Here's a picture of a typical village khukuri.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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This is a village khukuri I've had laying around for so long I can't remember where it came from. I don't know if I bought it and brought it back or if somebody sent it to me.
But it will give all of you a good idea of what you can expect from the village.

The blade is 10 inches and the handle is 4 and about 5/8. Weight is about one pound. You can see the fit and finish. The tang is partial -- maybe 2 and 1/2 long -- the quick and dirty handle. Some tangs are partial some are full length. The buttcap is cosmetic and is held in place with a hand made nail. Because of the partial tang the knife won't take a lot of lateral stress so it's no good as a prybar but it is still an excellent chopper.

What I do know is I tried to destroy the edge by chopping some 1/4 inch bolts just to see what it would do. The edge did not chip but rolled. Because I was too lazy to use the chakma I reground the edge (poor job) and this is what you now see but it can be reworked to original quality by someone with a little skill and a wheel. I tested the edge with my test file and it's still about 58 Rc.

The scabbard is carved wood because the kami probably didn't have any leather on hand.

It's missing the chakma but I have an extra laying around.

The price for this rig is forty bucks and I'll pay shipping and handling if anybody's interested.

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Uncle Bill
 
Oh, WTH, I'll take it if no one else has beaten me out. Rusty
 
Rusty, of course, for $9.00 more, you could give the Service Number One a "whack" (or a Bhojpure or WWII for a few bucks more).
Here is the Service Number One:

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Which knife do you think is worth the money? Don't know? Well, it's free to find out. I'll send you one with a check for 4.30 enclosed (to cover return postage in case you don't want it). If you like it, keep the knife, send me $54.00 (the 49.00 forumite price plus 5.15 shipping and insurance). If you don't think the knife is worth it, send it back! How's that for customer service?

 
Wow, that one didn't come through very well! What I was going to say was: I'll send you a Service Number One along with a check for return shipping. If you like the knife, keep it and send me a check for $54.00. If you don't like it, return it using the money I enclosed with the knife.

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Bill, your check is in the mail. In fact the truck left for Reno 15 minutes ago.

I once picked up a package you sent the afternoon before at 8:25 AM, five minutes *before* the Post Office (was supposed to have ) opened.

Craig, thanks but no thanks. They cancel our mail from Hawthorne in Reno. When I deal with Bill, it's next day delivery. I just got two Kershaw 1416 Talons today that took 13 days for my order to get there priority mail and the knives make it to me by UPS. But get more pictures up on your website, and I'll let you know as soon as I see something I gotta have.
 
Picked it up at the Post Office half an hour ago. 23 hours, order to fondling.
 
Not quite, Bill. If they'd gone the Pony Express trail horseback they could have got it here in half the time. For those of you outside Nevada, John Powell can tell you the Pony Express route ran 10 to 15 miles south of Naval Air Station - Fallon. He had to cross it going and coming to get to the bombing range. And the bombing range is bordered on the south by the reservation that the 1890's Ghost Dance got started on.
 
I don`t know why you are in such a hurry Rusty,the kamis arn`t,yet the khukuries come.
 
Rusty, thanks for the history lesson. That route was just another line in the dirt to us and I hope we never pissed off any Ghost Dancer spirits. In those days I was more interested in getting into the O'Club or Reno than getting the historical facts just right.

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JP
 
Rusty, I'll definitely keep posting more pictures on the site. Look for more in about a week (when the new shipment arrives). Talked to Nepal today, and it's en route. We're getting Bhojpures (thicker than Service Number One's with longer handles too), a variety of WWIIs (longer - about 17 inches with brass, horn, and wood handles), and a bunch of other stuff.
 
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