Hello, Warthog!
My name's Dan and I must admit that I've returned 2 khukuris, both to a dealer. There wasn't anything wrong with either of them. The first just didn't fit my hand the way I wanted. Even though it was gorgeous and I tried to talk myself into it, it has to be just so. Funny thing, somebody else (who REALLY knows knives) picked it up and found it extremely comfortable.
The second was a miniature (biltong), about 7" long. I don't know why I ever thought it would fit. Rightfully embarrassed, I took it back and bought a REAL khukuri. My fault, not the knife's.
I've also bought directly from Craig, but never returned any. He has the same no-problem philosophy as the dealer.
Craig posted on the forum that he will be at a show in CA this weekend. If you'll hang on until next week, I think you'll be glad you did. I really like dealing with him.
I'm picky, and the old quality suited me just fine. But the knives since spring have been almost unbelieveable! I'm waiting for 2 to come in next week. There are some close-up pics in the old postings. (the Cheetlang, for example)
It seems as though the universal opinion is that the SN1 or WW2 is the knife if you could only have one. The GH SN1 is the exact knife issued to the Gurkhas, and nobody knows more about them than those guys.
Make yourself at home and feel free to ask any and all questions. Craig gave me some advice that has helped me learn quickly: to go through the old postings. They answered ?'s that I hadn't thought up yet.
We'll talk later,
Dan
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