Has anyone tried the Boker folding khukuri?

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"Boker Magnum Pocket Kukri," 440, G-10 handle, liner lock, 4 5/8" blade, overall 10 3/8", 7.5 oz. Lanyard hole, no pocket clip. List price $24.95.

Has anyone played with one of these? The price is right.
 
I don't quite get the point truth be told. A kukri is a chopper design and folders are never strong enough to hold up to much chopping - especially one with a liner lock. 440 stainless is already a poor choice for a chopper, but the fact that they don't specify the type of 440 steel used means it's probably 440A and probably poorly hardened at that.

Sorry but I just can't see the practical application here....
 
I agree that a folding chopper is an oxymoron, as is a stainless steel chopper, for the most part. So the knife must be a slicer, and maybe a half-decent one, since the kukri angle has some slicing advantages. It might be useful in the kitchen for slicing up vegetables, since the curved blade will keep the knuckles off the cutting board (and it won't rust:rolleyes:).

On this topic, for those who haven't seen this yet, a video titled "Khukuri in the Kitchen" starring an HI 17" WWII.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DHGlhFJH0g
 
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Many thanks for the link but i'm leaning on the purist side.KLO just never work for me.

The historical side of the khuk as formidable chopper in a fixed blade is often captivating. Cough-Hanshee-cough

Like Killa said, you might get a 440A which is a sub-par steel.

Though i really fancy the Cold Rajah but when i saw the YCS dragon i forgot about the idea.Folders remained something EDC.
Khukuri means Business.

....YCS dragon.....

So sweet :eek:
 
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Looks cute:thumbup: I probably wouldn't use or buy one. For the same money the Spyderco Persistence or a lot of Kershaws have better steel (Skyline or Zing). Also for the size and weight I like my HI Bilton by Vim Kami not an HI pitch here just a statement of fact.
 
I personally have a Cold Steel Rajah II & III and think it is a far better choice than the Boker and I am a Boker fan. The Boker was too flimsy looking and feeling when I checked it out at the store. The Rajahs simply were not and have held up to a lot of abuse. It pains me too as I am not a really big Cold Steel fan but this time they made a better folder.
 
Thanks, Warty! In the photograph it looked like a junker, but I knew someone here would have handled one.

There is nothing like a forward curved blade for horticultural work. I've been carrying one of these

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but I want something I can get four fingers on, and it is slow on the draw. I don't carry knives for self-defense (unless I am attacked by a mulberry) but this is just ridiculous. When I was a smoker, I could have rolled one and lit it faster.

My little Bura Sarpa khukuri is the best garden tool I've ever owned. It's a 12" Kobra with a 7" blade and a 5" handle. But I can't walk around here with a knife on my belt. I see things that need whacking and I forget.

Boker makes a nice cheap hawkbill and I will probably buy one, but I would really like something with a little more heft.
 
I have one of those little SubClaws and I highly recommend them. They are the best little money clips made IMO.
You get a nice little knife out of the deal as well. I am fond of most of the Chad Los Banos designs.
 
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