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...arrived today. All the other comments and comparisons I've made on other knives are now subordinate to this one. This, no matter how highly I regard the others, is "my" knife.
The cho is indeed the one on Howard's FAQ - could be anything from "The Trunk of Ganesh" to the pistil of a lotus. I would really appreciate it if Pala could ask Bura what this cho is called, and, if possible, any info on what region it comes from.
The village sarki must be able to get on-line
The knife fits snugly in the scabbard, but not tight, due to an additional thin piece of leather glued to one side, just below the mouth. The scabbard, overall, is nearly perfect. The karda and chakma are handled in the same wood as the Khukuri, and very well done.
Uncle said the blade looked to him like a WWII more than anything else. It is "pointier" than my KNN WWII, and more of a leaf shape than my Sanu BAS.
Except for being 2 1/2" longer, it is a twin to my villager, in blade style. This tough, ugly little knife has its' own grace and balance, screaming "utility" and "user friendly" (or the Nepali equivalent) when you pick it up. Bura's rendition is absolutely identical, but a little larger, more comfortable to a bigger hand, and with all the class the Royal Kami can put on a knife.
The handle is Saatisal, and came from a place very near a burl, but is not a burl itself. The gold sap grain is pronounced even under just the wax applied at BirGorkha, and it has some of the hard, ridged grain lines like the slabs on my M43. Small crack - got glued - end of that story. This one, with some oiling and rubbing, is going to light up a whole room. And, some day, it will get its' own custom "tip up" scabbard and harness for around town travel.
The cho is indeed the one on Howard's FAQ - could be anything from "The Trunk of Ganesh" to the pistil of a lotus. I would really appreciate it if Pala could ask Bura what this cho is called, and, if possible, any info on what region it comes from.
The village sarki must be able to get on-line
The knife fits snugly in the scabbard, but not tight, due to an additional thin piece of leather glued to one side, just below the mouth. The scabbard, overall, is nearly perfect. The karda and chakma are handled in the same wood as the Khukuri, and very well done. Uncle said the blade looked to him like a WWII more than anything else. It is "pointier" than my KNN WWII, and more of a leaf shape than my Sanu BAS.
Except for being 2 1/2" longer, it is a twin to my villager, in blade style. This tough, ugly little knife has its' own grace and balance, screaming "utility" and "user friendly" (or the Nepali equivalent) when you pick it up. Bura's rendition is absolutely identical, but a little larger, more comfortable to a bigger hand, and with all the class the Royal Kami can put on a knife.
The handle is Saatisal, and came from a place very near a burl, but is not a burl itself. The gold sap grain is pronounced even under just the wax applied at BirGorkha, and it has some of the hard, ridged grain lines like the slabs on my M43. Small crack - got glued - end of that story. This one, with some oiling and rubbing, is going to light up a whole room. And, some day, it will get its' own custom "tip up" scabbard and harness for around town travel.
