Handle size across models

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Rich_S

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Is there a list somewhere that shows which models have the small handle and which have the big handle?

For example:

The 15" and smaller AKs and the 16.5" CAKs have the small handles. The 18" and up AKs have the big handle.

The BAS has the small handle.

What about the 16.5" and 18" WWIIs? The FF? M43? etc.
 
I remember seeing something done with a CAD program that showed comparisons of all the khuks side by side and analysis of blade angles and all kinds of stuff, but I don't remember if it was somewhere in the forums or if it was on the HI sight somewhere. I'm not 100% sure it will show you what you're looking for, but I think it will. I'll see if I can find it and post a link, or maybe someone else can point it out faster.
 
Each khuk is hand-made, so each will have some variance.

Often the villager models have larger handles.

Some of the large volume collectors may have better info.
 
Hi to RichS
This neatly encapsulates the underlying reason for my preference for wood handles,my long awaited 20" sirupati arrived yesterday (YAAAAY!!) and (as expected) the handle was too stout for my admittedly diminutive hands,however,an hours work with the sandpaper and NO PROBLEMO!! Of course it is just as easy to shave down a horn grip,but,trust me,restoring the hi-gloss finish produced by the kamis is something of a chore!! If however you are handicapped by having oversized paws,you will need a larger kuk,or....a rehandle job....good luck!!
yours et.
Nigel
 
I'd love to come across an 18 inch sirupati that has a small handle...
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:confused: My hand fits a size 8 glove, and I have a 20" (overall length, non-HI) sirupati with a handle that was slim enough to need some wraps of self-amalgamating rubber tape to make it thick enough for me to get a really solid/comfortable working grip on it.
 
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