Ghurka kukri plus 3v?

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d762nato

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Hello folks, curious as to if anyone around here has one and what they're thoughts are. I'm thinking about getting one in the near future. I have 5 khukuris from Nepal but was wanting one with a different handle style and steel. Thanks,
 
this is a pretty dead and unmoderated forum. I have 100 khuks from Nepal and I did have one of the Carbon V ones back in the day. For under $300 i would maybe try one, but I have just never seen the need to get one with all the other khuks i have.
 
I have an SK5 version and love it. I have a vintage Carbon V version in the box for sale, if you'd like to try that steel. It's a wonderful design and highly recommend one, in whatever steel you prefer!
 
Steely_Gunz said:
this is a pretty dead and unmoderated forum. I have 100 khuks from Nepal and I did have one of the Carbon V ones back in the day. For under $300 i would maybe try one, but I have just never seen the need to get one with all the other khuks i have.
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Dang your the king of khukuris around here I assume. I just want to try out the 3v steel and a different handle design. Thanks,
 
jdk1 said:
I have an SK5 version and love it. I have a vintage Carbon V version in the box for sale, if you'd like to try that steel. It's a wonderful design and highly recommend one, in whatever steel you prefer!
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I'm mainly looking at the 3v version but wouldn't mind having a carbon v version also, Thanks for the offer though. I need more jack too.
 
Love my old O1 version . Plenty good enough steel for me on a Kuk .

That guard on the "Plus" weaponized version can get in the way of utility somewhat .

The 3V I've seen have been way too pricey , IMO .

I have been impressed with Cold Steel's 3V on other knives . Great tough steel ! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
DocJD said:
Love my old O1 version . Plenty good enough steel for me on a Kuk .

That guard on the "Plus" weaponized version can get in the way of utility somewhat .

The 3V I've seen have been way too pricey , IMO .

I have been impressed with Cold Steel's 3V on other knives . Great tough steel ! :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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The 01 version sounds good too. Yes I've been looking at that guard being somewhat long. I may have to grind some off of it. I should be getting the 3v version next week. Thanks,
 
d762nato said:
The 01 version sounds good too. Yes I've been looking at that guard being somewhat long. I may have to grind some off of it. I should be getting the 3v version next week. Thanks,
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Wonderful ! I'd love to hear your impressions, once you get some time with use . :)
 
A little late for the party but i have a 3V kukri.
Have no regrets at all on buying it. Bought it from a brick and mortar store and paid a little more because i had heard stories about poor QC on the grinding job.
Gave it a good look over before buying and there were no issues at all with the grind and fit and finish at all.
As far as general use it holds a edge very well all that i have done is touch up the edge with a ceramic rod to keep it hair popping sharp.
For a large chopper it is nimble in hand probably due to the distal taper.
When chopping the handle does a good job of absorbing the impact and not transferring it to your hand. It also is fairly comfortable and not at all slippery even with damp hands.
The 3V blade doesn't get scratched up much from use and hasn't been rust prone with minimal care.
The plastic trainer that CS sells would be a good idea if you are planning to do drills with the knife as well.
Also have to add when sheathing and unsheathing it always try to use upward pressure so that the blade rides on the spine to prevent the sheath from dulling the blade.
Otherwise the secure-ex sheath isn't too bad at all IMO.
 
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Steely_Gunz said:
this is a pretty dead and unmoderated forum. I have 100 khuks from Nepal and I did have one of the Carbon V ones back in the day. For under $300 i would maybe try one, but I have just never seen the need to get one with all the other khuks i have.
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You can get the Blackout 52100 steel version for sub $150 from some drop shipping joints.
A hell of a deal IMO.
 
GrumpySoreOldBastard said:
A little late for the party but i have a 3V kukri.
Have no regrets at all on buying it. Bought it from a brick and mortar store and paid a little more because i had heard stories about poor QC on the grinding job.
Gave it a good look over before buying and there were no issues at all with the grind and fit and finish at all.
As far as general use it holds a edge very well all that i have done is touch up the edge with a ceramic rod to keep it hair popping sharp.
For a large chopper it is nimble in hand probably due to the distal taper.
When chopping the handle does a good job of absorbing the impact and not transferring it to your hand. It also is fairly comfortable and not at all slippery even with damp hands.
The 3V blade doesn't get scratched up much from use and hasn't been rust prone with minimal care.
The plastic trainer that CS sells would be a good idea if you are planning to do drills with the knife as well.
Also have to add when sheathing and unsheathing it always try to use upward pressure so that the blade rides on the spine to prevent the sheath from dulling the blade.
Otherwise the secure-ex sheath isn't too bad at all IMO.
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Thanks for all the information. I have one coming this week. I've watched a few videos on the CS 3v kukri and they have all been good. Take care and have a good one.
 
d762nato said:
Thanks for all the information. I have one coming this week. I've watched a few videos on the CS 3v kukri and they have all been good. Take care and have a good one.
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I'd like to get the trainer as well. Thanks again for the info.
 
d762nato said:
Thanks for all the information. I have one coming this week. I've watched a few videos on the CS 3v kukri and they have all been good. Take care and have a good one.
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I think that you will be very happy with your new kukri.
I'm a bit of a kukri nerd so i want to ad this bit.
Most traditional short thick spine kukris swing like a hatchet because of their frontward weight bias making them great at chopping and not much else.
Lynn Thompson designed his Gurkha Kukri to be a better fighting knife by having a thick spine through the handle with a distal taper towards the front giving the knife enough mass to be effective and a good balance without excessive front weight bias. He also tweaked the shape of the blade for better stabbing and thrusting while still keeping the cutting benefit of a aggressive recurve. With the plus model he added the guard so the user can stab without having a death grip on the handle with on worries of having their hand ride up on the sharpened portion of the blade.
The more that you use the knife the more that you will likely appreciate the thought that Lynn put into its design, the man knows his stuff.
 
Sounds great, I do have 5 Tora reproductions right now. I know what you mean as I have a mk1 and Mk2 and a few others and also a nice officers hollow forged khukuri that handles quite well. The others are blade forward heavy, especially the mk1. Im looking forward to getting the CS kukri.Thanks for the info once again.
 
GrumpySoreOldBastard said:
I think that you will be very happy with your new kukri.
I'm a bit of a kukri nerd so i want to ad this bit.
Most traditional short thick spine kukris swing like a hatchet because of their frontward weight bias making them great at chopping and not much else.
Lynn Thompson designed his Gurkha Kukri to be a better fighting knife by having a thick spine through the handle with a distal taper towards the front giving the knife enough mass to be effective and a good balance without excessive front weight bias. He also tweaked the shape of the blade for better stabbing and thrusting while still keeping the cutting benefit of a aggressive recurve. With the plus model he added the guard so the user can stab without having a death grip on the handle with on worries of having their hand ride up on the sharpened portion of the blade.
The more that you use the knife the more that you will likely appreciate the thought that Lynn put into its design, the man knows his stuff.
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LT had an M43 at some point and the Gurkha follows the blade profile of an M43 pretty closely. It seems he tried, and pretty well succeeded, in creating a modern M43 which could be manufactured using modern techniques, as opposed to forging. On my old Photobucket account, I had an M43 overlayed with a Gurkha and it was very close. The Gurkha is just a fantastic khukuri and would make a great large fighting blade.
 
jdk1 said:
LT had an M43 at some point and the Gurkha follows the blade profile of an M43 pretty closely. It seems he tried, and pretty well succeeded, in creating a modern M43 which could be manufactured using modern techniques, as opposed to forging. On my old Photobucket account, I had an M43 overlayed with a Gurkha and it was very close. The Gurkha is just a fantastic khukuri and would make a great large fighting blade.
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That's one i don't have just yet. Maybe an oil quenched Kailash will be next. I received the CS 3v kukri and it's pretty nice and wispy compared to my custom Nepal built khukuris. The handle is thinner also compared to the khukuris from Nepal. I need to get a trainer to check out as well.
 
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