Do I have HIKV?

If there was SUCH a thing,"Don't you think I would have it & I DON'T!!
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Strange....My lie detector needle went all the way into the red when I read this. :rolleyes:

n2s
 
Hey, Randman,

You wrote, "I think I may have a problem. Until a few months ago, I didn't even know what Khukuri was."

Me: I've known OF them for decades. Just never looked at any until my 13 yr old daughter expressed an interest in them a couple weeks back.

You: "Then I started reading this forum. Then Uncle Bill had that sale on the Forth of July weekend...that sale... Now I have in my hands a 15" AK, an 18" WWII, two Chiruwa AK's, and an 18" Chitilangi. This is not the problem. The problem is that I want another Chitilangi, a couple of Sirupitis, a Gelbu Special, a Kobra, an M43, and a GRS."

Me: (resigned sigh) Yep. Dean invited me over two weeks ago I think. And I was immediately struck by a desire to get at least a couple of the models here. I had no idea that they had such variety in shape, size and weight. Within a couple days Uncle Bill had a two-for-one sale on his British Army Service models. How could I resist? And the moment I hefted one for the first time I knew I had a serious problem.

I just HAD to get one of those 18-inchers now. Just had to. But spent over week, at least an hour a day agonizing between the Chitlangi, Sirupati, Chainpuri, Gelbu Special and the awesome Mala. After a frustrating week, I decided to get one of the mid-weight models, so reluctantly crossed the Chainpuri and Mala off the list for the time being.

Still couldn't decide between the other three and finally just said to heck with it, and ordered all three. I figure if worse comes to worst, I can always sell the two that don't win First Place. But I kinda think all three will end up staying.....

Also order a 15" Sirupati for my kid. I'm hoping real hard that I don't like that one, or I'll have to get one of those for myself too.

You: "And the wife doesn't know I have even one of these yet."

Me: My wife saw my kid's sitting next to her computer and asked, "What is that huge knife sitting next to her computer?"

I replied, "That is a Khukuri from Nepal. Probably one of the single most utilitarian tools ever designed. It replaces the hunting knife, machete, hand axe and even pry bar. This one is modeled after the ones used in British Army Service. Since our daughter is getting the itch to go camping again, I thought it made sense to get one and be able to bring only one tool instead of three or four."

Okay. So now what do I say when she asks about the sweet 15" Surapati and my three new 18-inchers? She WILL find out about them. She always does about stuff like that..........

You: "Yes, I do believe a problem exists. One other thing, horn or wood? I only have one that is wood and thought that I liked the horn allot better, but the more I look at the WWII wood handle, the more I like it."

Me: I'm a bit of a dandified guy at times, and I love the look of horn and exotic woods, but there's something to be said for friendliness of feel that wood has. Plus, if the wood is nicely carved like the Chitlangi's on the website, that is a truly exotic and beautiful piece. I ordered the 15" and all the 18" ones with horn handles, except the Chitlangi, which I asked for in wood, simply because the one on the site looked so cool.

Don
 
KOTIMODAS
Dhankuta, Royal Silver mounted, k Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 11.5" White spotted Deer Horn
kothimoda scabbard

Dhankuta, Kothimoda scabbard Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 12" 11 oz Spotted deer horn,looks like
bone/silver mounted scabbard,
Temple,lion, yak, peacock,
buffalo calf leather adorned
with silver

Dhankuta, Royal Silver mounted Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 12" Horn
w/decorated scabbard

Dhankuta, Brass mounted Unk None 9" Spotted deer horn, brass
mounted, brass butt mounted
karda & chakma. Collectors item
UB Desk Drawer Special

Dhankuta, Silver mounted Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 12" Horn
w/ decorated scabbard

Ang Khola Kothimoda Sher S.B. 1/2 or 15" 18 oz Horn handle, scabbard red velvet
rising sun w/silver motif of temple, lion, owl
pheasant, yak. ONE OF A KIND







SWORDS

Bura Sabre Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 36" B29" 48oz(3lb) Steel w/engraving & guard-only
10 made

Tarwar - Short Sword Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 29.25 " 2.75 lbs Bura carved wooden handle,
8 symbols, some kind of fruit
wood

Tarwar - Short Sword Sher S.B.Risingsun 29 " 2.5 lbs Wood, cracked blem



Patang - Bhutan Short Sword Bura L.B 1/2 moon 21" 36 oz Wood, chiruwa style

Tibetan Long Sword Sher S.B.risingsun 36.5" 3.75lbs Wood, chiruwa style
red scabbard

Tibetan Short Sword Bura L.B.1/2 moon 31" 37 oz Horn,carved dragon motif, scroll
work hilt

Tibetan Short Sword Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 31" Wood, chiruwa style
Conv special 1/2 price?











VARIANTS, SPECIAL RUNS,
TOOLS, MISC

Berk Special, w/6 tools & Bura L.B. 1/2 moon Wood, Tools +Karda,Chakma,
tinder pouch awl, tweezer,button hook, chisel

Hanuman, silver mounted w/ Kumar K.M.6pt star 18.5" 1lb,13 oz Wood,carved hanuman face,
4 tools, Karda & Chakma, tweezers, awl, chisel, buttonhook
Tinder Pouch

Ganga Ram Special (baby) Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 18" 30 oz Very Special -Bone handle, silver
mounted, engraved blade, red
scabbard

Hasiya Hand Sickle Kumar K.M.6pt star Carved wooden handle

YCS-Yvsa Cherokee Special Sher S.B. 1/2 or 18" 2 lbs Sandal Wood, chiruwa, brass
rising sun brass mounted, brass inlays,
large karda 9" 6oz w' brass inlay,
small karda 8" 4 oz w/inlays,
saatisal handle; awl 7.5"
trianglular design, very sharp pt


Dhankuta-Blade style AK Fuller Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 12.5" 10.5 oz Combo Bone/horn handle

Dhankuta AK (Conv Spec) Combo Bone/horn handle

Balance Kumar K.M. 6pt star 13" Horn

Garud (Dragon carved handle) Sher S.B. 1/2 rising 20" 2 3/4 lbs Dragon carved wood handle,
sun carved by Newari carving man,
Bolster & chape are silver,
Saatisal/Nepali oak wood

Garud (Dragon carved handle) Sher as above as above as above as above

Garud (Dragon carved handle) Sher as above as above as above as above

Garud (Dragon carved handle) Sher as above as above as above as above

Ghopte - Silver mounted Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 18" 23oz wood

Malla Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 18" 1.5 lb horn

PenKnife Bura L.B. 1/2 moon12.5" 14 oz horn

Ganga Ram Special Bura L.B1/2 moon 18" 29 oz silver mounted bone handle,w/
blue patches,bone handled karda
& chakma

New Model Baby Dui Chirra Bura L.B.1/2moon 11" 11 oz horn,no butt cap

New Model Baby Dui Chirra Bura L.B.1/2moon 14" horn, no butt cap

Bura 'Reti' (File) Bura L.B.1/2moon 16" 11 oz made from old used files, kobra
style buttcap. Visible hatchmarks
on blade


BOWIES/BOWIE STYLE

BirGorka Bowie Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 15" Horn w/ grey streaks

Cherokee Rose (by Yvsa) Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 20" wood

Trishul Decker Kumar K.M. 6 pt star 12.75" 1.25 lbs wood w/ ying, yang inlay

Trishul Decker Kumar K.M. 6pt star 15" 25 oz horn w/ ying,yang inlay

Trishul Decker Kumar K.M. 6 pt star 13" 1.25 lbs horn w ying/yang inlay
yellow scabbard
Trishul Decker Kumar K.m. 6pt star 13" 1.25 lbs horn w ying/yang inlay

Shanker Bowie Shanker K.S. Tricel 13" 11 oz horn/bone silver alloy pommel?





WORLD WAR II (WWII)

WWII Kumar K.M. 6 pt star 16.75" 1.75 lbs horn

WWII Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 16.5" wood

WWII Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 16.5" horn

WWII Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 18" 1.75 lbs horn

WWII Murali M.R. Nepal 16.5" 1.75 lbs horn w/ unusual chiruwa pins
Flag

WWII 3 kamis Butterlamp 18" 27 oz


BRITISH ARMY SERVICE-BAS

BAS Kumar K.M. 6pt star 15" horn

BAS Sher S.B. risingsun 15" 25 oz horn

BAS Bura L.B. 1/2moon 15" horn

BAS Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 15" 1.25 lb horn

BAS Kumar K.M. 6pt star 15" 1.5 lb horn



ANG KHOLA -AK

AK Silver mounted Sher S.B. 6pt star 15" Carved wooden

AK Chiruwa Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 16" 25 oz Wood 2 pins

AK Chiruwa Sher S.B. rising sun 16.5" 2 lbs horn w/grey streaks

AK Chiruwa Bura L.B.1/2 moon 18" 29 oz` Wood, w/ finger grooves

AK Murali M.R. Nepal 15" wood
Flag

AK Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 15" 21 oz horn

AK Shanker K.S. Tricel 18" 2 lb cracked handle discount 2X

AK Sher S.B. 6 pt star 12" 1 lb horn

AK Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 12" 15 oz horn

AK Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 12" ? horn

AK Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 18" horn

AK Bura L.B.1/2 moon 18" 2 lb horn, YCS style karda inlayed

AK Kumar 6 pt star 12" WOOD, handle


CHITLANGI

Chitlangi Kumar K.M. 6pt star 21" 2 lbs horn

Chitlangi Sher S.B. rising sun18" 26 oz Aluminum handle

Chitlangi Shanker K.S. Tricel 18" 27 oz horn

CHAINPURI Kumar K.M.6pt star Wood, normal scabbard


SIRUPATI

Sirupati Murali M.R. Nepal 18" 18 oz wood
Flag

Sirupati Kumar K.M. 6 pt star 15" horn

Sirupati K.N.N. 15" 15 oz wood. Old style scabbard

Sirupati Kumar K.M. 6 pt star 12" horn

Sirupati Bura L.B. 1/2 moon 12" 11 oz horn, UB's yard tool out of shed

Sirupati Y. ! B. Y. ! B. 20" 27 oz horn grainlines Blem


M 43

M43 K.S. Tricel 17.5" wood

M43 Sher S.B. rising sun 18" horn


GELBO SPECIAL GS

GS Kumar K.M. 6pt star 18" 1.5 lbs wood

GS Sher S.B.rising sun 18" 22 oz wood



KUMAR KOBRA

Kumar Kobra Kumar K.M. 6pt star 18" horn

Kumar Kobra Nepal Flag 22" wood

Kumar Kobra Sanu Cross 21" 25 oz wood


JKM-1

JKM-1 K.S. Tricel 8" horn w/ grey streaks

JKM-1 not marked 8" horn


KUMAR KARDA

Kumar Karda Kumar K.M. 6pt star 10" carved wood handle

Kumar Karda Kumar K.M. 6pt star 10" horn,carved fish red scabbard

Kumar Karda K.S. 10" horn, carved

Kumar Karda Kothimoda Kumar 6 pt star Silver furniture, kothimoda
scabbard, made for JKM


BILTONS

Bilton HI Villager no markings 8.5" horn

Bilton HI Villager no markings 9" horn

Bilton HI Villager no markings 0" horn


BIRGORKA VILLAGERS

Villager Kumar K.M. 6pt star 15.5" 1.5 lbs wood

Villager Sher S.B. risingsun 19.75 " 2.25 lbs wood

Villager Tricel 15.5" 1.5 lbs wood



KAGAS KATNE - KK

KK Aluminum handle, no sheath
KK Aluminum handle w/sheath
KK horn
KK horn
KK horn
KK horn
KK horn




NEWARI TOURIST MODEL 15" Blade and scabbard well
decorated. Appears plastic handle
with finger grooves

4 other Khukuris to be cataloged
and entered. REMINDER!!!!
 
I have been around here for about three weeks. In that three weeks I have recieved two AKs and I have a Kobra inbound. Oh my.
 
Originally posted by Tommy_Atkins
I am convinced that the workaround for this is to hire a caddy. Preferably someone knowledgeable in the Way of the Khukhuri...

Picture if you will, a khaki-clad explorer trudging through dense, jungle undergrowth along a faint game trail. Immediately behind him comes another man, stooped and sweating under the burden of a large, tooled-leather satchel with the initials "H.I." worked ornately into its sides. The first gent stops abruptly, confronted with an uprooted tree that has fallen across his path. Hardwood and about 18" in diameter, the log is covered with moss and creeper vines...

Explorer: "Hmmm...looks like Ironwood, and those vines are no joke. Almost two feet through...the ground's a bit muddy, with a four-degree slope, and the wind's about two knots, north-northwest. I think the eighteen inch WWII would make short work of this obstacle. Or perhaps the Hanuman...What do you say, old bean?"

Caddy: "If I may, sir...The sun's been out all day, and it's nearly four in the afternoon, so the wood's bound to be tough. With the dry weather, the slope won't present a problem...If I may suggest the Chiruwa, sir?"

Explorer: "Well, the last time I swung the Chiruwa, I nearly severed my leg. Are you sure about the slope? D'you think the ground's dry enough to hold my footing?"

Caddy: "Oh, absolutely, sir! When you had your...incident, the soil was wet clay. That, combined with your...rather vigorous chopping style, is what caused the mishap. As you can surely see, this hard-packed loam will hold your footing nicely. Really, sir, the Chiruwa is the only right choice!"

Explorer: "Ah. Very well, then; hand me the blade, and let's get on with it, shall we?"

Grunting, the caddy swings the bulging satchel from his shoulder and rummages inside, producing loud clanking noises and the occasional glimpse of a horn, bone or wooden handle, brass pommels winking in the green jungle light. He pauses, lets out a satisfied grunt, and pulls the Chiruwa in its scabbard from the bag. Turning to the explorer, the caddy presents the sheathed knife, handle-first, in its scabbard in the same way a Maitre d' would offer a bottle of the finest Bordeaux to a wealthy patron. Smiling, our intrepid man of adventure draws the blade. A faint smell of coconut wafts on the breeze, produced by the surf wax used to protect the blade from rust. With a flourish, the explorer turns, inhales deeply, and with a satisfied "chaaahh..", takes his first swing at the trunk...

:D
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This is really funny:D
 
On a positive note, it appears that I have only spent about 1-2% of what LCS has, yikes! What a collection, do we know here who has the most? LCS must be a contender.
 
Originally posted by Randman
On a positive note, it appears that I have only spent about 1-2% of what LCS has, yikes! What a collection, do we know here who has the most? LCS must be a contender.
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wow, right?

(glad I'm not his caddy!)
 
Originally posted by Randman
On a positive note, it appears that I have only spent about 1-2% of what LCS has, yikes! What a collection, do we know here who has the most? LCS must be a contender.
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Uncle told me a while back, "You're getting there" Definite works of art and hard working tools. Think of the craftmanship (don't care what the PC folks say, it is still craftMANship) history, quality, spirituality, history, sweat, skill, etc, etc behind these fine tools. JP sent me one, (not on the HI list) that reeks of history and experience, thanks JP. Hopefully 'reeks' is not a negative description. A couple of AC Khuks that when I showed to my grandsons, they laughed at in comparison to the HI and JP KHUKURI.

Can't help my enthusiasm for Uncle Bill, Yangdu, Pala and all the crazy Kamis and Sarkis at Bir Gorka. May they all live happily, long and prosper. I know HI does its best to make their lives better.
 
Welcome Randman, I see the others have given you the usual hello.

Lcs, who do you work for and are they hiring?
 
Originally posted by Red
Welcome Randman, I see the others have given you the usual hello.

Lcs, who do you work for and are they hiring?
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:) If I told you, I would have to neutralize you!:)
 
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