HI Kunai can be yours!

Neptune's Champion

Neptune's Champion

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First photo is from Yangdu. It is beautiful & artistic photo with description that can be found on the forum http://www.bladeforums.com/threads/hi-kunai.1487016/

Yangdu asked I make post about metal to see who is interested in one of their own! Uncertain to post here or in the Cantina, I suppose this will do.

I am honored to receive the blade, and fulfill her request. This is simply a HI knife everyone needs! It is very versatile and will make a good addition to your khukuri pile.

In my first photo the Kunai is displayed in an agavé plant clay pot. This is an excellent digging tool, that also has sharp sides. It cuts through the cardboard box it came in with ease along with grass, the mushroom, and anything you can imagine. As depicted from the photo with apple and banana, it does cut, but its main purpose is to stab and dig. It will dig a hole no problem, running into rocks on the way, very strong metal and design.

It slices the cardboard much the same as the little katana I bought for my father a while back, but the style of cut is dramatically different as the blade widens in the center. Therefore, a stab and rocking motion is required to dig into the object being cut.

The sheath is convenient for concealment, and makes an excellent addition to the pocket.
Its a quick draw for certain.

who wants one?! :)

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I'd be down for one for sure. I love all things HI.
Wife always says you can't own them all, I tell I am not done yet.
Thanks for posting, good pictures. This is the right place.

Yangdu's show room. You done good.
 
Could you post the dimensions and weight? I'm probably interested in one.
 
I am going to walk to the store right now to weigh it. my scale stops at 4 oz :) update on weight and pics for detentions when I get back.

Thank you Bawanna! Glad you want one. its easy to want all HI things, I agree with you on that.

And its good for throwing! how can I neglect to mention this in original post!
its weighted in the front, notorious for ninjas to use them as throwing knives.
almost guaranteed to hit the target every time. (with the pointy end)
For this reason, I will not mind having a couple of them
 
> my scale stops at 4 oz :rolleyes:

Hey Neptune, how about that time you were hiking in the mountains, slipped off the trail, and started sliding to your doom? That is, until you drew your trusty kunai, plunging it effortlessly into the stone smoother than Merlin trapping Excaliber, thus saving your life?

Eh? Eh?

Jk. I'm down for one.
 
This thing is way too cool! I cant believe its journey from the top of the world. it will always travel with me :)
heres what I have on it now. sake and... Kunai! さきとくない! btw google translate is all wrong on that.
Right on, theQuest! you will not believe, something far more unlikely just happened haha.
very picturesque, you're a poet!

can't help myself. more photos
happy year of rooster!

in addition, Kumar hammered in a thing in the middle of the star for his emblem. it looks like a precious gemstone as it reflects light with many facets.

10 oz 4 inch blade 9.5 overall .5 inch thick in the middle

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so we have two so far! not sure how to do this. Bawanna, you'd be a great help taking tally to inform auntie. step right up get a kunai here!
 
We can use this thread as a sign up sheet. Yangdu usually has a few more than requested which is wise since once they get talked up, more will want them.
On the original micro bowies I suggested 4 or 5 to make sure they were accepted. She got 18. Only lasted about a day and a half.
This may or may not be the same.
I'm hoping I can throw it, I've tried throwing everything else, knives, little throwing axes, tomahawks, even throwing stars with private tutelage from Bookie himself, and I'm just not blessed with the gene that allows me to do it.
I think Bookie can pretty much toss anything with a point on it and make it stick.
 
I can't throw it, Bawanna, but my pointy little head sticks--in trouble all the time.
 
Thank you Yangdu.

I did not know micro bowie was of your invention B! very cool.
Im not very good at throwing blades either.
This thing however is meant for it, you can tell once you hold it.

we've 1 for B, 1 for theQuest, 2 for Cul, 1 for david. 5 total so far
 
Yall know these are made to be thrown from a rope so you can return them to yourself after the "kill". Not like a throwing knife. To determine rope length do the following. Hold the Kunai in your right hand and run the rope to the other hand then let a length of rope run to the ground then tie a loop where the rope meets the ground. If your right handed then hold the loop in your left hand to keep it secure then hold the rope in the middle with your right hand. The Kunai should be just touching the ground like a plumb Bob (not to be cornfused with an MBob or Bookie). Take a good overhead swing with the right hand and let go at just right time during the arc and stab your opponent. You can then pull it out of the target and try again. You can make the rope longer if you learn to manage it. Kinda like fly fishing I suppose. Thats what I understand about these. Dont take my word for it. Order one for yourself and try it. Im in for one at least:cool:
 
Neptune's Champion said:
Thank you Yangdu.

I did not know micro bowie was of your invention B! very cool.
Im not very good at throwing blades either.
This thing however is meant for it, you can tell once you hold it.

we've 1 for B, 1 for theQuest, 2 for Cul, 1 for david. 5 total so far
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Oh I didn't invent it, I just shrunk it some. I carried a 10'' Bowie for a year or so and thought how nice it would be to shrink it down to 6 or 7 inches. I asked Yangdu and Bhakta worked his magic. He nailed it perfect first try. Some refer to it as the bawanna bowie or IBBB (Itty Bitty bawanna bowie) but it was never official.
 
ndoghouse said:
Yall know these are made to be thrown from a rope so you can return them to yourself after the "kill". Not like a throwing knife. To determine rope length do the following. Hold the Kunai in your right hand and run the rope to the other hand then let a length of rope run to the ground then tie a loop where the rope meets the ground. If your right handed then hold the loop in your left hand to keep it secure then hold the rope in the middle with your right hand. The Kunai should be just touching the ground like a plumb Bob (not to be cornfused with an MBob or Bookie). Take a good overhead swing with the right hand and let go at just right time during the arc and stab your opponent. You can then pull it out of the target and try again. You can make the rope longer if you learn to manage it. Kinda like fly fishing I suppose. Thats what I understand about these. Dont take my word for it. Order one for yourself and try it. Im in for one at least:cool:
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Sounds like an interesting technique. I'd like to see a video from you after you get your Kunai.

In any case, a trailing rope would surely tend to keep the point forward.
 
7 so far. keep the orders coming! Thanks to everyone for liking and purchasing blade.
I recently tied paracord to it. man does that thing fly! sticks into hardwood fluently. Im going to need a whole bag full! haha
I like the IB3 Bawanna haha quite clever
 
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