Direct comparison of HI and KH

Gator97 said:
Thanks. Unfortunatelly they don't have Bahadur :(
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They only got in a few this month, and I got one of them...Actually, I think that they only got one of them this month...
Give the guy a e-mail and ask him to get one in for you...
It was rather cheap compaired to the shipping from the company's web site...
 
Yvsa said:
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The outfit I was talking about flared up long after Ghurka House went defunct and were making some excellent khukuris and were honest about the rail common and spring steel models but were dishonest in copying Uncle Bill and the HI khukuri's.:(
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wow I missed reading about that company completely. Not a bad thing however. :D
 
Nice photos and nice looking knives! Thanks for sharing them :)


Those little pouches do look dry. Actually, they almost look like antiques.... LOL! ;)
 
It's really good to hear that these are turning out to be a really good purchase for you.

Your original photos and info are much appreciated, and your follow-ups complete an already great job :)

The two traditional khukuris (the ones having a cho), have a nice aged look about them. Not saying that they look used, just that they kind of look like something one would find in a museum, (an old world look about them). Actually, I think this is a nice look.
Those pouches.......... they truly make me grin. They actually look "old" (as in being around 50 or more years)!
Not a bad thing really, except that you say that they seem dry, and that may make them a bit brittle and prone to cracking.

It seems that you may have gotten three good specimens out of the three knives you ordered.
I hope this is the way that Mr. Robillard of Khukuri House USA will now be sending out his product, with them now being well inspected before he ships them out to his customers. If so, he may do "very" well with this line of knives. They are surely fairly priced :)

Thanks again for sharing.
 
Sorry about the delay in the testing photos, but the person that took the photos for me does not know how to transfer them into his computer:rolleyes:, and my car being broke does not allow me to go over and do it for him... :grumpy:
 
I crack myself up. First time I have been on this thread since it started, and first time I have ever seen the KH knives. Tora I knew about and have a couple of theirs, and I have 12 NKH knives, 10 of which I bought from Clearblue.

I crack myself up because what I paid for an NKH Ganjawal and Dhankute wood kukri is way more than the seemingly identical models that KH offers. Their shipping is very high, but I factored that in. NKH does have several models that KH does not offer, but they charge more. I am done with them as I have what I wanted, so have not checked their site for a long time, but offhand I figure I paid at least twice what the same KH knives are going for. (Actually, make that 3 times for the Ganjawal, although I think the NKH is slightly bigger and the work is flawless.)

To answer someones question, the Ganjawal is supposed to be a ganja cutting knife as far as I know.

As posted elsewhere, the steel on the NKH knives seems comparable to this shown here on the KH; very nice and clean. The handles are OK, but IMO not up to HI quality. The bigger ones are pretty good. The handles on the super mini jungle and mini jungle and balance were some kind of light hardwood with a very bad drippy finish. They have been sitting on my bench for months waiting refinishing. The frogs on all their models are extremely thin leather; nothing like the HI superfrog. Their nicest knives I have are a tin chirra, a brass handled AK, the ganjawal, and I have one of their 26" Long Dragon ceremonials that is nicely done; similar to a 25" Father AK I have in size, but not as much of a pure chopper and with engraving.)

BTW, since the "other" thread is closed, let me take the opportunity to politely disagree with some of my good and much respected friends here:

As this thread shows I don't think that discussing a competitors products constitutes "advertising" for them, or should be discouraged at all. People who love HI knives and want to make them better and see them succeed are not going to suddenly stop buying them and flock to a competitors website because they were mentioned here. If that is going to be the case then any thread that mentions any other type of knife, no matter what it is, should be closed.

The mindset that because this is the HI forum only HI knives can be discussed is dangerous and overly protective of a product that needs no protection, but can stand on its own with the best in the world.

Now if I were running an NKH or KH Forum, I would make _any_ mention of HI's selection of knives and No B.S. warranty a banning offense! See what I mean?

But, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong... ;)

Thanks,

Norm
 
Okay, I know it is in poor taste to "bump" a thread that has been dormant for so long, but I wanted to say that although everything I have seen and read about HI is stellar, the khukuris I have personally used, to this date, have been KH (but check back with me next week... Yangdu is shipping me an Ang Khola 15" by Kumar). And, all in all, they are a good knife. I have a WWII model that is lovely, great steel, wonderful handle, darn near indestructable.

But they don't have a board here, do they?

I think that's what excites me so much about the HI khuks -- there is a human presence, an element of recognition that the smith and his work are, almost mystically, united in the forging of the blade. And your reading this post right now pretty much implies that you agree with my observation.

And I don't think I will *ever* submit an HI khuk to the kind of wanton abuse that I have put the KH knives through. I know, I know, one is kinda supposed to. I just don't think I will have the balls to go through with it -- they all look too unique, too precious to jeapordize.

Anyone else have similar perspectives?
 
I was kinda like you...

You'll definitely start using the HI khuks. You'll stop using the KH khuks. HI knives are meant to be beaten. The human presence is huge. You'll be hooked when that thing arrives. Happy HIKV!
 
What I think is in poor taste is bringing up a competitor on a mfg's forum and taliking about the blades and how they look, feel, cost, etc. IMO that is for the General forum. Not saying the recent postings did this, but I have seen that done in this Forum and the people in this forum are too nice to say anything about it.

When discussing another makers Khuks, you should do it on the General bladeforums or Review forums that is what they are for. To try to turn customers away from a knifemaker by hijacking his forum and promoting a different company's wears is wrong, plain and simple.

I wll add this, I have yet to find anothere brand of Khuk that even comes close to the "Durability" of HI. Looks and feel, yes. The GH's looked exactly like the HI's. When you start using them it is a whole different story. In any case if you whant to discuss the Khuks from Cookie House Khukuris then it should be done in the general forum.

We are all guilty of hijacking threads and changing subjects. But this Threads Title is inflamatory in of itself. Go to Ferhmans Forum and start pushing Busse knives. Go to Mad Dog forum and start pushing Strider knives and see what happens. It is a lack of respect. Do that stuff in the General forum or Review forum.
 
Cobalt said:
What I think is in poor taste is bringing up a competitor on a mfg's forum and taliking about the blades and how they look, feel, cost, etc. IMO that is for the General forum. Not saying the recent postings did this, but I have seen that done in this Forum and the people in this forum are too nice to say anything about it.

When discussing another makers Khuks, you should do it on the General bladeforums or Review forums that is what they are for. To try to turn customers away from a knifemaker by hijacking his forum and promoting a different company's wears is wrong, plain and simple.

I wll add this, I have yet to find anothere brand of Khuk that even comes close to the "Durability" of HI. Looks and feel, yes. The GH's looked exactly like the HI's. When you start using them it is a whole different story. In any case if you whant to discuss the Khuks from Cookie House Khukuris then it should be done in the general forum.

We are all guilty of hijacking threads and changing subjects. But this Threads Title is inflamatory in of itself. Go to Ferhmans Forum and start pushing Busse knives. Go to Mad Dog forum and start pushing Strider knives and see what happens. It is a lack of respect. Do that stuff in the General forum or Review forum.
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I guess I owe everyone an apology.:o This was, I believe, my first thread I ever started. I had never posted anything on any forum before and was unaware of the ettiquette. These khukuri were the first I ever owned, and I was just brimming with excitement about them. As stated above I have since become an HI fanatic, and don't use the KH blades anymore. If this thread is offensive then please lock it, move it, delete it, demolish it, etc. The last thing I ever planned to do was insult any of you gentlemen and was kinda embarrased when it popped up again like this. Thanks for all the patience you've showed me as I grew into a, hopefully, better forumite. Again, I apologize.:foot: :( :o
 
Andy?

I don't know that you need apologise. Bill Martino wanted the Cantina to be a place for folks to come in and talk about stuff...mostly khukuri stuff...but "stuff" in general. He held no ill will that I can recall (except once when he accepted a battered BAS back as the THIRD return from a customer,)
and welcomed insightful and perhaps, not-so-insightful comments about knives, khuks, and people.

I think Cobalt may be responding, as a lot of us do, to the protection of the H.I. Forum instinctively--much like you would leap to the defense of any loved one. But nothing in this thread, nor much of anything that has ever been posted, can really weaken the strength of the bond of the folks who come here to visit, and then to stay; nor can anything take away the astonishing reputation of the quality and the service of Himalayan Imports.

A few folks quote Bill's "What has this to do with khukuris? Everything."


And that will always be true as long as the folks here are true to the spirit of H.I, and Bill and Yangdu Martino.

Be well and safe.
 
Andy,

I appreciate your kindness and courtesy regarding this matter, but really, it is OK. There is nothing wrong about talking about khukuris. We had a strange time since Rusty and Bill passed, and recieved some shots across the bow that were unexpected. Some, S o m e, of the posters over the years who come to talk about khuks have an agenda that is not readily apparent. Does it shock any of us that people can have bones to pick? No. You're not one of them.

There is a loyalty here based upon character, honesty, shared experience and the highest quality khuks. You're a part of that now.


munk
 
I must say that I sure am glad that my first khukri was an HI and that I didnt take too long in getting here. You guys are great, and you make HI's products legendary. BTW knife is still not here and now fir fingernail biting has started. I hope it comes soon I'm running out of nervous habits, soon ill have to start smoking to take the HIKV edge off (pun intended).:p
 
Thank you Jimmy. Yes, I am inspecting all knives carefully before they leave my place.

Khukurihouse-usa.............Bob
 
spyderfan said:
I must say that I sure am glad that my first khukri was an HI and that I didnt take too long in getting here.
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Agreed. I recently got my first khuk, a HI 18" AK and am very pleased with it. I was pretty close to buying one of the Cold Steel models (LTC or Ghurka) and am glad I didn't. After getting the HI, I had the opportunity to handle a CS LTC at a knife shop and to say it's flimsy compared to the HI is an understatement. That's not a knock on Cold Steel, I have their Master Hunter and it's by far my favorite small sheath knife, but their khuks are more like small machetes than real khuks.
 
Rich_S said:
I have their Master Hunter and it's by far my favorite small sheath knife, but their khuks are more like small machetes than real khuks.
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Welcome to the HI Forum and Cantina/Psycho Ward Rich!!!!:thumbup: :D

I bought a Cold Steel LTC many years ago. It isn't like the newer ones, just a stamped out sheet of steel with an edge ground on one edge of it. It's about 1/8" thick and called the "Biter" because nearly every time I used to use it the damned thing bit me. The last time my daughter had to come over and sew me up, took four stitches on the back of my left hand, can't even see the scar she did such a good job.:thumbup: :cool: ;)
Anyway I have long called it my bent machete because that's what it is.
It still has a use for cutting weeds and the like but when it comes to chopping it's HI all the way!!!!:thumbup: :cool: :D
 
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