Are they authentic? Khuks from Nepal question.

PZ93C

PZ93C

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Lets be honest. All I know is HI. The only one I own is a Chirawa AK. It's all the user khuk I need. So the question for the experts is........ Are these the Real Deal? Prices are fine..... for authenticity. Not if it is a Tourist piece. But I know my own IDing limitations. Very limited. ;)
If I know they're historical pieces, I'm all over 'em.

What's y'alls opinion?

Brian

BTW- Yes I'm talkin' about the Atlanta Cutlery shipment. And I may have KV, the parent form of HIKV. But I don't know yet.
 
If I wanted a historical khuk, I would definately buy one of these. This trove of relics is being described as an "Indiana Jones" type find and AC/IMA are conducting themselves very reputably.

A guy recently got the first Martini shipped, and it turned out to have a stock & lever which did not match the receiver. The CEO of IMA called him personally and then went out to their warehouse to hand pick a replacement for him. So, these folks want everyone to understand they are up front about everything.

Also, I believe there is a five day inspection period during which you can make returns without any argument.

Apparently they found all kinds of stuff in that palace and it is coming to the US on three ships. Alot of items haven't arrived yet and have not yet been advertised.

I would order one of their khuks, except HI khuks are better made and history never cut any wood.
 
Bruise- I know.... I've been following religiously.

Bill- Me neither.

Cliff- I know history don't cut wood..... but they're history . They'd look so good displayed, or as the start of a collection.

Thanks for the replies so far.

Brian
 
I tend to think of HI khukuris as the more modern, more updated versions. Much more sturdier and very functional.
:cool:
 
PZ:

Not knocking collectors at all - just don't have space to collect much of anything myself, although I've been devoting an unhealthy amount of thought to "collecting" one of those Martinis as a shooter. Point is, don't worry about AC/IMA because they seem like good folks.
 
I don't know what kind of review you're looking for, but since I don't perform 'torture tests' on any type of antique I will pass along my thoughts from a historical point of view.

The owner of Atlanta Cutlery kindly sent all 5 of the models for my comments and I can tell you they are very well made and feel like they have come out of a time capsule. I have owned 3 of the models before and now have their provenance confirmed. The "long leaf" and model D are the oldest of those offered being from 1870-1890. D may be the first arsenal made kukri that is identified by the cho which would be very significant from a historical point of view. E is a Nepali version of the K45 and some are marked as such. C is a very unique variation of the WW I MK II although I think these were made around 1920. B is an excellent example of a bhojpure and its key feature is its very angled bolster. If all the models have this feature it will again be significant as a key to Arsenal identification. I am still trying to determine which magazines or arsenals all these weapons came from. The 'palace' they have been stored in seems to have become a warehouse rather than a working armoury prior to WW II and collected items from the 5 major armouries around Kathmandu.

The original scabbards offered are the flat sided type used in both WW I & II have an embedded ridge that have proper British-Indian marks and I believe these were not made in Nepal. This model scabbard should be for both C and E although the knives fit too loosely to be correct.
 
Now that's the kind of hands on review I was looking for. Thank you JDP. You're a good man. ( I don't care what they say.)

Brian
 
( I don't care what they say.)

Me either. He was an officer in the Navy. Once you get over that hurdle everything is just fine.

In the old time Navy there were only two classifications: Officers and men. What would you rather be? I always preferred being a man.
John preferred being an officer. But as a civilian he's really not a bad guy.
 
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