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Recently I ordered a 18" Sirupati and a 12" AK from Yangdu.
I just received the 12" AK and I am more than happy.
Thank you, Yangdu.
Both khukuris have saatisal wood handles.
The 18" Sirupati is made by Kumar.
It has a nice, generous handle and a long, slender, but still 3/8" thick (or thin?) blade. The handle is round in cross-section. I usually prefer khuluri handles which have oval cross-sections, but this feels very comfortable.
This is one light, fast blade, but still has substantial enough bite.
It would make a perfect trail knife and can be easily carried lashed to a backpack. I did not measure it, but it feels lighter than my 24 oz chiruwa AK.
This is my first sirupati, and I am definitely kicking myself for not buying one earlier.
The 12" AK is a little gem. Made by Amtrak kami, and has a very comfortable, oval in cross-section handle. It has large handle flares, what I like in a khukuri.
This is the smallest khukuri I would consider still being a useable mini-chopper.
It definitely outchops the venerable Ka-Bar USMC or the Becker CU7.
This AK is 5/16" thick at the spine.
The handle is 4 5/8" long from the large brass plate on the butt to the end of the habaki style bolster. The blade from the end of the brass bolster to the tip is almost 8" long. If measured diagonally, the whole knife is slightly longer than 12".
The karda and chakma are larger than I have expected. The karda has an almost 2 1/2" blade, which actually makes it useable.
While this khukuri is a small AK, it has the feeling of a different style of knife.
It is very agile, light and useable for most EDC knife chores one might encounter.
Until now I was an AK and BAS guy. Recently I acquired a 17" villager BGRS, which was my first villager. I also got the Kumar Karda (my first carved handled khuk + my first chandan one), which is another perfect knife for hiking/backpacking.
When I started with my first khukuri, a 16.5" chiruwa AK, I was telling myself, that I didn't need any more. The very same day I purchased a BAS too.
Since then I accumulated quite a few more, and every time a keep telling myself and my wife that this is the last one...
:footinmou 
On the positive side, the Cantina became one of my favorite places to "hang out".
I am a "born again" khukuri fan.
The only thing I don't get is what is the HIKV you guys are talking all the time about. There is no such a thing as HIKV...
Now, off to get my medication ... my new 12" AK...
I just received the 12" AK and I am more than happy.
Thank you, Yangdu.
Both khukuris have saatisal wood handles.
The 18" Sirupati is made by Kumar.
It has a nice, generous handle and a long, slender, but still 3/8" thick (or thin?) blade. The handle is round in cross-section. I usually prefer khuluri handles which have oval cross-sections, but this feels very comfortable.
This is one light, fast blade, but still has substantial enough bite.
It would make a perfect trail knife and can be easily carried lashed to a backpack. I did not measure it, but it feels lighter than my 24 oz chiruwa AK.
This is my first sirupati, and I am definitely kicking myself for not buying one earlier.
The 12" AK is a little gem. Made by Amtrak kami, and has a very comfortable, oval in cross-section handle. It has large handle flares, what I like in a khukuri.
This is the smallest khukuri I would consider still being a useable mini-chopper.
It definitely outchops the venerable Ka-Bar USMC or the Becker CU7.
This AK is 5/16" thick at the spine.
The handle is 4 5/8" long from the large brass plate on the butt to the end of the habaki style bolster. The blade from the end of the brass bolster to the tip is almost 8" long. If measured diagonally, the whole knife is slightly longer than 12".
The karda and chakma are larger than I have expected. The karda has an almost 2 1/2" blade, which actually makes it useable.
While this khukuri is a small AK, it has the feeling of a different style of knife.
It is very agile, light and useable for most EDC knife chores one might encounter.
Until now I was an AK and BAS guy. Recently I acquired a 17" villager BGRS, which was my first villager. I also got the Kumar Karda (my first carved handled khuk + my first chandan one), which is another perfect knife for hiking/backpacking.
When I started with my first khukuri, a 16.5" chiruwa AK, I was telling myself, that I didn't need any more. The very same day I purchased a BAS too.
Since then I accumulated quite a few more, and every time a keep telling myself and my wife that this is the last one...
:footinmou On the positive side, the Cantina became one of my favorite places to "hang out".
I am a "born again" khukuri fan.
The only thing I don't get is what is the HIKV you guys are talking all the time about. There is no such a thing as HIKV...
Now, off to get my medication ... my new 12" AK...
