OAL, the top one 17". None of them is considered particularly large by khukuri standards.

 
I was thinking, "that is danty?" Thanks for the info. :thumbup:

Three beautiful blades. Do you know the makers? They each also seem to have a slight difference in style and shape, are they called by different names? That 17" is incredible.
 
The top one is called a Foxy's Folly. Designed by a member who used to frequent the HI forum.

The middle one is a baby Ganga Ram Special, or BGRS for short.

The bottom is a gangaola.

The BGRS was made by Bura, I don't know who made the other two. The gangaola was made before HI started identifying individual kamis (smiths); the FF after the kamis got it into their heads that kami marks were interchangeable and they decided to mark the blades with whatever symbol struck their fancy.

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I was thinking, "that is danty?" Thanks for the info. :thumbup:
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Like I said it's all a matter of perspective. Here's the BGRS compared to a bowie and a puukko.

 
Is that a Millenium Special? I didn't realize you've been into khukuris so long Phil?

That's a beautiful tin chirra. Should you ever decide to send her along, please think of your old buddy Christian. ;)
 
Yes it's a Millennium Special, Christian, but I am not the original owner. I picked it up second-hand a couple years ago. Probably the jewel of my collection, the brass handle, engravings, and deep fullers are just amazing.
 
Here's another favorite fixed blade of mine, a traditional Thai e-nep from a Thai maker.
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And a parang I forged for myself
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This is my collection so far (of 5 inch or shorter knives - only the top two are 5 inches). I've really taken to carrying a fixed blade and I'm sure this set will grow.

From top:
Morgan Koens
Morgan Keons
Michal Komorovsky
Leif Lambertson
Bill Burke
Matt Bailey
Milan Mozolič
Matt Bailey
Bill Akers
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both by: Drew (DCLknives)

 
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philllll said:
I sure do love me some khukuris! Some really nice ones posted in this thread.

Brett, if you are interested in getting one I highly recommend Himalayan Imports. They have their own subforum here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/739-Himalayan-Imports

Standard length for a khukuri is around 15" or so overall. I have some beasts as large as 30" overall though! :eek:

Here's a few of my favorites:
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Phil, thank you for the link and the heads up on the sub-forum. I certainly have an interest in them, but I have a lot of homework to do on them first. These are really new to me. The time gives me time to pay off the Puukkos I have coming, but I see a few in my future. :D

Awesome blades good sir. :thumbup:
 
Those are beauties David. I especially like the two by Bailey and the Burke. Both exhibit great line and flow with comfortable looking handles.

Chris
 
Chris Montgomery said:
Those are beauties David. I especially like the two by Bailey and the Burke. Both exhibit great line and flow with comfortable looking handles.

Chris
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Thanks Chris - it's been fun to try out different makers and see what I like - who has a nice approach to blade geometry optimized for cutting, handle ergonomics, steel performance, balance etc. It's fun to learn (even via trial and error) what makes a great, carry-able, & capable fixed-blade.
 
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