This a good topic for a thread! I don't have all that many khuks so that I can bring out a comparison, but you might find it interesting that I ordered a GH Cheetlang hours before I came across this thread. After reading these contributions, I am feeling very happy indeed, and I am looking very much forward to receiving my Cheetlang. According to specs, the karda and chakmak of the Cheetlang are especially interesting, because they have ferrule rings and buttcaps. I've got this thing about kardas and chakmaks: It is totally unacceptable for me that some "parts" of the khukuri are made less well, as some claim the small utility knives to be. You might hear the following argument: "The main thing is the khukuri, which must be of excellent workmanship, but the karda and chakmak are slapped on just to make the set complete. They don't have a real use anymore, so why waste time and expense on them?" I say ANY part of the khukuri set should reflect the quality of workmanship.
One last point: this thread is about your most favourite khuk. What I would like to have in my collection, as a piece de resistance, which I would like to put up in the most prominent position, is an exact copy, by the kamis, of an ancient khukuri such as the one being held in the museum at Kathmandu. If one could get such a copy, one might say your collection of newer khuks would revolve around this "ancient" one. Just a thought.
