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bowfin

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Hello,

I have been lurking for a while, and decided that I liked khukuris enough that I should say so.

I bought a HI khukuri off ebay about a year and a half ago as a curiousity, although the name recognition did play into it. I will immediately frustrate all of you by saying I don't know what model, except it has a spine that is almost 1/2" thick, which I USED to think was absurd.

Anyhow, we were out camping after a lot of rain, and my son and I took it upon ourselves to find the firewood for the community campfire. Lots of dead wood fairly dry from the Siberian (Chinese) Elms that were dead but not down, so we used a small (12"?)Fiskars axe, and on a whim, got that big honking Ghurka out, to the amusement of all present.

The khukuri and Fiskars were almost even on chopping through the dead stuff (up to 4" dia), where the khukri shined was lopping off dead branches chest high and higher. It was a much more accurate and effective swing, so much so that I stopped using the Fiskars, which I keep sharp (as I used to camp in the Northwoods of the Upper peninsula of Michigan with REAL woodsmen sharp)

Second surprise of the night, the khukuri didn't show a single ding or rolled edge. Yes, I know this is all old hat for the rest of you, but the big khukuri is now a TOOL, not a curiousity.
 
Welcome to the Cantina, and glad you like your kuk. Please be very careful with the high swings. :)

John
 
Great field report. Glad it was a success. Thanks for sharing. Even though the "strike area" is probably the same size (khukuri vs. hatchet/axe), somehow having that entire blade in front of you makes aiming easier. Crazy, ain't it? But it's true. ;)


I'll throw my guess out there - Chiruwa AK? (how long is it)
 
Oh, and as a postscript, 14 of the boys (ages 6 to 15) decided to go out for a moonlight hike. I rousted up my oldest (age 12) to tag along and make sure that no kid fell behind, and 14 came back. He is not really a socializer, but I trust him implicitly to do what he is told (most of the time) and make sound decisions based on his judgement of the situation (almost all of the time).

Of course, the whole hike degenerated into the older kids doing the best to scare the younger kids, and then leaving them behind. My son rode drag, and gathered the little kids up as he walked, although two were heard to say "Let's stay close to the tall kid with that big knife for protection" as they walked back. My son took on the role of protector admirably, pointing out the the more "common" dangers were stumbling in the dark. poison ivy, and mosquitoes, while all the vampires, rabid coyotes, axe murderers, drug gangs, and aliens fled at the first glimpse of the glint of the brass and horn handle of the khukuri making that skinny 12 year old walk tall and lean to one side, all at the same time.
 
Walking tall and leaning to one side. I like that, I think it happens to me too. Something about those big curved blades for sure. Welcome to the Cantina.
 
Welcome Bowfin, and thanks for the report. Looks like you will need another khuk soon so you and your son don't have to share.
 
Looks like you will need another khuk soon

Another??? As in only one apiece? Until golfers start golfing with only one club to hit a ball that is boringly always the same, I refuse the notion that I can get by with only one firearm, one knife, or one fishing lure, when all of these may face a target that could vary almost infinitely.
 
bowfin said:
Looks like you will need another khuk soon

Another??? As in only one apiece? Until golfers start golfing with only one club to hit a ball that is boringly always the same, I refuse the notion that I can get by with only one firearm, one knife, or one fishing lure, when all of these may face a target that could vary almost infinitely.
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Aha! another HIKV victim! be afraid, be VERY afraid - there is no known cure....
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CAVE CANEM ET SEMPER PARATUS
Dic, hospes Spartae nos te hic vidisse iacentes,
Dum sanctis patriae legibus obsequimur

If they don't want me to eat animals - why do they make them out of MEAT?
 
Uhmm, I have some pictures of the khukuri, but how much scorn and ridicule will I be in for if it is another brand? I bought it as being an authentic HI, but I am not so sure by looking at the HI shopping website of what I have.

Anyhow, my son's birthday is coming up, and he just finished reading Bram Stoker's "Dracula" and was really pumped to find out the weaponry used to finish off the count. (FYI, a khukuri and a Bowie knife, the Bowie in the heart and the khukuri lopping off his head)

Hey, a new reason to make a Bowie/Khukuri matched set! :p
 
Welcome Bowfin!
I officialy accept all scorn and ridicule so you're safe.
seriously, you'll never find another bunch of folks more helpful than here.


munk
 
bowfin said:
Looks like you will need another khuk soon

Another??? As in only one apiece? Until golfers start golfing with only one club to hit a ball that is boringly always the same, I refuse the notion that I can get by with only one firearm, one knife, or one fishing lure, when all of these may face a target that could vary almost infinitely.
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Corrected - ANOTHERS. Now we have to watch out for anothers ones of thoses sharks!
 
Welcome to the Cantina/Psycho Ward Bowfin!!!! :D

You're already one of us in that one of anything just sure as hell don't cut it!!!! ;) :D
Sounds like you have one helluva son there. I bet you're proud.:cool: :D
 
The khukuri weighs over three pounds (!), is 181/2" long, and has a blade that is 12" long straight measurement.

The marking looks like JII with a > over the top of it, and then another (for a lack of a better description) squiggly figure with a - over the top of it.
 
bowfin said:
The khukuri weighs over three pounds (!), is 181/2" long, and has a blade that is 12" long straight measurement.

The marking looks like JII with a > over the top of it, and then another (for a lack of a better description) squiggly figure with a - over the top of it.
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Bowfin, does your khuk have a flat butt cap or one that extends down the handle a little ways with some scroll work on it?
If it's a scrolled butt cap instead of a flat one then it's a Shop 1 khukuri and won't be marked with the kami's initial's or symbol.
Really you would need all the dimensions like the width of the blade etc to tell what it is from a written description and even then it's not likely. The best way is always a pic.
 
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