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You know, there is something magical about grabbing the handle of a Tarwar, drawing it from the scabbard and holding it up. It is THE hunk of steel to hold (well, maybe a 20 inch AK but . . . ). It presents an image that says "let's play!" To others, it makes them speak in tongues and suddenly stutter.

Which makes me think that when I showed my recently acquired Tarwar (still want another Auntie! :) ) to my sergeant today, behind the station house and adjacent to a medical clinic with older folks driving by, it must have said something. I do remember a small car slowing down, then two older folks staring at me with wide eyes and mouths agape. All I could do was thrust it into the air and grin broadly. I felt sorry for the husband for all the pounding his left arm took from her as she urged him to drive away . . .

:D

Any more "Fun with HI Blade" stories to add?
 
I have several in my office at work (I am in the Military!) and the reactions from people as they come in and look around are priceless!!!!

Frank B
 
I was showing a friend the blade, I was in a restaurant parking lot at 2am (I am out late all the time) and there was a guy going through drive through, he pulled past as I took the blade out, his eyes bugged out and he stopped for a sec and then drove away pretty fast
 
I sometimes use mine in the kitchen, and the reactions are...well...entertaining. :)

thx - cpr
 
Were you in uniform? I know the Gurkha riot police in Singapore carry khukris on their duty belts- maybe you could ask about that?
 
Back in 2004 some friends and I met up in Salt Lake city at a Tandy Leather to buy some stuff and to have a little gathering of the Khukuris. After shopping and sharing our collections in the parking lot, we went to a All you can eat place acrost the lot. It was a lot of fun. Anyways, you should have seen the looks on some peoples faces when they saw us handling and taking pictures of the Khukuris and other sharp objects. It was priceless!

Heber
 
The only kinda funny story I have (so far) is when I was at church a couple weeks ago, I brought a guy out to my car to give him a business card of where I work (he needs a job and we were hiring), and his wife looks in the car (nosey broad! :D ) and asks: "What's that?" pointing out the handle of a 20" CAK I keep stuffed between the passenger seat and center console. So I pulled it out of the sheath and showed it to them.

"W..w..w..what's that for?"
"Carjackers."

I thought she was going to faint. :D
 
My one and only funny khukuri story is when a friend was hanging around my house and asked me what I'd do if a thug busted in. So he pulled his assisted folder out lightning fast and I quickly reach back, dug my hand into my "toy box" and happened upon the 25" Kobra's handle. I slid it out real quick and held it out.

The look on his face was priceless!:eek::D:thumbup:

He says he wants one, but he likes knives for their coolness factor, not so much for usage... nevertheless, he does like the khukuri. When he's got the initiative to buy one I'll be sure to point him in the right direction. ;)
 
Yep, I was in uniform.

I need to practice my wicked grin though. All it looks like is a kid on Christmas morning. :)
 
moblues said:
I need to practice my wicked grin though. All it looks like is a kid on Christmas morning. :)
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That'd probably be more troubling than a more contrived wicked grin... a guy brandishing a tarwar with a look of sheer delight on his face... lookout! :eek:
 
C.S. Graves said:
That'd probably be more troubling than a more contrived wicked grin... a guy brandishing a tarwar with a look of sheer delight on his face... lookout! :eek:
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Yes, this look would have a deeper effect on an attacker.

Imagine your a crook, just broke into someone's garage to steal some power tools.
You have your trusty switch blade at hand. Ur a thug, a wiseguy, tougher than any "citizen".

Then some guys walks in. He is the owner of the garage.
He sees you.
You smile and deftly whip out your pocket knife, expecting him to kneel down and pee in his pants.

You can only express suprise, bordering on shock when he returns your smile with a very stupid, wide grin! This guy looks.. happy!

Then you look down.
What you see makes your stomach queasy and your knees go wobbly.

You realise, as he is walking towards you with that puppy dog expression, that you are outmatched.

In his right hand he is holding a 20" Ang Khola.

The End
 
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