Just got my first khukuri. Well the first good one. WOW! 
I got the Kobra offered Fri as a blem, it was waiting when we got home today. It's just over 18 inches long, the blade is just over 12 inches and the handle is 6 inches. The blade is 1 3/8 ths wide. I don't have any way to weigh it.
I don't know why you people think these are delicate, my Kobra is 5/16ths at the bolster and only a little thinner at the angle on the back. There is a little distal taper in the last quarter of the blade. This is a very solid feeling knife!
Tthe balance point is about 3 1/4 inches from the end of the handle. This is right where I like it. The handle is about 1 3/4 hands for me, so I can change grip to the end of the handle for extra reach/power. The handle is thin enough for my rather small hands, a real plus.
The initials R.R. and a swastika (turned the other way from the Nazis) are marked on the blade. That seems to be Raju Rasaili as the Kami, I think he did a great job!
The chakma is rectangular in cross section and seems hard enough. The karda is a little crude and a little thick even with it's distall taper but my Lansky set should fix up the edge nicely. I may look at replacing it with a small scandinavian knife with a thinner blade.
The scabbard is pretty good except the chape is not well fitted, it looks like it was made for a bigger scabbard and I'll probably take it off.
The cons.
There is a line on the bolster, probably where it was brazed together. the bolster and butt plate are very well fitted to the horn grip, but there seems to be some solder on the butt plate where the tang is peened over in two spots.
There's a little rust on the very tip.
There is a chip out of the grip.
Well, that's about it for cons.
I was looking at a 15 inch Sirupati but this loked so nice. This is a little longer than I wanted at first, for the tighter places in my apt.
I've put several cuts in my thumbnail testing the edge, it wouldnt shave my arm but I have coarse hair and few knives will shave it. The box it came in is land fill now. I live in an apt so there aren't going to be a lot of trees disassembled. God help anyone who breaks in.
Am I pleased? No, I'm thrilled!
I'll be getting more in the future, that trianglular box will be familiar. I have some friends I need to show this to, so I'll try and send HI some more business.
I wonder if my doctor can do any thing for HIKV?
I got the Kobra offered Fri as a blem, it was waiting when we got home today. It's just over 18 inches long, the blade is just over 12 inches and the handle is 6 inches. The blade is 1 3/8 ths wide. I don't have any way to weigh it.
I don't know why you people think these are delicate, my Kobra is 5/16ths at the bolster and only a little thinner at the angle on the back. There is a little distal taper in the last quarter of the blade. This is a very solid feeling knife!
Tthe balance point is about 3 1/4 inches from the end of the handle. This is right where I like it. The handle is about 1 3/4 hands for me, so I can change grip to the end of the handle for extra reach/power. The handle is thin enough for my rather small hands, a real plus.
The initials R.R. and a swastika (turned the other way from the Nazis) are marked on the blade. That seems to be Raju Rasaili as the Kami, I think he did a great job!
The chakma is rectangular in cross section and seems hard enough. The karda is a little crude and a little thick even with it's distall taper but my Lansky set should fix up the edge nicely. I may look at replacing it with a small scandinavian knife with a thinner blade.
The scabbard is pretty good except the chape is not well fitted, it looks like it was made for a bigger scabbard and I'll probably take it off.
The cons.
There is a line on the bolster, probably where it was brazed together. the bolster and butt plate are very well fitted to the horn grip, but there seems to be some solder on the butt plate where the tang is peened over in two spots.
There's a little rust on the very tip.
There is a chip out of the grip.
Well, that's about it for cons.
I was looking at a 15 inch Sirupati but this loked so nice. This is a little longer than I wanted at first, for the tighter places in my apt.
I've put several cuts in my thumbnail testing the edge, it wouldnt shave my arm but I have coarse hair and few knives will shave it. The box it came in is land fill now. I live in an apt so there aren't going to be a lot of trees disassembled. God help anyone who breaks in.
Am I pleased? No, I'm thrilled!
I'll be getting more in the future, that trianglular box will be familiar. I have some friends I need to show this to, so I'll try and send HI some more business.
I wonder if my doctor can do any thing for HIKV?
