hey daniel.....
At some point, somehow i would truly love to honor hank with a new reinhardt khukri.....the original blackjack blade is freaking scary in it's ability to move wood (need to behead a cow -- no prob).....what i would truly love to see is a becker handle , flat ground 1/4 in blade with slightly (and only slightly) less forward mass than the original....i was reminded last year reading george macdonald fraser's excellent autobiography of the burma campaign how close the emotional attachment of the line soldier and his khukri could get......if btw, you have denied yourself the excellent prose of frazier you should start reading him .......anywhoooo, back to topic.....i would give a great deal to get hank's khukri up and going .....not gonna be soon, but i do hope sometime.....
Thanks for the post....every time hank's name comes up it gives me an opportunity to remember one of the most decent and civilized people i have ever known.......
All best.....
Ethan