Does anyone know anything about this one

[edctac]

Just got it from a guy here on the forum and I've never seen one like this before

The one on the bottom

Thanks

 

[Karda]

I remember seeing in in a DOTD, but it's difficult to place it exactly since Aunties previous photo host went bankrupt and lost us a couple years of pictures. IIRC, it was a Jange model with guard and wooden sheath.
I will forward a link to this thread to her and see if she remembers.

 

[edctac]

Awesome, I will try and get better pics of the markings on it.

 

[pittsteele]

man i dig that!

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Which ever kami made that one did exceptional work. The junction at the guard is perfect with no slop. The blade shape is of classic utility, and the scale-on finish is a personal favorite of mine.

You did good

 

[edctac]

Yeah I really like it, I just got the WWII as well(my first HI). I love the roughness of the blade and the look of the whole piece. I feel like I got a hell of a deal on it too wich makes it even better($40 shipped).

 

[Steely_Gunz]

you got a steal of a deal

 

[ajim1942]

This is a copy of the true villager that I have in my collection. Yangdu took pictures of the original and Bura the royal kami made them. The village kami had no way to polish his blades. This kukri is about 50 years old. The original wood case is held togather with water buf rawhide and the animals hocke was used to make the hooks to keep the kukri case from sliding through the cloth wrap (belt).
Bura dressed up his rendition of this kukri added the guard and made fancy wood case as can be seen in the picture. His blade is also thicker and heaver. This kukri was made by the royal kami so you know that it is going to be made up to his high standerds. The original is a very well made kukri and the temper is outstanding.
Bura made these kukri about 4 years ago before he got sick.
Jim

 

[edctac]

That's good info, thanks so much I'm still learning about all this stuff.

 

[Steve Tall]

From the original DOTD 05-15-2008:

...
HI TRUE VILLAGER KHUKURI BY MASTER KAMI BURA

Overall lenght -- 17''
Weight 25 oz
Spine thickness -- 3/8''
Steel guard
White metal bolster and buttcap
Walnut wood handle
The seabbard is made of walnut wood handle with white metal fittings
Amazing work by Bura
...
Special thanks to Jim for letting us use your old khukuri for model

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/555878-Thursday-Evening-with-HI-True-Villager-Khukuri

 

[Karda]

This is a copy of the true villager that I have in my collection. Yangdu took pictures of the original and Bura the royal kami made them. The village kami had no way to polish his blades. This kukri is about 50 years old. The original wood case is held togather with water buf rawhide and the animals hocke was used to make the hooks to keep the kukri case from sliding through the cloth wrap (belt).
Bura dressed up his rendition of this kukri added the guard and made fancy wood case as can be seen in the picture. His blade is also thicker and heaver. This kukri was made by the royal kami so you know that it is going to be made up to his high standerds. The original is a very well made kukri and the temper is outstanding.
Bura made these kukri about 4 years ago before he got sick.
Jim

Thank you for clearing this up and for having them made, Jim. Now that you mention "True Villager" it does ring a bell.

 

[Yvsa]

I don't recall when it was but it was while Uncle Bill was still with us and I had been after him for quite sometime to get some, "As forged blades" and again I can't recall but I may have been the only one to purchase a couple of them.
I ordered and got two, "As forged blades", one was As Forged Hanuman blade and the other an As Forged Chainpuri blade. I ground a sharpened edge on the both of them and finished the Chainpuri which I took some artistic license with and when I finally got it finished I was quite surprised it turned out to be not only a Chainpuri but also a Balanced Model!!! :thumbup:
I made a tooled leather sheath for it that took one helluva thick welt on its spine side, so thick in fact that in fact that I had to drill the holes for sewing it instead of being able to use a hand awl to punch them through!!!
It turned out so well that Uncle Bill was very fond of it which made me very proud!!!

 

[Yvsa]

I forgot too add about what happened with the Hanuman blade one day, actually a couple of things. One was that by not heating that thick kangaroo tail before trying too bend it into more of a contoured profile I broke the tang. Fortunately I have a cousin that's a top notch journeyman welder that agreed to fix it for me and weld it back on he did as good as new!!! The second thing that happened with the helluva sharp blade was that one day while I was hanging out in here I had it on my lap and inadvertently went to sleep!!! The next thing I knew I was JOLTED AWAKE by a terrible pain in two of my toes because I failed to take the blade off my lap and instead just let it lay where it was and of course it slid off my lap and did its damage which fortunately wasn't all that bad but I still wound up in an emergency clinic where I had to have them sewn up... :foot:
I was damned lucky it hadn't taken both of my toes off let alone half my foot!!!

 

[Berkley]

Yvsa,
Great stories, and good to see you posting again.:thumbup:
Berk

 

[Howard Wallace]

edctac - now that you know the history of the blade, if you ever sell it or give it away also give the history. Bura was a kami to the king, and probably the most widely respected kami. He is no longer making khukuris, due to his poor health.

Yvsa - Beautiful workmanship. Also, thanks for the lesson. I'll try not to fall asleep while fondling large, sharp, heavy blades.