Dream Dhankutas!

Sylvrfalcn

Sylvrfalcn

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One for show, and one for go.:D Both made by Bura, does it get any better than that?:)

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Sarge
 
The Dhankuta Kothimoda in it's place of honor, a beautiful mahogony case built by the intrepid sergeant Delossantos.
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Sarge:D
 
Hey Sarge, We've got good taste! Those are the last two khuks that I bought. The silverwork is impressive isn't it? And the convention khuk is outrageous. I always like to do a little polishing and convex the edge on my khuks, but this is one of two that needed absolutely nothing. The other was a dui Chirra, also by Bura. I feel really lucky to own theses pieces of functional art!
Nice pics.:D

Steve
 
That Dhankuta Kothimoda gathers up all the light in a room and draws the eye like a magnet. I've had reasonably intelligent people walk into my office, only to stand and stare in slack jawed, glassy eyed, wonder at it's magnificence. When I look at it, I see the hands of the master kami, the concentration on his brow as he swings the hammer, I see the sarki and the silversmiths, busy at their work, and I smile. Yes my friend, impressive indeed.

Sarge
 
One of my guys was gone TDY back when I was issuing out khuks, and wound up not getting one. He's a good kid, but to my discredit I'd forgotten about him. One of the forum good guys was looking to hook up just such a troop with a khuk, but since things have sped up on us getting out of here, there's just no time. So, the kid gets my magic Sirupati until he can get a replacement sent over there, and I'll be sporting a genuine "Himalayan Imports Convention Special Ang Khola Dhankuta" on my load bearing vest when I head out. If I sound goofy, I can tell you it wasn't arbitrary to select the Dhankuta. I've got a certain bowie that I'd thought about taking, but it's practically a short sword, and I'll be toting way more than I want to already, what with body armor and chem gear. Then I thought about my trusty Pen Knife, great for slicing and dicing, but not much of a stabber. So, I'm still toting a good Bura made blade, just not the one I'd expected to.;)

Sarge
 
Even a wimpy little khuk will beat the pants off a K-Bar or whatever's current low-bid production issue (not I'd want to be on the business end of any of the above) :D
 
Point taken Uncle, but it's just a temporary arrangement. Tell you what, just to hedge my bets, pick me out something "proper" and set it aside. I'll send you a check for it as soon as I get an APO to ship it to.:D

Sarge
 
Sarge, I bet Uncle meant that he hopes you never have to use it to fight off any hostiles. :(

But maybe you understood that and just needed an excuse to buy another khuk!:D

Steve
 
Steve, I believe I understand Uncle correctly, and the more I think about it, should my "beauty sleep" be interrupted over there by some "foolishness", I'll probably want to be coming out of my fartsack with pistol in hand and something bigger than a Dhankuta in the other one.;)

What, me think of an excuse to buy another khukuri?:rolleyes: :D

Sarge
 
Oops my bad.:footinmou

Well even a pistol is a little too close range for me. Hope you can do all of your fighting with F-15s and Apaches.:D

Steve
 
F-15s and Apaches.
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HAWGS buddy, HAWGS. Actually, if it can get the ordinance on target, I don't care if it's a cropduster. Any rear area guys that think it's an inconvenience to have to carry their weapons on 'em, had better think again. I plan on sleeping with mine as usual. I ain't no Rambo, but if I got to squeeze a trigger or swing a khuk, I'll by golly do it, and sort my karma out later.

Sarge
 
A-10s?
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Affirmative. A-10s, AC-130s, F18s, F16s, Harriers, Apaches, are all good to go. F-15 Eagles are primarily an air superiority fighter, read that MIG killer. Not much work for them boys lately, but I knew a good bunch of 'em flying combat air patrols in the 33rd Fighter Wing during Desert Storm. They had the first air to air kills, the most air to air kills, the most double air to air kills, and the only wing commander, Colonel Rick Parsons, to score an air to air kill. The guy that scored the first air to air kill of the war was a young captain by the name of Grater, his call sign was, of course, "Cheese".

Funny story about that guy. After the cease fire had been called over there, my boys got up a flag football game with a bunch of the pilots. F-15 pilots are, by nature, very aggressive young men, they have to be. Well sir, on one of the plays captain Grater was trying a little too hard and wound up giving one of my guys a late hit. To his credit, the boy shook it off, but lo and behold out of the corner of my eye here comes one of my other guys and plows the good captain like a freight train hitting a watermelon truck. Things started to turn ugly.

There I stand, on duty, in uniform, brick (two way radio) in hand, ready to respond to anything that came up. I set the brick down and head straight for the now buzzing knot of angry folks, unbuttoning my BDU shirt as I go. Suddenly, out of nowhere, who should appear but "the boss", the big guy himself. Naturally everybody stood to, and all thoughts of foolishness vaporized. Afterwords he thanked me for helping quell a dang near riot. I told him, "Sir, you're too good a man to lie to, that's not why I was headed out there. In honesty sir, if it had come to blows, I'd of been swinging with my guys". He looked at me for a few seconds that seemed like an eternity and said, "yup, I reckon you would", and walked off trying hard to conceal a smile.;)

Sarge
 
Originally posted by Sylvrfalcn
Suddenly, out of nowhere, who should appear but "the boss", the big guy himself.
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Springsteen or Santa Claus??? :D

(That smart a$$ comment that I dodged in Josh's 25"AK toting thread just relieved itself.)
 
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