Got in two more dui chirra Chitlangis. Who wants them?

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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This is a picture of the first model but these two look exactly the same, scabbard and all, except for the brass inlay (see below.)

I think one of these is already spoken for by Blues so we'll reserve that one until we get a yea or nay from Blues.

That leaves one up for grabs for sure and maybe two depending on what Blues says.

These carry a kami mark that is a cross like Sanu but has "arms" on the cross pointing up so I'm not sure if Jag has plagiarized Sanu's mark for his own mark or if Sanu did these. Both men do such fine work it's hard to tell the difference in workmanship. The inlay is not staggered like the first one Jag and Prem made which makes me think Sanu may have made these but little matter who ever did the work did it flawlessly.

So one is available for sure and the other maybe.

Price is $140 delivered to your door.
 
It isn't a trident like Prakesh's mark? That's what it sounds like to me.
 
Looks like one of the below. The mark is showing up both ways.
 

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We all know what Blues is gonna say! :D

Bro' Rusty, if I remember correctly, Murali had the trident as his mark. Prakash had the small khukuri as his mark. (That one I'm sure of as I have a WWII by Prakash.)

Send that bad boy my way, Uncle Bill. Can't have bro' Yvsa maintaining his bragging rights too long. ;)
 
Now Blues won't be so jealous anymore.;)
Gongrats Bro!!!!

Bro are these 20"+ like the one I have?:)
I could go on from there, but I will behave myself for a while
today.:p :D
 
Sure, NOW he decides to clam up. ;)

C'mon, bro'. Now that I have one incoming, go ahead and wax eloquent.

And you're right, Yvsa, I was envious as you well know from our talks. Even though I must say I have a couple of truly terrific khukuris, that dui chirra chitlangi really spoke to me. It will make a nice triumvirate with my YCS and Gelbu Special.
 
I'll second Patrick's comments. Man the Dui Chirra Chitlangis' really bring the virus to the surface!

FOR JIM'S EYES ONLY: Man the Dui Chirra Chitlangis' really bring the need to research to the surface! ;)

:eek:

-Craig
 
For one thing I knew my Bro Blues wouldn't be satisfied with anything less than one about the same length as mine. After all who wants to have the shorter or shortest one?;):p :D
There I tried to word it P.C. ifen y'all get my drift.:D
And that's what I was gonna say earlier when I said I would behave myself, just can't keep the orneryness down for long though.:)

I'm really anxious to find out if anyone confirms my results and thought's with this khukuri.
For example I found the sweet spot to be a bit longer than usual and more towards the point and also that it cuts like a much heavier khukuri.
I also had trouble hitting the sweet spot because of the blade length being longer than I'm used to and that was entirely my fault!!!!
If I had more practice with it I'm sure it would be a whole lot more effective!!!!
IMO this khukuri is more sword and weapon than the average H.I.Khukuri.
Even if it is thick enough for some fairly heavy cutting those fullers give the blade a tremendous amount of
strength.
IIRC the blade length is something like 15"+ on mine from the flat part of the habaki bolster where it intersects the angle to the point!!!!!!!

I think it's because these lighter khukuris with thinner edge geometry's generate a whole lot more speed than the large ones thereby driving the blade deeper into the cut.
And that may be why the old khukuris with much thinner blades were so dayumed effective.
I have found that to be the case in the BGRS, YCS and now the Chitlangi.
I would like to hear what others think about that theory and/or add their own finding's and thought's.:)

There's no doubt that everyone thinks it is a beautiful khukuri and perhaps one of the prettiest in the H.I.lineup.
I believe it compares with the BGRS and YCS in looks as
well.
Just think what it would be like if it had inlayed handles and silver mounts.
It would be like the YCS and no one would want to use it and they may not just as it is.;)
I'm really glad this model made it in the works and I can kinda kick my butt for not getting one of the 18" ones.:o :)
That would make for a perfect pair set and having a 15" and a 12" added to the list would make for a perfect set.
And a set of 4 would sure make for a nice display in a glass case.

Hint, Hint Bro. :D

Dayum!!!! I'm sure glad this posted. I didn't know I had that many smilies in it.
 
YVSA,

I understand about the blade geometry you speak of. My 12" AK cuts like nobody’s business compared to my 12" Villager, and the AK edge "bounces" back more quickly than the Villager. I know the cuts behave as they do because the AKs greater taper in edge geometry. The edge also seems to be the same thing; my villager seems to like the ax type of edge rather than the knife that my AK holds. At a 7" blade my villager is more of a knife, but I think that I will have to regrind it to get it where I want it. Till then it does more chops than slices.

A knife with fullers would make more since if you were trying to decrease the angle of the isosceles triangle of the cross section of the blade, therefore decreasing the “pinch” laterally felt on the blade as it passes through the material that it is chopping. The fullers keep it strong and prevent snapping or bending laterally as it passes through the object.

FYI. Also, bo-hi, blood grooves, or fullers are needed in any weapon that is stabbed into (living) flesh and to be easily extracted (I cannot see most kuks doing this effectively so don’t worry). The fullers allow air back into the wound so that the blade insertion does not create a vacuum as the blade has occupied space that was once occupied by flesh and water. They also decrease weight while increasing rigid ness much like an I-bar.
 

FYI. Also, bo-hi, blood grooves, or fullers are needed in any weapon that is stabbed into (living) flesh and to be easily extracted (I cannot see most kuks doing this effectively so don’t worry). The fullers allow air back into the wound so that the blade insertion does not create a vacuum as the blade has occupied space that was once occupied by flesh and water. They also decrease weight while increasing rigid ness much like an I-bar.
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Dave sorry to dispute you here, but the 1st part of what you have written has pretty much been disproven.
Somehow it is a story that is kept alive by those who either don't really know or those who wish to add something mysterious to the legend of knives in order to make them more desirable by some people who like that sort of gory info so they can impress their friends who will all think it's "Really Cool.":D
It's pretty much known now that there is no suction build up around a blade that's been stabbed into flesh since the knife cut itself in it can cut itself out.
I think I read about that story in the Bladeforum's FAQ list recently while nothing was going on here.
That's just an extra benefit of being a member of bladeforums as our education continues about all the aspects of knife lore.
I learn something new here almost every day.:)


They also decrease weight while increasing rigid ness much like an I-bar.
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This is the true purpose fullers were 1st put in blades along with the added fact that by doing so it took less steel which was very dear way back then.
Many, many times in the early days of the settlement of this country a good piece of steel was forge welded into what would become the cutting edge of a knife or tool in order to save the amount of steel used.
And that method is sorta still used by the Japanese who make wonderful kitchen knives although they may have the steel the complete width of the blade instead of say 3/4 of an inch along the edge.:)
Their method makes for extremly hard edges, sometimes as high as 62-63 Rc and still makes for a usable knife since the softer lower carbon content of steel wrapped around the hard steel keeps the knives from breaking if accidentally
dropped.

I have heard that in some places the value of good steel was more than gold, but don't really know if it's true or not.
However it does make sense to me personally as I would much rather have a good piece of steel made into a knife than I would gold or even bronze if I needed it for survival.
And would give twice as much gold in weight for a given weight of steel if that were the case!!!!:)
 
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