Five blems and bargain for 11/1

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Yangdu

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15.5 inch 31 ounce Bonecutter by Purna. Satisal wood handle. Slight shrinkage of wood handle. This one is the last BC by Purna in stock. $100 even. *SOLD*

15 inch 19 ounce used Ang Khola by Ram Kumar. The horn handle cracked. Great project knife at $55. *SOLD*

16.5 inch 26 ounce WWII by Kumar. Satisal wood handle. 20 minutes worth of rust removal time makes it near perfect. $88. *SOLD*

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18 inch 31 ounce M-43 by Kumar. Satisal wood handle. Slight shrinkage of wood handle. Bargain at $100 even. *SOLD*

18 1/4'' 19 ounce Jungle Knife by Purna. Slight shrinkage of sisau wood handle. $80. *SOLD*

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EMS 18 1/4'' 19 ounce Jungle Knife by Purna. Slight shrinkage of sisau wood handle. $80.
 
EMS 15.5 inch 31 ounce Bonecutter by Purna. Satisal wood handle. Slight shrinkage of wood handle. This one is the last BC by Purna in stock. $100 even.

A Bonecutter from Purna, at 15" Oh Yeah!

That M43 is a serious deal too, that's not going to last long
 
cul4u01 said:
EMS 15.5 inch 31 ounce Bonecutter by Purna. Satisal wood handle. Slight shrinkage of wood handle. This one is the last BC by Purna in stock. $100 even.

A Bonecutter from Purna, at 15" Oh Yeah!
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I also EMSed on the Purna Bonecutter earlier today, but I think you beat me to it. I guess one of us will get the "Long Gone" or maybe both of us if some shark quietly snapped it up.
 
cul4u01 said:
EMS 15.5 inch 31 ounce Bonecutter by Purna. Satisal wood handle. Slight shrinkage of wood handle. This one is the last BC by Purna in stock. $100 even.

A Bonecutter from Purna, at 15" Oh Yeah!

That M43 is a serious deal too, that's not going to last long
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davidf99 said:
I also EMSed on the Purna Bonecutter earlier today, but I think you beat me to it. I guess one of us will get the "Long Gone" or maybe both of us if some shark quietly snapped it up.
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Sorry Dave! DD received.
 
EMS sent earlier on 18" 31 ounce M-43 by Kumar, Satisal Wood handle. Slight shrinkage of wood handle. Bargain at $100 even.
 
The WW2 does not have a full tang, its traditional rat tail. Have to email Yangdu on the rust, pictures don't show the rust.
 
Thank you for the prompt reply...I’m after a full tang unit. I’ll keep watching for specials and blems in the 15 to 16 inch range.
 
To be clear and so other new folks will see as well, the WWII is what some consider full tang. The metal goes all through the handle and is peened over on the end with an end cap. Very strong, warrantied against breakage.
Many prefer it as the wood absorbs some of the shock from chops. They don't break.
Also no cold metal on the hand next to the metal tang.
 
HI don't use rat tails....kangaroo tails are more like it. There's x-ray pics around on the forum somewhere.
 
cul4u01 said:
HI don't use rat tails....kangaroo tails are more like it. There's x-ray pics around on the forum somewhere.
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Those X-ray photos got flushed by PhotoToilet, but thanks to the magic of the google cache, some can be salvaged:

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photo credit: jdk1

The two khuks on the left show the usual HI "stick tangs" the full length of the handle. That bar of metal is darn near impossible to break. An exception to the (full-length) rule is on the right side, an uncommon design with a carved handle and a partial tang. The two small knives on the left, with the partial tangs, are a karda (the accessory knife that comes with most khukuris) and an unusual Bilton (most Biltons are made with a full-length stick tang).

[About 5 years ago somebody did a destruction test on an HI khukuri. The blade was locked into a vise and a sledgehammer was used to break the wooden handle, but the stick tang would not break after repeated strikes. The sledgehammer bent the un-heat-treated tang steel into a curved shape, but it did not break.]
 
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