Deals for 11/20 --Pix Kumar Chainpuri, Bonecutter and Great Buys

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CHAINPURI BY KUMAR

Overall length --16''
Weight --16 oz
Spine thickness 5/16''
Karam wood handle and sheath
Usual fine work by Kumar
The Karam wood is beautiful!
One of kind knife for your collection at $165. *SOLD*







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18 inch 32 ounce M-43 by Tirtha. Nice rig. The hairline crack in satisal wood handle has been repaired by Tirtha. Good to go. Great value at $145. *SOLD*

16.5 inch 17 ounce WWII Knife by Tirtha. Rhododendron wood handle. Add to your ongoing collection at $165.

16 inch 35 ounce Bonecutter by Keshar Lal. Rhododendron wood handle. Take this one home today at $165.





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A beautiful Chainpuri right when I'm toothless. Some day I will buy one of those magical one ounce per inch knives.
 
Very nice offerings today :) that's a gorgeous chainpuri. Loving these rhododendron handles too :D would look beautiful with some BLO on em
 
Another day when I want them all! Suspect these are gonna go quick.
 
Good grief a couple of those are enough to make a toothless beggar shark try selling someone else's kidneys. That Chainpuri is gorgeous Hanniman, Hope you got a "Done Deal" on that great one.
 
The M43 is an improved and updated WWII Style Right? Im curios on why the weight is double then
 
ndoghouse said:
You aint kiddin! All of them are nice! That BC looks like philllls giant Pen knife when it was a teenager.
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Maybe teen but not to take lightly. A 16" 35oz BC is a monster worker. When they get too heavy it becomes harder to whip them for higher speed.
(Energy packed goes x2 with speed but x1 with weight.) To me mid 30oz is my sweep spot for efficiency.
 
Pinkeye said:
i read that by ww2 kukris were used to build stuff to bolster a position more than to fight (invention of guns and all)
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Maybe they were used as such, but by WWII the khukuri had become a bit smaller and lighter than in previous conflicts. Many of the Victorian and pre-Victorian khukuri were 19 inches and 30+ ounces. But really you can't define khukuri by the conflict, the khukuri even in these conflicts up to WWII were as varied as you see now. The WWII khukuri were more standardized, so you really can't judge khukuri by such a small era in the history of khukuri.
The M-43 specifically was built as an all around tool. Stout enough for work, but light enough to fight. As beat up as many of the examples I've seen many didn't fare all that great. The HI M-43 model benefits from the added spine and weight. It's usage being primarily a wood chopper, the added bulk can be beneficial if used properly.
 
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Congrats Hanniman! That is the magical inch per once gem of the bunch. I would of emailed auntie immediately,but I had just got done speaking with her about ten minutes before she posted it. I asked about a Manakamana... amazingly she had one ready for me wooooooot woooooot.... Now it is on its way to me. I saw that Chainpuri the minute it was posted, but decided I would stick with the Manakamana for now.... Consider yourself lucky;) The blade found its proper home:D
 
That chainpuri is one of the cleanest and nicest I've seen and I love the weight per inch for that style.
 
Karda said:
Maybe they were used as such, but by WWII the khukuri had become a bit smaller and lighter than in previous conflicts. Many of the Victorian and pre-Victorian khukuri were 19 inches and 30+ ounces.
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http://chinesemartialstudies.com/20...g-the-nepalese-military-kukri/comment-page-1/

this page has some decent info. The 'Budhume' models seem to be on the order of the size of HI m43s. ...I've looked around the web for good historical info about kukri size and weights, but this page is the best i've found. Anyone know of others??


EDIT: i clicked around for the author of the previous article and it led me here.
http://www.swordforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?137-The-Antique-Kukri-Forum

....an eerily bladeforums-like forum
 
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Pinkeye said:
http://chinesemartialstudies.com/20...g-the-nepalese-military-kukri/comment-page-1/

this page has some decent info. The 'Budhume' models seem to be on the order of the size of HI m43s. ...I've looked around the web for good historical info about kukri size and weights, but this page is the best i've found. Anyone know of others??


EDIT: i clicked around for the author of the previous article and it led me here.
http://www.swordforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?137-The-Antique-Kukri-Forum

....an eerily bladeforums-like forum
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Great links, appreciated!
 
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