Deals for 1/26-- Pix, Chitlangi Bowie, CR, Liberty Series-3 and great buys

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Yangdu

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15 inch 25 ounce Chitlangi Bowie by Ram Lal. Satisal wood handle. Fine work by RL. Add to your bowie collection at $195. *SOLD*



19 inch 26 ounce Cherokee Rose by Kumar. Satisal wood handle. Usual great work by Kumar. Looking for warm home at $195.





17 inch 25 ounce Liberty Series-2 by Kumar. Satisal wood handle. Brass guard. Great value at $195.





11 inch 11 ounce Pen Knife by Lachhu. Horn handle. Lucky 11 eleven at $95.



11 inch 9 ounce villager fit and finish Hasiya by Kumar. Satisal wood handle. Perfect gift for your loved one at $95.



8 5/8 inch 4 ounce HI mini Spear Vala by Kumar. Lali gurash wood handle. $58. *SOLD*





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EMS for Chitlangi Bowie by Ram Lal

and got the Done Deal! I've been waiting quite a while for another one of these to show up!
 
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I think the # 3 is my favorite of the Liberty Series. Kind of sunk in last visit. She's sweet.

I tried to find a picture of the 11/11 Pen knife to fix here but don't see it. Let it be known the Hasiya is not a pen knife.

I'll let Yangdu know.
 
I'm really digging that CR by Kumar!

I like the Liberty #3 too! I just wish it was a bit lighter, because I would EMS in a heartbeat.
 
Oh be still my heart! That Liberty has a siren song for a voice. I hope to see more of those in the future.
 
I wonder if that weight is correct. The one I held, BB's I think, sure didn't seem even close to that heavy. Course I was hanging with Bookie and Pala, maybe I was just showing off or something.

Sure is pretty, and Steely says it has a siren. That would fit in really well around here at the office.
 
Mine is 22 ounces. The original by Howard Wallace has even lighter. This one has the guard swept forward much like the original by Howard. Mine are more open to the side. I prefer your version better. Thankfully they are brass and can be easily altered if I wish. I've thought about it a bit and at this point I'm leaving them as is. IMHO, the wider guard, while less asthetically pleasing, seem to be more functional for it's intended purpose.
 
Funny, I thought I preferred yours better than the ones I'd only seen pictures of before.
Sometimes that brass can be tougher to alter than one might think too. Especially when it's already installed.

I know Bookie plumb near went insane making the guard on the big bowie he made for Mr. Yip Choy. Went through near all the brass he had on hand to get it right. He's a perfectionist and that's not a bad thing.
 
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Funny, I thought I preferred yours better than the ones I'd only seen pictures of before.
Sometimes that brass can be tougher to alter than one might think too. Especially when it's already installed.

I know Bookie plumb near went insane making the guard on the big bowie he made for Mr. Yip Choy. Went through near all the brass he had on hand to get it right. He's a perfectionist and that's not a bad thing.
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I think I'd leave them anyway. Again, certainly more functional for their intent. Just look cooler when sheethed, when the guards hug the scabbard and don't stand out as wide. Strictly a vanity thing going on between my ears.
 
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Mine is 22 ounces. The original by Howard Wallace has even lighter. This one has the guard swept forward much like the original by Howard. Mine are more open to the side. I prefer your version better. Thankfully they are brass and can be easily altered if I wish. I've thought about it a bit and at this point I'm leaving them as is. IMHO, the wider guard, while less asthetically pleasing, seem to be more functional for it's intended purpose.
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I thought (still think) that the intended purpose of this guard is to trap an opponent's blade in a duel situation. For that purpose the "swept forward" guard seems more practical. Not that a duel situation is likely to occur these days, but you never know.
 
I think there are usually options to succeed at a purpose. To me, one style will trap the opponents blade for a longer duration, the other gives a larger area of deflection. I think it's a matter of preference.
 
Most of the time I get hit on the outside of my right hand. So I think I'd prefer a guard there however that would mean I'd get hung up on things all the time when walking around with it on my hip. Maybe one of those folding guards they had a long time ago would help.
 
I hear you Jens, they don't stick out that wide on mine to be a hindrance. The others have a near 90 degree orientation with a relatively small radius. Look better but IMHO less protection. Two sides to every coin, different strokes for different folks. Being less asthetically pleasing, the wider guards give you more penetration on two models and more working/slashing surface on the other. Again, two schools of thought and approaches to a suitable solution. I would believe Kumar gave a lot of thought to this issue and did things the way he did for a reason. Be that as it may, I'm extremely pleased with my set albeit slightly 9different than Howard'S original set.
 
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