First " expensive " foreign made knife

[Bailey G]

Well, today I purchased my first " expensive" foreign made knife, a cold steel Gurkha kukri. I've never bought a Knife made anywhere outside of the US before, with the exception of a few CRKT M.U.K tools. and those cost $6.00. Hopefully i'm impressed I've always held off on buying cold steel products due to their seemingly gimmicky videos, as well as the fact they are made over sea's. I finally gave in when I realized how few kukri's where available that are made In the US. This kukri seems to be tough as nails, and despite a few very negative reviews It seemed like the best choice. Anyhow what has your experience been with cold steel? are they a good honest company to deal with? let me know thanks

 

[marcinek]

I finally gave in when I realized how few kukri's where available that are made In the US. This kukri seems to be tough as nails, and despite a few very negative reviews It seemed like the best choice. Anyhow what has your experience been with cold steel? are they a good honest company to deal with? let me know thanks

Its just terrible that our khukri making industry has gone overseas! Think of how many khukri making jobs in the US have been taken by those Himalayans!





CS is fine. They don't explode or anything like that. And people seem to like them.

 

[Bailey G]

Its just terrible that our khukri making industry has gone overseas! Think of how many khukri making jobs in the US have been taken by those Himalayans!





CS is fine. They don't explode or anything like that. And people seem to like them.

I realize It's not an american design, or a knife that is all that common over here. But I'm fairly skeptical about how, and what those himalayian kukri's are made out of. :barf:

 

[marcinek]

I realize It's not an american design, or a knife that is all that common over here. But I'm fairly skeptical about how, and what those himalayian kukri's are made out of. :barf:

So you bought a Chinese-made one instead?

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Those Himalayan Imports khukuris are made out of the real thing.
You even have to read the safety thread first so you won't slice off your leg!

Spend a little time there http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/739-Himalayan-Imports
and on the H.I. Cantina http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/796-H-I-Cantina

 

[EChoil]

I realize It's not an american design, or a knife that is all that common over here. But I'm fairly skeptical about how, and what those himalayian kukri's are made out of. :barf:

With a real Nepalese khukuri it could well be the leaf spring of that 80's Ford truck on blocks in the forger's front yard. Mine supposedly is. Excellent knife steel.