Here's five village models. Take your pick. Pix.

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from top to bottom

All villagers come with scabbard, frog, karda and chakma. Karda and chakma a little rough and not as big as HI models. Scabbards not so bad. Blades are excellent and fairly well finished. That Scotch brite treatment should bring them up to satin or mirror finish if desired.

1) 19 inch Chainpuri Sirupati. Blade thickness about 3/8. Width 1& 9/16. Weight 1lb 3 oz. Scrollwork and brass inlay.
Price $85

2) Himali Sirupati with horn handle. Lenth 17 inches. Thickness about 3/8. Width about 1.5 inches. Weight 1lb 1oz. Scrollwork and brass inlay.
Price $75

3) Himali Sirupati with horn handle. Length 15 plus a little. Thickness about 3/8. Width 1.5 inches. Weight 1 lb. Scrollwork and brass inlay.
Price $65

4) Dhankuta with horn handle -- white streaks in handle. Lenth 16 inches. Thickness 7/16. Width 2 inches. Weight 1.25 lbs. An Uncle Bill best buy.
Price $75

5) Around SE Nepal and in the Taplejung area they actually call this knife a "Chetri Bau chalauni". We can call it a utility or Dhankuta -- your choice. It's made for work not suited to a Sirupati. Length 14 inches. Thickness 3/8 inch. Width 2 inches. Weight 1lb 1 oz. A no nonsense little workhorse.
Price $60

You know the routine. Interested parties call or email. Comments always welcome.

Uncle Bill

PS: I forgot. I will pay shipping on these.



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Four of the Chainpuri Sirupatis are gone. Six left.

I have one that is 21.5 inches, scrollwork but no brass inlay. Same price.

Uncle Bill
 
Bill,
If the 17" Himali Sirupati (#2) is still available, I'll take it. Does it come with a set of small knives or just the chakma and karda?

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JP
 
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Uncle Bill I will take the 15" Himali Sirupati (No. 3) if it isn't gone yet. I have argued with myself to long this day. It is time I had something else coming from Reno.

If it is gone then I wasn't meant to have it and that means I will have successfully argued with myself once again. Most times any more I don't regret it like I did when I was younger.
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The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.


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John I bought a Kukri long ago that had 2 small knives instead of a karda and chakma.It was supposed to have been one of the army issue things.

Do you have some in your collection with a set of knives instead of a karda and chakma? Would you tell us what you know about the hows and whys of that? I find it kind of interesting since I had thought after coming here that all Kuhkuri's were either like the Hanuman with several tools or just a karda and chakma.

Uncle Bill,would you have anything to add??
Thanks.


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The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Yvsa, I have seen many khukuris with two kardas rather than karda and chakma. I can only guess that one of the kardas did double duty and served as chakma also. Two knives are better than one and if one can work double duty, why not. I have edged a couple of chakmas myself using this logic.

Uncle Bill
 
Yvsa, thanks for asking that question, and thanks for your answer, Uncle Bill. The very first khukuri I acquired (the source of the infection!) is a nice 16" Sirupati with a military-style frog and 2 kardas, obviously original. The more I learned about khukuris, the more that bugged me. I couldn't figure out why there was no chakma. Now I know-that's the way the kami wanted it!. Duh!
Berk
 
Too bad. The 19" chainpuri looks good from the pix. Seems like the dhankuta should weigh more than 1.25 for the specs.
 
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Thanks Uncle Bill.
You're welcome Berk.
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I guess that should have been obvious. Glad I asked though. I had to start over on the first karda I was making for my 18"AK because after I hardened it and was putting the final edge on I heard a "tink" and Oh No it had cracked and it was a good hardness too!!
Well that's ok,because I got the flashlight out and kept looking and figured out I could get an even bigger one in there.I have one about ready to harden made from one side of an old set of pruning shears.
It will be 4 1/4" of using blade,5 3/4" blade length and about 9" OAL.
Now That's a Karda.
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Sooooo. Now that the obvious has been stated I may just go ahead and make the other one with a more pointy blade and sharpen one edge and use it for both.
It's hard to stay ahead of someone who has been doing something for more than 10 centuries.
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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;---¥vsa----&gt;®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
YVSA,
Sounds like Berkley and Bill answered your question, but in all the khukuris that have passed thru my hands I have never had one with 2 chakmas. So the kamis must have decided that 2 knives were the way to go and sometimes they will be of different size.

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JP
 
It is a matter of personal preference. I know that if I were going into the woods to live off the land for a year I would put an edge of that chakma before I took my first step. That chakma will still do the job of burnishing with an edge on it and it will cut, too. This is my backup system in case I break or lose the karda. Perhaps others have had similar thoughts.

Uncle Bil
 
Jay, I double checked the specs and weight on the Dhankuta and they are correct. The reason the weight is not as much as you might expect is because that blade has sort of a hollow grind to it much like the 18th century. Please don't ask me why.

Uncle Bill
 
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