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Josh Feltman said:
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Dries off in fall usually. WV stays green most of spring and summer.
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I've been waiting for an opportunity to put Small Tibetan Sword #1 to it's raisons d'etre ( Belgian phrase translating as: "reason for being" ) for awhile now, but none has arisen. STS #2 and STS #3 waiting impatiently in the wings. Maybe if I go off my medication I'll find someone who needs killing... 
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Got the RR kami's M-43 the other day, and wow! This thing is sharp. Haven't had much of a chance to cut anything but myself with it, but it took to the task and was ready for more.
Anyhow, I could see me liking this M-43 more than the 18" AK--It has a blade of the same size, but a tinier habaki bolster, and a tighter fit in the hand (handle is 1.5 inches shorter than the 18" AK handle, but the chiruwah construction seems to put the balance at about the same point, if not further back. SO basically, i have the came cutting power as the AK but with a slightly smaller package.
I always thot the M-43 was a little bland looking, until I got to see a few at the HI MW KK 04 (hey where's the thread for HI MW KK 05?) It is also quite a faithful repro of the old M-43 I have, so much so i wonder if they had an old one at the shop as a model. It may weigh an ounce or two more, and it has a bit more flare to the pommel, but the rest looks really close.
Keith
Anyhow, I could see me liking this M-43 more than the 18" AK--It has a blade of the same size, but a tinier habaki bolster, and a tighter fit in the hand (handle is 1.5 inches shorter than the 18" AK handle, but the chiruwah construction seems to put the balance at about the same point, if not further back. SO basically, i have the came cutting power as the AK but with a slightly smaller package.
I always thot the M-43 was a little bland looking, until I got to see a few at the HI MW KK 04 (hey where's the thread for HI MW KK 05?) It is also quite a faithful repro of the old M-43 I have, so much so i wonder if they had an old one at the shop as a model. It may weigh an ounce or two more, and it has a bit more flare to the pommel, but the rest looks really close.
Keith