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Dhankuta - Royal Silver Mounted
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I've such a blade. It's handle is of horn, and the scabbard likewise of two pieces of horn. It's horn handle stops behind the ring, and continues with white metal.
On mine, a small triangle chipped from the edge of the scabbard and was glued back in place. Fine by me, it's an otherwise perfect Bura made piece, and I got it as a blem. OK, it can't be perfect because it was hand made, and if you put it up aginst a machine made piece, the machine will be more exact. But that's the thing about khuks. They are handmade. Something of the maker goes into each of them. I think I can feel a spirit in them.
Whatever calls to you. Me, I've tried to like the BAS. Even an oversized 16" Big BAS. No way will I run it down, but none had a feel or talked to me.
On mine, a small triangle chipped from the edge of the scabbard and was glued back in place. Fine by me, it's an otherwise perfect Bura made piece, and I got it as a blem. OK, it can't be perfect because it was hand made, and if you put it up aginst a machine made piece, the machine will be more exact. But that's the thing about khuks. They are handmade. Something of the maker goes into each of them. I think I can feel a spirit in them.
Whatever calls to you. Me, I've tried to like the BAS. Even an oversized 16" Big BAS. No way will I run it down, but none had a feel or talked to me.
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Originally posted by yerik
But one thing for sure is this, I can still hold one and appreciate the beauty of it and imagine... just imagine
Yerik I'm also an older man that has disability, but I can still swing a pretty heavy khuk -once in a while on a good day- for which I am very thankful.
The Royal Dhankuta would indeed be an excellent first khuk, but it is a -Royal Khukuri- and although suitable for work in a sense it is not really a knife I would want to work with for kitchen or similar mundane tasks.
There are others that come to mind such as the Bilton, any balance model that runs around the 12"-13" range. Any of the 12" +/- AK's or Sirupatis and even the little Kagas Katne which can be used for general whittling and the like.
A man could build a beautiful collection with just the small khukuris and not suffer one whit of conscience about not being able to have or use the larger more robust knives that HI sells.
If you do any work in the kitchen at all, or cut string, paper, tape and other materials then you can do much more than just hold one of these fine tools and imagine. It's amazing at how much a man, or woman uses a knife in everyday life.
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Thanks for good help.
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Note I said it had a horn, not bone handle. Black water buffalo handle.
I do however have a 9" spotted deer horn handled khuk with matching karda and chakma handles. Or maybe it's yak bone.
Don't ask how I got it, I don't remember what it was for, and there aren't any more like it. On second thought, I haven't had my morning cup of coffee and it is all a figment of my imagination.
I do however have a 9" spotted deer horn handled khuk with matching karda and chakma handles. Or maybe it's yak bone.
Don't ask how I got it, I don't remember what it was for, and there aren't any more like it. On second thought, I haven't had my morning cup of coffee and it is all a figment of my imagination.
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