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Busse FFBM vs Himalayan Imports 18" AK Chopping Video.

230grains said:
I want to biggest/most ridiculous monster of a knife though. Which would that be?
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It sounds like you want the 40 inch Ganga Ram. The only other information I have on the knife is that the chakmak and carda were over 12 inches. (Since my gold membership expired I'm unable to search any farther than the picture I saved a while back.)
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GarySoneji said:
It sounds like you want the 40 inch Ganga Ram. The only other information I have on the knife is that the chakmak and carda were over 12 inches. (Since my gold membership expired I'm unable to search any farther than the picture I saved a while back.)
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Now that's a "MONSTER" :eek:
 
230grains said:
Honestly, that's what has stopped me from buying a HI knife. I wouldn't buy performance anything made in a hut in India, I mean no offense by it but if you showed me a factory where my truck/gun/anything was made and it looked like the pics on the HI site, I would sell the item very quickly as I would never be able to trust the HT on a knife being swung very fast, sharpened very sharp. I would still love a 20 inch AK. To many, the whole barefoot kamis is part of the draw to the knife.. to me, it's a negative. Then again, I'm a modernist type of guy.
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IIRC, the museum model that failed Ferguson was made by new HI kamis, who did not work for HI long.

From the pics I saw, I think the khuk cracked near the handle during HT, and the rust expanded from there.

If you don't trust new kamis, buy a khuk made by Bura or Sgt Khadka (he makes very nice CAK)
 
Most of mine are Bura, Kumar and Sher. :D

Like I said I have had them awhile. ;)
 
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GarySoneji said:
If their are any doubts to the quality of HI khukris, here is how Uncle Bill suggested you test all of your new khuks. There's good reason why the company has lasted so many years...but why focus on the hundreds of khukris that have not broken when you can have so much fun carrying the broken one around like a dirty diaper and showing everyone such a fantastic, and rare, mess!
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Like I said, I'm a bit skeptical, but I'm willing to give them a shot. The 20-25 inchers are just too impressive to pass up, along with everyones opinion of them.
 
230grains said:
Like I said, I'm a bit skeptical, but I'm willing to give them a shot. The 20-25 inchers are just too impressive to pass up, along with everyones opinion of them.
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Trust me, you won't break one, ain't no way. ;)
 
Cpl Punishment said:
Yeah, I get a kick out of the W&SS forum guys complaining about Busse "sharpened prybars", and I point out that my primary woods blade (the 20" CAK, if you couldn't tell :p) makes my CGFBM my "light & fast" knife.

LOL
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How heavy is the 20" CAK ? .... Is this the one you carry with the Baldrick shoulder rig ?
 
They are like 48 ounces or 3 pounds.
 
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Actually, most these days are closer to 3 pounds. Some of the early ones had 5/8" spines and were closer to 4 pounds.

Mine was a custom order, I asked for a little more point than usual, more of a sweep than a kink in the blade and I wanted it at least 3.5 pounds. It's all of that and just a hair over 3.5 pounds. The 25" one is closer to 4.5 pounds.

Yes, the 20" one in the pic above is the one I carry in my baldric rig.

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Interesting .... thanks .... makes me reconsider whether the KZ is not too bad on weight after all ... :D
 
I just made another video (Uploading now) Comparing the FFBM to the 16.5" Chiruwa AK. :D

The AK is lighter than the FFBM, about 1/2 pound lighter from the way they feel, but it's 1/2" longer than the FFBM. There is a huge difference in the 16.5" and the 18" AK's, the 18" AK is a monster compared to the 16.5". It's a little more even this time. :)

A few photos. :)


 
I think 18" is where it jumps to a .5" spine from 3/8 or 7/16, IIRC. That's probably where the weight comes from.
 
Cpl Punishment said:
I think 18" is where it jumps to a .5" spine from 3/8 or 7/16, IIRC. That's probably where the weight comes from.
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Yeah, the 16.5" Chiruwa is 3/8" thick while the 18" is 1/2" thick and just plain bigger in every way.

My 20" is just a little under 1/2" thick @ 7/16".
 
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Comparison photos.

18" AK, 16.5" Chiruwa AK and FFBM


L to R, FFBM, 16.5" and 18"


From to back, FFBM, 16.5, and 18"
 
Those are some nice looking AK's Ankerson, What type of steel do they typically use to make them.
 
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