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Rusty

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The 20" Chainpur is here! And it's LESS than I could have dreamed of ( in weight )! How glorious and wonderful!

The 20" Sirupati is to the 20" Chainpur as the WWII is to the BAS in spine thickness. Which means that the 20" Chainpur moves as much more quickly than the 20" Sirupati as the BAS moves faster than the WWII.

The 20" Sirupati was too heavy for me at 5'4" for a fighter. Great for general all around.
The 20" Chainpur is WONDERFUL!!! GLEEFULLY, GLEEFULLY, GLEEFULLY.
 
Nah, a 15" Chainpur ( please correct the spelling if it's incorrect - couldn't find the tread it was mentioned in - about cho's I believe ) would be better. For my left hand, that is. My right one won't let go of the 20" so far.

Actually, seriously, I seem to have tennis elbow ( that's my story and I'm sticking to it )or something in my right arm the last couple of weeks. So the lighter the better.

I Like the handle too, but will need to reduce the diameter at bolster and behind the raised ring for the handle to be optimized for my hand. Can do that without touching any of the carving. Handle is OK for now, will be even better for me after.

Anyway, this is THE ONE I've been looking for all this time and didn't know it. This one is my baby and it's gonna stay that way, period. This is it! Finally! No changing my mind on this one!

So what else do you have to sell me, Uncle Bill?
 
Rusty, it's actually spelled "chainpoor".

What is the blade thickness?

What are it's looks, let's see some pics.
 
Actually, this is a Chainpuri khukuri after a style popular in the Chainpur area of Nepal. The basic differences are the cho and handle. Blade styles can vary some. The one Rusty got was a slightly modified Sirupati style blade.

Uncle Bill


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Cobalt, I'd rather not try to measure with a tape. But if you have a BAS, that's how thick the chainpuri is. The WWII and 20" Sirupati are about the same thickness. Like I said, if you have a WWII and a BAS, compare them, and that's the difference in the feel between 20" Sirupati and 20" Chainpuri. (( The Sirupati is a cavalry saber, the Chainpuri a light sword-rapier )) If a guy into martial arts who loves the 20" Sirupati were to get a khukuri for the "little lady" ( with the intention of borrowing it to play with every chance he could ), he'd get the chainpuri. Matter of fact, he'd be better getting two of them in case the little lady tells him "keep your cottonpickin' hands off MY chainpuri, Buster!"

The carving on the handle in the pic Bill put up doesn't show up well. And the carved wood sheath is pretty too, with brass edging. Would be a wonderful wall hanger. But the real importance is the blade and it's balance. I'd just as soon it came with a horn handle like the 18th Century's, or the Sirupati's, and a standard leather sheath. A 15" would be awesone for martial arts too.

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Rusty - If you get a chance, let us know the weight of the new 20 incher.

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Bill, I take it this chainpuri isn't shown in your sales sheet, or is mine out of date? I noticed that the handle has more than the 4 traditional 'circles' cut in below the ring. Any significance and what a funky cho.

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JP
 
Changpuri?You guys are evil.Does this mean that I need yet another khukri?

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John, as you can see the kamis of Chainpur have their own ideas as to how a khukuri should be made. And, no, I don't advertise the Chainpuri along with several others. Just too many varieties and I hate to confuse first time customers with 60 different choices.

However, John, I will get the word back to the kamis of Chainpur that you feel their cho is "funky." Then if you ever travel to Nepal and visit Chainpur you can be assured of a very warm welcome.

Uncle Bill
 
Well thanks Bill, that's real neighborly of you. I'm sure like any artist the kamis will take real kindly to any 'interesting' observations about their work. You make them sound like such an easy going lot with no opinions...

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JP
 
Now you're getting the picture, John. And a few of those kamis are former Gurkhas so when you tell them their cho is "funky" I'm sure they will welcome you with open arms (not their arms, of course, but ARMS!)

Uncle Bill
 
After looking more closely, this picture may or may not be of the 20 ounce 17" that I got.
 
Thanks for the info, Rusty
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Would it be possible to get a full-length pic, so I can compare it to the Sira? Or, hell...I'll just buy both...
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Mike
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Hey! Uncle Sam!

(_!_) Nyah nyah nyah!

Refund! You lose! :)


 
Now you have the right idea, Conorach.

And, Rusty, I don't know for sure which Chainpuri that is now but no matter which one you own it.

Uncle Bill
 
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