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17.5 inch 20 ounce HI Annapurna Bowie by Rajkumar Kami. Horn handle.
Excellent investment at $100 even. *SOLD*
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12 inch 20 ounce Vojpuri by Rajkumar Kami. Horn handle.
Take it for $88. *SOLD*
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Eamil to get one or both:)
Great work by Rajkumar and new Sarki
 
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you have a prettier AB than I do now PR, I love the handle on yours...
 
Scabbard question guys. That ridge in the wood about an inch down from the mouth of the scabbard has that always been there or is it just more pronounced with new Sakri? The sheath on my Bilton has it but it was my understanding that it was from older stock.
 
oldschool45 said:
Scabbard question guys. That ridge in the wood about an inch down from the mouth of the scabbard has that always been there or is it just more pronounced with new Sakri? The sheath on my Bilton has it but it was my understanding that it was from older stock.
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I don't remember seeing too many examples of this type of scabbard from HI, but a number of older military-issue khukuris had that in-built ridge on the front of the scabbard to hold the frog in place. Check out photos of WW1 and WW2 era MKI, MK II and MKIII khukuri scabbards, you can see examples in this informative post from IKRHS: http://www.ikrhs.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=600

Newer military-issue khukuris do not seem to have these in-built ridges, but rather a leather band circling the scabbard in the same area, examples in above link too.
 
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PayetteRucker said:
I can't put the damn thing down since I bought it... the new mainstay big blade for sure!
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I'm like this with the Parang. In fact I am messing with it now and only put it down to type this...
I usd it all day out in the yard, then came in and cleaned it up and all and put a bit more Ren Wax on the blade and horn handle.
I find the RW makes cleaning things like Pine Tar off of the blade so much easier than if I don't have it on there.
 
PayetteRucker said:
I use a carnuba/beeswax combo, great for both the blade and handles
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Both of those are in Renaissance Wax actually plus some other things. It is a micro-crystalline wax/polish.
It only leaves behind the slightest bit of stuff if you do it right but the blade will never ever rust on you.
It also adds a real luster to a horn handle, like you get when you have been waxing a car forever.
It is like you are looking down into the horn, right to the tang without it being transparent if you understand what I am saying here.
That deep looking shine and it never yellows or harms what you put it on, even wood can benefit from using this on it.
It seals the surface so the moisture stays in both the wood and horn a lot better than something unwaxed.
It also protects against fingerprints on your shiny blades which bug the crap outta me. ;)
 
A question for you, Warty: once you wax the blades, would you store them back in the sheaths or separately in another container? And does the answer change depending on the frequency of use of the blade? Also, as far as mineral oils go, would you put both oil and then wax, or just wax, or just oil, depending on purpose?
Thanks,
Alex









warty said:
Both of those are in Renaissance Wax actually plus some other things. It is a micro-crystalline wax/polish.
It only leaves behind the slightest bit of stuff if you do it right but the blade will never ever rust on you.
It also adds a real luster to a horn handle, like you get when you have been waxing a car forever.
It is like you are looking down into the horn, right to the tang without it being transparent if you understand what I am saying here.
That deep looking shine and it never yellows or harms what you put it on, even wood can benefit from using this on it.
It seals the surface so the moisture stays in both the wood and horn a lot better than something unwaxed.
It also protects against fingerprints on your shiny blades which bug the crap outta me. ;)
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Just the wax and in the scabbards or sheaths. It doesn't matter as far as the frequency of use other than those I use more have to be waxed more often since use rubs the wax coating off of them. So does excessive handling and wiping. No other oils are needed unless the wood or horn show signs of dessication. If this happens, I oil them and then after the oil is absorbed I wax them up again. I bought the 200 ml size of Renaissance Wax some time ago and have barely used 1/16th of an inch off of the top of it so far. You put it on really thin then buff it off as soon as it dries, I do both of these things with one of those microfibre cloths. High Polish Blades I use Flitz Polish on to keep them shiny, then I put the wax on them to protect them between waxing.

If I can answer anything else about this stuff, I am happy to do so. :)
 
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