Christmas Sales for 12/11 -- Pix, Bhairab and Great Buys

That hat/scarf with its rainbow colors reminds me of a Dr Seuss illustration ;)

I hope your wife loves it!
 
Darn, that chainpuri sirupati is GORGEOUS! Lucky shark. If my daughter hadn't been getting married today, I might have seen and gotten that.
 
The Bhairab at 71 ounces could seem to be too heavy but the weight of the brass guard and prommel casting adds balance, at least on my 64 ounce example.

They are an awesome blade to hold, and Vim Kami's skills are top notch. :thumbup:
 
Please clarify: "awesome to hold," or "awesome to behold"?

Seriously, I thought it might be a typo......
 
I like to handle my 5 lb Bhairab for a while then use my 26" Chitlangi. After handling the Bhairab, the big Chitlangi seems like a toy. :eek:
 
Nicholas said:
Please clarify: "awesome to hold," or "awesome to behold"?

Seriously, I thought it might be a typo......
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Not this time Nicholas, but I have made them in the past and no doubt will do again in the future. ;)

My Bhairab made by Vim Kami is 64ounces or 4 pounds, a full pound lighter than that of Wolf_1989 and almost half a pound lighter than the Christmas Sales 12/11 offering.

But despite its overall weight, it is an easy blade to use, very neutrally balanced due to I believe the cast guard and prommel countering the forward heaviness and weight of the blade.

Comparing using the Bhairab to that of my Giant Chitlangi Bowie of almost the same weight, one immediately finds it is very blade heavy and more tiring on the wrist and forearm to hold and use than the Bhairab.

Additionally on a psychological level, the Bhairab has an appeal that is hard to describe in words other than 'awesome'; 'amazing'; and 'overwhelming' when one is able to hold it in hand and see the workmanship of the Kami, and the way all its elements come together to give a feeling of strength, and thus allowing the holder to imagine it is indeed a blade capable of killing a god.
 
b.c.molin said:
thus allowing the holder to imagine it is indeed a blade capable of killing a god.
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I love this metaphor.

"I can tell you with no ego that this is my finest blade. If, on your journey, you should encounter God... God will be cut. " -Hattori Hanzo in Kill Bill (though versions of the quote start much, much earlier)
 
If I'm going to fight, I'd rather have a god behind me, than in front of me. Some enemies, you just don't need.

It *is* pretty intimidating, though.
 
Nicholas said:
If I'm going to fight, I'd rather have a god behind me, than in front of me. Some enemies, you just don't need.
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Nicholas, I believe you summed up the intent and history of the Bhairab better than anyone else in your 'Missing Pages Of HI' thread. If I may quote you:

Nicholas said:
According to Yangdu's shop manager, Rajesh, this knife was very rare and historical; used by Nepal King Prithvi Narayan Shah. Its most distinctive feature is an ornate head of brass metal (with an equally ornate, matching guard), which you might take for a lion, but is actually soemthing even more special: the face of Bhairab.
Bhairab, or Bhairava, is the most terrifying and destructive aspect of the Hindu god, Shiva, and one of the most important gods worshipped in Nepal. It is said that he was born when the god Brahma demanded to be worshipped as the Supreme Creator. Shiva, who disputed his claim to this title, then reincarnated himself in the form of Bhairab, in order to punish him. He cut off one of Brahma's five heads, so that the "Supreme Creator" only has four, to this day. The last, Bhairab continues to carry with him.
Yangdu was asked whether they were full tanged, and her answer was "full tanged, mushroomed to Bhairab head." Suffice it to say that it's a serious tang, for a serious blade, created in honor of a very serious being.
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so it is a blade honouring a god who killed a god. :thumbup:

Oh, and I assume they are not discontinued either as we were lead to believe?
 
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