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I was digging under the bed in my khukuri collection this morning, looking for a 6 inch kagas katne I though I had so I could post a pix of it. Instead, I found this khukuri so thought I'd post a picture of this one for forumites. I can always find what I am not looking for.
Sorry for no pix. I am running out of space and must recycle what is available.
Some forumites have heard the story of the Chesapeake Bay Knife Club khukuri, others haven't. Probably most haven't so here it is the story again.
Back in 1992 as I recall I got a call from the secretary of the CBKC asking me if I could make the club 35 or 40 specially designed (to their specs) khukuris as a commemorative offering. I replied that I could not but our kamis back in Nepal probably could. The specs were sent and our kamis made two prototypes. These were inspected by the club, approved, and the run of 40 was manufactured.
The secretary told me the club had decided on the HI khukuri because of the performance of a 15 inch Ang Khola (actually close to 16 inches as I remember) which had been tested by three club members. They had conducted tests for a year similar to Cliff's method of testing and the Ang Khola had stood up to everything they had offered.
The secretary told me the knife had not gone without damage because it had done things knives are not supposed to do -- back of blade was mushroomed from repeated pounding (knife had been used as log splitter), handle had scars and gouges where pipes had been used for leverage, and the blade also was very scarred. But the knife had held together and its basic integrity was in tact -- no bends, no breaks, no chips, only bruises.
The performance had so impressed the members of the club, one of whom is Ray Beers, the fellow who made the folding khukuri in my collection, they had elected to have this run of HI khukuris made for a commemorative blade for the club. What you see is the result. This is serial no. 19. It had a slight flaw so I kept it for my own collection. All club khukuris were etched with the CBKC logo. Mine does not have this logo.
The knife is nine inches overall. Blade thickness almost 3/8 inch. Weight 8 oz.
Uncle Bill
[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 20 June 1999).]
[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 07 September 1999).]
Sorry for no pix. I am running out of space and must recycle what is available.
Some forumites have heard the story of the Chesapeake Bay Knife Club khukuri, others haven't. Probably most haven't so here it is the story again.
Back in 1992 as I recall I got a call from the secretary of the CBKC asking me if I could make the club 35 or 40 specially designed (to their specs) khukuris as a commemorative offering. I replied that I could not but our kamis back in Nepal probably could. The specs were sent and our kamis made two prototypes. These were inspected by the club, approved, and the run of 40 was manufactured.
The secretary told me the club had decided on the HI khukuri because of the performance of a 15 inch Ang Khola (actually close to 16 inches as I remember) which had been tested by three club members. They had conducted tests for a year similar to Cliff's method of testing and the Ang Khola had stood up to everything they had offered.
The secretary told me the knife had not gone without damage because it had done things knives are not supposed to do -- back of blade was mushroomed from repeated pounding (knife had been used as log splitter), handle had scars and gouges where pipes had been used for leverage, and the blade also was very scarred. But the knife had held together and its basic integrity was in tact -- no bends, no breaks, no chips, only bruises.
The performance had so impressed the members of the club, one of whom is Ray Beers, the fellow who made the folding khukuri in my collection, they had elected to have this run of HI khukuris made for a commemorative blade for the club. What you see is the result. This is serial no. 19. It had a slight flaw so I kept it for my own collection. All club khukuris were etched with the CBKC logo. Mine does not have this logo.
The knife is nine inches overall. Blade thickness almost 3/8 inch. Weight 8 oz.
Uncle Bill
[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 20 June 1999).]
[This message has been edited by Bill Martino (edited 07 September 1999).]
