First Khukuris Finally Here!!!

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Sam Hurley

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Hello everyone,

I finally got my first khukuris! YAY!!! :D . I came home from work and on the kitchen counter was a box from heaven. I got two AK's--an 18" and a 15", both by Sher (rising sun with S.B. at the bolster is Sher, right?) It's also got some (Nepalese?) characters on the shoulder...is this the Himalayan Imports logo/icon/thingy? Anywho, I got them in a sweet deal with someone who emailed me after they saw a post of mine about wanting an AK. He was offering 2 new khuks. I was going to buy just the 18inch (for 90 bucks) but after thinking over an offer for a 15inch for 50 bucks, I had to have both. $140 total! AND THEY'RE BRAND NEW!!!!! That's less than just a new 18" (hope i'm not bragging too much...this is a happy happy day!) I simply can't believe the quality of these beasts. Never have I beheld such wonderful pieces of steel...or any material for that matter.

And then there's the size of them! I knew they were bigger knives than I've ever had, but I didn't know what I was getting myself into! These chopping demons are ... substantial. That's the best word I can come up with. Substantial in every way. The 18 is 1/2" at the bolster and the 15 is 3/8". You can read these stats in many a post, but when you actually see it... And when you look down the spine to see that's it's still thicker than any knife you've ever owned... Wow. How did I live before I owned a khuk? I can't remember, but it must have sucked.

I haven't had the time to test them out completely, but this is what I know after 10 minutes outside: I've leaned on them with all my weight (almost 200lbs) and they didn't bend, I chopped some pine trees and 2x4's and they didn't break, and a file told me that the hardness is just right ;) .

From now on, October 25th will be Khukuri Day. I can't wait until Sam Claus brings me a Sirupati or a BGRS next Khukuri Day. I don't think I'll have to wait long, I've got the feeling that there'll be something like 10 Khukuri Days before the next October 25th!

Happy day, oh happy day.

Sam
 
Good deal! Can't help but be impressed by these critters!
The logo in Devanagari on the shoulder is the HI logo.
Glad you tested them. Sometimes like around the holiday of Dashain they might get questionable on the spines, so is a good thing to whack on something substantial. If they come out okay they should last a hundred years! Have fun!:D
 
Kismet makes an excellent point. Still, it's great to read such enthusiastic posts from new owners. I felt the same way when I got mine, just like a kid in a candy store. Actually, I was still a kid when I got my first khuk, only 15 yrs old at the time. My first was a 15" BAS, not an HI, and I just couldn't believe how massive it was. When I recently got a 15" Sirupati, my first thought was "how cute!". :D Amazing how quickly your perspective changes.
 
Bill's business used to be over 80% repeat customers. I think it's since gone up, but your reaction is pretty typical of first time buyers.

You can read about it all you want, but nothing compares with actually holding them in your hand and feeling the whatever you want to call it ( spirit, magic, power )! It just isn't possible to describe the feeling, though it might be close to Arthur Pendragon's feeling holding Excalibur for the first time.
 
I'm getting to be an old man and I still get chills up and down my whole body sometimes when I stop to think how they were made with next to primitive tools. most likely blood, Sweat and Tears. And, they come out so beautiful it is just hard to believe. Get off my yourself some where and just hold the knife in your hands and see if it doesn't feel like it is trying to talk to you.

Now just be carful with them. What the other guys tell you about they will cut anything is true. I know from experience with a WWII. Through two layers of leather and still cut the large portion of my thumb. Not too bad. I hate to think just what it would have been like if I hadn't had the glove on the left hand. Hope you can learn to really love the khuks. Take care of them and I'm sure they will take care of you.:) :D
 
A good khuk ( such as a Bura ) is poetry in Steel.
 
A good khuk ( such as a Bura ) is poetry in Steel.
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15oz and 18" of Bura Kobra has to be handled to be fully appreciated. Put it through a few dry cuts, snap cuts and fully power chops/slashes, and it will dawn on you that whoever made this blade KNEW what he was doing. Even the smaller wood handle, which I thought I'd have to replace, now feels 'right' in my hands.
 
Hey, Sam!

You wrote, "I simply can't believe the quality of these beasts. Never have I beheld such wonderful pieces of steel...or any material for that matter."

Me: I agree. Photos don't do them justice. The first time I saw and held an HI Khukuri I was seriously hooked. I've got a wood handled 18" Siru by Kumar in front of me right now, and it is one of the most exotic and beautiful bladed implements I've ever held, and I've held some seriously expensive Japanese katana, just to give you an idea.

You: "And then there's the size of them! I knew they were bigger knives than I've ever had, but I didn't know what I was getting myself into! These chopping demons are ... substantial. That's the best word I can come up with. Substantial in every way. The 18 is 1/2" at the bolster and the 15 is 3/8". You can read these stats in many a post, but when you actually see it... And when you look down the spine to see that's it's still thicker than any knife you've ever owned... Wow."

Me: The 18" Ang Khola is one serious hunk of steel and horn. It is nothing short of awe inspiring. Had the same experience when I recently got a 21" Chitlangi. Holy mackeral.....

You: "How did I live before I owned a khuk? I can't remember, but it must have sucked."

Me: Yup. Ditto. I can't believe how intensely enamored I've become of these critters.

You: "I haven't had the time to test them out completely, but this is what I know after 10 minutes outside: I've leaned on them with all my weight (almost 200lbs) and they didn't bend, I chopped some pine trees and 2x4's and they didn't break, and a file told me that the hardness is just right ;)."

Me: I leaned on my 15" BAS with all 250-lbs (at the time - I'm lighter now thank God) and all I did was split or crush every piece of wood I had it wedged against. I hit an 18" 2x6" plank along the grain with my BAS using a rather liesurely stroke and split that plank along its entire length. Had I hit it with everything I had it would have exploded the wood in half.

You: "From now on, October 25th will be Khukuri Day. I can't wait until Sam Claus brings me a Sirupati or a BGRS next Khukuri Day. I don't think I'll have to wait long, I've got the feeling that there'll be something like 10 Khukuri Days before the next October 25th!"

Me: Yeah....I kinda went overboard and bought ten of them in about ten weeks. Let me recommend most highly the 18" Sirupati, 18" Gelbu Special, 18" Chitlangi, 15" Sirupati and the 15" BAS.

Don
 
HIKV claims another victim.

Learning to go without food in favor of buying more knives will be your true test.:) :D
 
Who needs to buy their food? I'll hunt for it with my new khuks and save my food money for MORE new khuks. Yeah, I've got it all figured out. ;)

Sam
 
That's the attitude, Sam! You can also boil the buffalo hide on the sheaths and eat that. That way, buying more kuks is a win-win situation. :) :) :D :D
 
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