Great Malla, torn scabbard, $95. Real deal.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Here's an 18 inch, 1.5 pound Malla that is a 10/10 effort by the kami with no name. The only thing wrong with this entire rig is a tear in the scabbard near the mouth. You can see it in the pix if you look closely. The rig will work as is or you can doctor it up with some glue. Karda and chakma excellently done in Malla style. Frog is 100 year HI superfrog.

We will deliver this rig to your door for $95 -- savings of $55 which is plenty for repair or replacement of scabbard.

Call or email if interested.
 
This is a good knife. Someone will be very happy and satisfied.
 
Good grab, "O Swift of Mouse" :) The KNN makes a very fine Malla, regardless of which one he, or they, is...or are:confused:
 
One thing about HI blades that still continues to stop me in my tracks - When I clicked on this UBDOTD, I had my Malla across my lap (wrapped), working more oil into the handle.

No blueprints, no national standards board specs, nothing but experience and memory - These blades are absolute twins. They don't just look alike - all their proportions, angles, lines are the _same_! I know that, blade to blade, there will be variations in length. That is hand forging. I know that if one man makes the same blade over and over, they will be "roughly" the same, but I've compared my blades to the examples on the HI site, and they are the same blades made by several men. Talent, plenty of it, and to a spooky degree.
 
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Walosi I think Uncle Bill told us one time that the kamis make a sheet metal pattern and write "notes" only they can understand on them for each khukuri they make.
Not exactly a blueprint so to speak, but never the less a pattern to keep them in the ball park.
And that's why a wood or other 3-D model is required to get close to what you want on a special order.
The 3-D model makes up for their "notes" as to width, fullers and other details they put on the flat sheet metal patterns.
When Jim March took his old Japanese Katana to the Cantina he told about
Pala,(Kami Sherpa), making a drawing of it that he couldn't understand how the information was translated since it was nothing of the sort we would draw to make anything.
IIRC that was when it was decided to actualy let Pala take the katana back home with him for a model for the H.I.Everest Katana.
It kind of upset a few people when the kamis took the old katana too an anvil and started pounding on the tang erasing the signature of the Japanese maker of so long ago.
Jim said the katana had rust on the blade and that the blade was tired as well and not worth spending the money for a repolish, again IIRC.:D
 
Uncle Bill, I sure do want that blade. But when my last order, Gelbu Special by Bura had come and I'm tearing the wrapping off when my beautiful, sweet wife happen to come home a little early...... she was very understanding considering that was the last Kuk I would buy (fingers crossed).........(for a while). Talk to you later, Gary
 
Beautiful knife!!! I love those curves, and my Malla's a great little peformer as well.

Bob
 
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