Chiruwa Angkhola destruction testing

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Is there any current video available,included any official magazine review on this model-? Couldn't access this through any links....thanks
 
Destruction testing? My two cents: I believe you would be well served obtaining verbal testimony from the myriad HI customers who use their blades. I personally have never heard of an HI blade failing. Wooden handles will over time. Horn ditto. Karda would probably be one of the best resources available to inquire from.
 
Is there any current video available,included any official magazine review on this model-? Couldn't access this through any links....thanks

There is one out there. But I can't find it anymore.

I found it 3 years ago when I started to wonder if I was in the market for a kukri.
As I recall, it did pretty well for "normal" abuse but the differential heat treatment showed its limitations when the blade was "attacked" from angles it was not meant to.
By no means the modern opponent put it to shame. And after watching the Kuk sadly getting destroyed, I was still convince I will be going the HI route.
 
I never been a fan of destruction testing of anything. Anybody that abuses tools just to see how far they will go deserves junk to me.

I even have a couple officers that think it's informative to see how far their glock will go without cleaning before a failure and do this with their duty gun. Pure foolishness iffen you ask me.

I can say this, HI AK's and CAK's are some kind of tough, real tough. I kind of figure the operator will destruct before the knife does.
 
I never been a fan of destruction testing of anything. Anybody that abuses tools just to see how far they will go deserves junk to me.

I even have a couple officers that think it's informative to see how far their glock will go without cleaning before a failure and do this with their duty gun. Pure foolishness iffen you ask me.

I can say this, HI AK's and CAK's are some kind of tough, real tough. I kind of figure the operator will destruct before the knife does.
it's all fun and games till the gun goes boom, instead of bang, then tax payers are out 400 for the glock, plus medical expenses for the fool who didnt clean his service weapon.
 
I am not a believer in destructive testing, unless the testing activities are within the realm of normal use for the product being tested.

I agree with Bawanna, if one tests products not within the normal usage range of the tested product, then, that is just foolishness, and playing with a dangerous product.
 
it's all fun and games till the gun goes boom, instead of bang, then tax payers are out 400 for the glock, plus medical expenses for the fool who didnt clean his service weapon.

Plus the officers funeral expenses if the situation is dire. Not smart.
 
I hear you can drag a glock behind a car for a couple miles down a rocky road and it will still work fine... I still like to clean and oil mine after each use. ;):thumbup:
 
Plus the officers funeral expenses if the situation is dire. Not smart.
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yup, EVERY gun i have ever owned including a wilson combat 1911 will fail all on its own without help, at some point or another, Even if it is in "perfect working order" they fail, mainly because of ammo QC issues. Bawanna, you need to find the guys who are doing it and issue them Nerf guns to experiment on, and when they grow up,- re-issue the live arms.
 
I hear you can drag a glock behind a car for a couple miles down a rocky road and it will still work fine... I still like to clean and oil mine after each use. ;):thumbup:
some guns are drop safe, like the m16, glocks, H&K USP subcompact,. still not a good idea to test it, might get messy.
 
I'm going to put some fuel on the fire. There are few things told by my father that I took without even questioning.

Starting with knife rules. This one as an example - If you don't want to break/bend the tip and/or the handle, you re not supposed to stab something hard and then pry with the tip to lift/tear the material.

I then learned by watching some of those destruction tests that pretty much all new heavy duty knives can do it without damaging/breaking the tip. Unless you put it in a vice and go crazy on it.

In other words, my initial definition of "normal" use was very conservative and by watching a couples of these destruction tests, I figured that I can stretch "normal" much further than I expected without breaking my toys.

Warning to Kuk owners. The example above is a bad one. The tip on a standard Kukri is soft and will likely bend.
 
Well,I am not fan of destructing any art/handmade stuff,including blades,not to be mistaken.This was very relevant question towards section written under CAK section,about "chopping up drums/junk cars without chipping and lateral strength tests superior to all other knifes appeared on magazines around US".....destruction tests are widely made on many blades-are often executed by its own manufacturers to see overall quality/heat treatment and to find out possible limits of knifes/swords etc.I do not see any problem with that,at all......!!! It is only good sign of transparency and honesty about final product....however these tests are for illustration purposes only - NOT THE GUIDE how this tested knife should be used...There was at the time especially on you tube one channel where this guy was making such tests on variety of knifes,but no longer available to see...that's why this question.
 
I can attest to this-- the tips on standard khuks is very soft I just sent one to JWB to have it repaired ( when enroute to pugs it was bent at a 90 degree angle by the post and my bad packaging.

not a fan of destruction testing either, I like for my stuff to not get hurt !
 
oh yeah I am happy it did not break off, it was a one of a kind raj kumar fancy "bura fighter " style hanuman-- really upset when it got hurt, but very happy when I heard it can probably be fixed.
 
oh yeah I am happy it did not break off, it was a one of a kind raj kumar fancy "bura fighter " style hanuman-- really upset when it got hurt, but very happy when I heard it can probably be fixed.

Now you are getting me curious. What did you do to end up with such a dramatic result?
 
I bought it without a sheath, wanted to pug pant it-- I failed to put a wooden stopper or cork or anything on the very very sharp tip of the blade-- I imagine it worked its way through the cardboard after just a few stops, either landed on its tip or was bent intentionally and repackaged by the post.
 
I love destruction tests, obviously if anyone honestly intends to use a knife in the manner they do in a destruction test then they probably shouldn't be allowed to use a knife, but if for some insane reason I needed to chop up a metal drum it's nice to know how much the knife can take. My personal opinion is that any destruction test should be specifically designed for what the knife is meant to do taken to the extreme, an example is a destruction test where someone is using a machete as a pry bar is just stupid, but one where they are using a machete to try to chop or hack through progressively harder or thicker material until the blade can't keep going would be useful.
 
I bought it without a sheath, wanted to pug pant it-- I failed to put a wooden stopper or cork or anything on the very very sharp tip of the blade-- I imagine it worked its way through the cardboard after just a few stops, either landed on its tip or was bent intentionally and repackaged by the post.

Probably just recklessly thrown into transport carrier by couriers....aim of making tips on blades softer,not brittle/hardened much,always better bended than snapped off completely...
 
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