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Rustam Bana

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A week or so back there was a discussion on another forum I haunt about Gorkhas and Khukuris.

That got me doing a web search for additional information which led me to Uncle Bill's door and then on here.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Uncle Bill for going out of his way to help me in placing an order for a Khukuri.
As I live in India, the government forbids me from making foreign exchange payments for certain items and these include all weapons. Uncle Bill made an exception in my case and allowed me to order direct from Nepal in Indian Rupees. Thank you sir.

As I am not too clued on about the Custom rules in India, I have ordered the cheapest Khukuri going - the British Army Service. If it gets confiscated by Customs then its tough titty I guess. If not, then its just as bad - for my bank balance
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Though I live in India I do not have the in-depth knowledge that you guys have on this subject. So for starters I would like your opinions on the Khukuri I have ordered. What are its limitations?

Thank you for bearing with this verbose introduction. I look forward to hearing from you all.

Regards,
Rustam.
 
Rustam,

Welcome!! As you will soon find out this forum is a great place, filled with friendly and helpful folks who treat each other with respect and kindness (thanks in no small part to the example set by Uncle Bill!). I will let the more knowledgeable forumites answer your question, but I wanted to be the first to welcome you. I'm sure you will end up giving us as much info about India as we give you about khukuries!
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Rob
 
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Welcome Rustam.
I have only one BAS, and it's a Village model.
I haven't got to use it any except for initial testing that it passed with flying colors.
It resides in our car for whatever purposes that might be required of it.
I like it. It's not as large as the ones I usually favor, but it is balanced well and sharpened up nicely.
Not much help but there should be others along later with more experience with the BAS.
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"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Hello Bhanis, and welcome to the Cantina. I think you are our first forumite from India and we are quite pleased to have you join us.

I think that shipping factory direct is the only sensible way to ship to India. Sending the knife to the US and then back to next door India -- an extra 25,000 miles of travel for it -- seems crazy to me. We will see how it all works out but I think Gelbu will be able to get the job done with no problems.

Keep us posted.

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Hi there Rustam!
I own one of these excellent knifes. It may be one of the cheaper models but I feel the BAS is an extraordinary blade. Not to heavy, not to large but with enough chopping and cutting abilities. I had to file down the point of the backplate, on the handle, and take a few millimeters of the point of the blade as it was to thin and bent.

I have done some woodcutting and carving with it, it dosn't have the weight to do the work of an axe when splitting wood but its superb when cutting thinner "firestarter" sticks.It carves as good as any other knives, you just have to get used to the greater weight. It makes clearing brush into a satisfying act....cuts like a warm knife through butter...
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Its well worth the money. Good luck and I hope you'll get it through the customs.

Daniel
 
I think it says a lot about the mindset you acquire when you've been playing with kukhuris for rather too long that I think of the BAS as a small, rather dainty knife...

I've used mine quite a lot, mostly for cutting, shaping and whittling timber. It's light, quick and easy in the hand, keeps its edge indefinitely and can be used as a wedge for splitting logs... The jobs I tend to do with kukhuris tend to favor the longer blades, but anything a 'short' knife can do, the BAS can do better than most.
 
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Tom's exactly right!!!!
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And sometimes the rest of us that have been around a while need to be reminded about the sizes of the khukuris as I for one forget about it oftentimes.
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I have a little (13") "Balance Model" that I carry almost all of the time when walking at one of our local Nature Preserve's."
And by all rights and purposes it isn't a "little knife" by almost anyone's standard's,
I have became a "favorite" at the local preserve's and have made a lot of friends out there. I have "special considerations" on the preserves and am allowed to harvest plants that I use for medicines and other uses. Only a handful of people in the Tulsa area are allowed to do this.
And carrying something like my 18"AK out there would scare to many of the general public, but I can hide the "little khukuri" and use it for help in gathering some of the plants.
It's, of course, not a major chopper, but it will take a small sapling without too much work and trim it up nicely so I can tie the bundle with a vine and carry it back to the vehicle.
I think most of us forget too much of the time just how useful the smaller khukuris can be.
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"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Thank you all for your kind words of welcome and for letting me know what the BAS is best suited for.
Rustam.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by MauiRob:
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Rob,
I'm a bit new to the internet and have been scratching my head trying to figure out the meaning of 'Bttt'. I give up. What does it mean?
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Rustam.

 
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Rustam it means
"B"ack "To" "T"he "T"op."
Or "BTTT"

It's a way of keeping your post from sliding way down and getting lost in the shuffle.
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"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Rustam Bhai.

Welcome to Chacha Bill's Cantina --- Aap kia haley? Khairiaat? Mera naam Mohd ... Malaysia wallei!

I like Ramrai (ie. The Beautiful One in Nepali) my BAS --- I consider it as a medium size real knife --- just fantastic enough to be carried around for general field work --- of course with style!

wa-(A)llaahu-aa'lam!

[This message has been edited by mohd (edited 02-22-2001).]
 
Mohd bhai, Khuda ke dua se yaha sab thek thak hai.
Uncle Bill, before we get to the Customs stage we will have to hope and pray that Gelbu receives the envelope with the money. You know how it is here.
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However, I am going to stop worrying and will leave it to the All Mighty. If I am supposed to get it I will.
Rustam.

 
I bid you a warm welcome Rustam!
I sincerely hope all is well with you and your family after that terrible earthquake.
The pictures we see on TV are quite horrible.

Roger
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rdnzl:
I bid you a warm welcome Rustam!
I sincerely hope all is well with you and your family after that terrible earthquake.
The pictures we see on TV are quite horrible.

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Thank you Roger.
Fortunately we in Bangalore have not gone through the trauma as the people in Gujarat as we are more than a 1000kms away from them.
However, there was a seperate earth quake the next day and its epicentre was only 35kms from where I live. Fortunately, it was a mild one, though it did cause panic coming one day after the one in Gujarat.
Regards.
Rustam.

 
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