Deals for 3/19 -- Pix, Tarwar, Villager and Usual Steals

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The Shop and Kamis Need Your Help!

Most of you might already know that the availability of electricity at
Birgorkha shop in Nepal is not that reliable.
Well, it is worse now than it was when I visited a while back.

The Kamis are having a difficult time at the shop since the electricity
they need to make your knives and
swords on special orders is not constant.

I need to generate enough money to buy a generator so the shop and the
Kamis have the power they need
to create the high-quality products you expect to get from me. In order
to do that, I am going to run a special
Knives and Sword Sale on the forum until I can afford the generator.

SHOP and SAVE

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NEPALI TARWAR BY MASTER KAMI BURA

Overall length -- 29 1/8''
Weight -- 41 oz
Spine thickness -- 3/8''
Brass guard, bolster, buttcap and tip
Horn hanadle
Standard leather scabbard
Five minutes worth of rust removal time on the blade tip
Awesome buy at $145 YBB *SOLD*

14 inch 15 ounce Seax by new Kami Min Bhadur. Horn hanlde. Take it for $70 YBB.

15 inch 13 ounce Kobra by Sher Kami. Sisau wood handle. Perfect fit and finish Knife at $60 YBB. *SOLD*

16.5 inch 22 ounce true villager Knife by Vim Bhadur Kami. Satisal wood handle with white metal boslter and buttcap. The woodend scabbard is bit loose. Bargain at $65 YBB. *SOLD*

10 inch 9 ounce JKM-1 by Min Bhadur Kami. Horn handle. Great work by new Kami. Best buy at $55.

Email to get any or all
 
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I am Liking that Villager by Vim..... If it Only had that Steel Guard....

Yet.... I feel minimal angst..... I know that these Superb Blades Will find Good Homes with a Fellow HI Family Member.

That and it also Must be something to do with the Gorgeous Everest Katanas that dwell in the Collection here at Our Abode.

:)
 
Thats unfortunate to hear the electric situation is getting worse! I'll try and do my part to help out.... now the only question is which one!

That villager by Vim is looking really nice, but the Norwegian in me is screaming for that Seax! I'll need to think about this and hope one or the other is still available in a bit. :cool:
 
Pushbutton said:
Thats unfortunate to hear the electric situation is getting worse! I'll try and do my part to help out.... now the only question is which one!

That villager by Vim is looking really nice, but the Norwegian in me is screaming for that Seax! I'll need to think about this and hope one or the other is still available in a bit. :cool:
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I have one made by kami Dil. It took one heck of an edge.

The H.I. Seax may look small next to a khukuri, but it's a lot of knife.
 
email inbound on 16.5 inch 22 ounce true villager Knife by Vim Bhadur Kami

checked the account and decided I could allot the funds and that I HAD to have one of these sexy black villager khuks
 
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Ugly Duck: You will NOT regret this. I have had my tarwar for only 2 days and I LOVE it! This afternoon I waded through a small grove of tallow trees with that bad boy and it was great! Slashing and hacking and......... anyway, I want to do my part to support those true craftsmen and their families less fortunate than me and I do not want to step on any toes, so if there are no objections I will send an e-mail for the 15" Kobra by Sher Kami. Blessings to all
 
How sharp do the swords come?

If it was me, I would not WANT to use such a large and beautiful thing to hack through bushes. Perhaps this is just my Japanese training speaking, but there is a difference between a tool and a sword.

So If I bought one I would want to have mine sent killing sharp, with the assumption that I don't dull it very often like I do with a kukiri.
 
Empire_ian said:
How sharp do the swords come?

If it was me, I would not WANT to use such a large and beautiful thing to hack through bushes. Perhaps this is just my Japanese training speaking, but there is a difference between a tool and a sword.
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I can where you are coming from but I intend on using mine when I get one because I see it as Wolf writes:

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... a machete on steroids. :cool:
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I have looked a various alternatives for a strong long bladed machete and nothing comes close to the strength and cost of the HI Tarwar as a bush blade.

Ideally I hope to get a 'beater' for work and if I can find the right one, to have that one as part of my display collection.
 
I do not have Japanese training, but I expect all of my edged "tools" to perform basic tasks. THIS IS A TEST. IT IS ONLY A TEST.
 
A sword is a pretty purpose minded implement. I think that any Spartan, Roman legionnaire, Samurai, or knight would balk at the idea of their sword serving as a tool. That's not what a sword is for. If it does labor, it's a machete. A sword is for taking lives.
That's like digging a hole or chopping down a tree with a rifle.
 
When a Spartan, Roman legionnaire, Samurai, or Knight took possesion of a sword, do you suppose the warriors took the quality of the blade for granted? Possibly because it was produced by a known maker, it was assumed the blade would perform as advertised? Or is it possible the new owner tested the blade himself to be sure of it's quality? Unfornutately there are, at least where I live no Persians, Gauls or Picts, rival Daimyo(?) or Saracens to test my blade.
 
Wovoka said:
When a Spartan, Roman legionnaire, Samurai, or Knight took possesion of a sword, do you suppose the warriors took the quality of the blade for granted? Possibly because it was produced by a known maker, it was assumed the blade would perform as advertised? Or is it possible the new owner tested the blade himself to be sure of it's quality? Unfornutately there are, at least where I live no Persians, Gauls or Picts, rival Daimyo(?) or Saracens to test my blade.
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Have you never heard of Google? I'm sure there's a company out there on the internet who will ship you a couple of Seracens to test out your broadsword.

In all seriousness, though, I'm not saying they'd never test a blade. But I don't think domestic work is necessarily the best test for a sword.
 
I believe that the import/export of any Japanese, Gauls, Picts, Saracens would be frowned upon. Magen I used my M240 machine gun to chop down a tree once when I was in Germany. It performed the task admirably.
 
Empire_ian said:
How sharp do the swords come?
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Not very. At least mine didn't.

Empire_ian said:
If it was me, I would not WANT to use such a large and beautiful thing to hack through bushes. Perhaps this is just my Japanese training speaking, but there is a difference between a tool and a sword.
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Yeah, but, umm, my dragon Tarwar didn't seem to mind taking down a small tree.

Must be my Scot training. ;)

Empire_ian said:
So If I bought one I would want to have mine sent killing sharp, with the assumption that I don't dull it very often like I do with a kukiri.
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Well, they're no harder to sharpen than any other HI product.
Although it's interesting how NOT sharp combat blades were kept. Seems razor edges don't fare well on armor.
 
Wovoka said:
Unfornutately there are, at least where I live no Persians, Gauls or Picts, rival Daimyo(?) or Saracens to test my blade.
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Maybe a deer or hog can volunteer.
Corner drug dealer?

Thought about it, but I think I'll try the Falcata first.

I guess, technically, that's a sword, too. . .

So many to choose from. . .:D
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