Atlanta Cutlery WWII Khuk/"Accessory Knives" Any Good?

Dave Rishar

Dave Rishar

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I was looking around their website at various odds and ends and noticed what were listed as WWII khuks. The price seems reasonable if they're in decent condition. Anyone have any experience with these? If I were to get one, it probably wouldn't see very much (if any) use.

Also, I noticed the "accessory knives." I recall hearing that some of them are pretty good and some of them aren't - it's kind of hit or miss. Is it only kardas that they're selling or is it a mix of kardas and chakmas?
 
Mine was a mixture of Cs & Ks, with some if the Cs interestingly cross-hatched. Don't know what they're shipping these days. A couple of the Ks had chos. YMMV, as ddean says.
 
It all depends.
for both the khuks & kardas/chakmas.

You get what someone picks out of a box full of steel & dirt.
Some blades are pristine, beautiful artifacts
some blades look like they were used to tear the tread off a bulldozer
most are somewhere in between
search 'atlanta cutlery' in this forum for various comments

One lot [buy 10 & get a discount] of kardas/chakmas I got
(no choice K or C, whatever comes out of the box)
was a beautiful selection of various sizes & styles.
Another lot was 10 of exactly the same style of -thin- bladed k -&- c.
Nothing I wanted more than 1-of examples.

Everything is covered by a thin layer of original dirt.

They do take returns/exchanges if you are not happy.
But you would be out the shipping charges.

The prices are good -if- you get one in decent condition.
The K/C I've seen were all in very good condition
some reasonable rusting & pitting,
they clean up nice if you like.

for a start:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296362&highlight=atlanta+cutlery
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=276101&highlight=atlanta+cutlery
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274906&highlight=atlanta+cutlery

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Thanks all for the advice.

I just may place an order after the holidays...if I don't wind up blowing it on an Everest Katana or Seax (preferably both) first. :)
 
I almost ordered a couple...

They wanted to charge me 60 bux for shipping. :(
Maybe I'll call em' and see if they can change that for such a small box.
 
BruiseLeee said:
I almost ordered a couple...

They wanted to charge me 60 bux for shipping. :(
Maybe I'll call em' and see if they can change that for such a small box.
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Hmmm. $60.00. Careful, Bruise, you are giving clues. :eek:
 
BruiseLeee said:
I almost ordered a couple...

They wanted to charge me 60 bux for shipping. :(
Maybe I'll call em' and see if they can change that for such a small box.
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Well you should'a said something while they were still going 10 fer 10 bux. One of us would gladly have ordered them and then sent them to to you as a gift so you wouldn't have to pay custom or taxes.:rolleyes: :grumpy: :(
 
Thomas Linton said:
Hmmm. $60.00. Careful, Bruise, you are giving clues. :eek:
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Ouagadougou! I live in Ouagadougou!

Oh well... when they first offered them, I didn't want any. Now, I'm in the maybe category after finding out you also get chakmas.

I e-mailed the customer service department. They said to call in the order and see what the shipping manager has to say. They also said it shouldn't be more than 25 bux.
 
You can put me on the list if I can help Bruise...I'd do it in exchange for one of those 18" aluminum foil AKs I've been hearing about.
 
I've ordered 2 lots of 10, and most were chakmas, only a few kardas. Many were very nicely forged with integral bolsters. I suspect that the kardas were more useful, and didn't end up in the "junk bin" at the armory. A number of chakmas are shaped like miniature khukuris, and could probably be converted into useful tools. They are so cheap, I can't see not ordering some. When will you see them on the market again?
 
I bought the 10 for $20. Got 9 karda and 1 chakma. All were rusty, 2 were very pitted. The chakma (at the top) is cool. Made like a file on one side, a rasp on the other. Most have little iron bolsters. All in all a very good value. I used Evaporust to clean them up. Where else can you get a 100 year old knife for $2.00 ?

Steve
 
Thanks, Ferg, for that pic & others for info. Read the American Rifleman article on "Treasures of Nepal" Great story, just didn't know if the khuks, K's & C's were... great or crap. Now I know a little more, may order something. Gracias.

And about those Wind-less KLO's & others I'm now wiser. No longer on list for aluminum foil/cardboard products, even from forumites.

AA :footinmou
 
Thomas Linton said:
I ordered 10 and got 10 kardas.
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Me too. Got a couple with the drilled hole chos.:D
Maybe I oughta order some more now that you're getting chakmaks along with the kardas.;)
 
Bri in Chi said:
Hey, I got lots of chakmas to trade for kardas! Let's deal. :D
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Brian I haven't ever cleaned mine up but if you want to trade I'm willing.
But let's wait until after the holidays so they aren't so apt to get lost?
 
What about an antique karda/chakma pass-around? Would that be fun? :D

Yvsa, I haven't cleaned up my last A C K & C load, but I plan on soaking them in kerosene for a couple of days, going over them with medium steel wool, wiping 'em down with paper towels and a following with a good spray of Balistol. And then repeat if necessary. then treat the wood with tung oil. Does this sound like a reasonable plan to you?
I'm also thinking about restoring a pair if I can find 2 that seem to match each other. Taking them down to bare metal and doing a flattening and hand rubbed finish to about 800 grit.
These are very cool artifacts, and no khukuri nut should pass this windfall by - IMHO ;) When they're gone, where are you going to find more? :confused:
Merry Christmas to you all.
 
Bri in Chi said:
Yvsa, I haven't cleaned up my last A C K & C load, but I plan on soaking them in kerosene for a couple of days, going over them with medium steel wool, wiping 'em down with paper towels and a following with a good spray of Balistol. And then repeat if necessary. then treat the wood with tung oil. Does this sound like a reasonable plan to you?
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Brian I don't know if the kerosene would be to good for the wood?:confused:
I'm going to go at mine in a more difficult way and use the Murphy's Oil Soap on the wood handles and Naval Jelly on the blades. Then a good scrub with the steel wool or Scotch-Brite and then the Ballistol and Linseed Oil. I want too keep mine as authentic as possible.
It's pretty obvious that some of the kardas are much better than others though. The chakmaks are probably the same.

Being on a fixed income kind of cuts short the pass arounds I can get involved in. We have to live on a budget pretty much these days.
Not a problem but choices do have to be decided on.;) It would be fun though!:D
 
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