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Himalayan Imports Picture Thread
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It is a "Special Run" called the D-Handled Khukuri and can be found on the HI website HERE (scroll down). If you are looking to purchase one you might try sending Aunt Yangdu an email to see if there are any available. Good luck and welcome to Bladeforums.
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I've just scanned this thread occasionally over the past year, but spent an hour and a half tonight going through the whole thing, and wow! What great pics.
I saw some stuff here I never knew existed. Some of these are _way_ nicer than my versions of the same, but maybe it's just because the pics are so good!
I really liked:
Jimmy's beautiful collection in post #6. There were too many great ones to mention, but I especially liked that incredible antler kumar karda with the curved handle which was not at all common. Very well done. I'm sorry Jimmy had to part with many of them.
WestForks pics in post #45 are great. That 20" "Ultimate Fighter" really flows, but I have to point out that the blade shape is way different than the first couple UF's, being much more of a flowing shape, and looking like a very large UBE. Really special.
Steve's incredible chandan Royal Kothimora in post #55. Also _his_ antler KK. I have two of them, one by Kumar and one by Sher, and neither looks half this good! Maybe I need to send one to Steve...
Alilioff's great leather Bilton in post #60, and his 12" AK rehandle in post #135. I dream of doing that kind of work on a couple of mine.
Mpisi's green handled Sgt. Khadka in post #94, and his 4 unique YCS's in #95. That's the only pic I've seen of an original YCS on the right there, by Sanu. I'm jealous.
I also have an Osage Orange as his on the left, but the handle on mine is much larger and not as comfortably tapered, and I'm not sure it can be taken down.
Wolf_1989's 20" AK in post #96. Great handle on that one.
Skylers M43 in post #99. Wonderful pic. Looks like antler.
H2OCutters Foxy Folly with amazing handle grain in post #105. I've never seen anything like that. The handles on my FF's are positively boring in comparison!
Ted's amazing new style foxy folly in purpleheart in post #126. I'm kicking myself for turning down a new style antler FF a year ago, but for some reason it wasn't what I was looking for at the time. However this one is even more amazing. Also Ted's fantastic picture of a Sgt. Khakda kukri in post #129. That's got to be in the top 3 of the best pictures that has ever been taken of a kukri, _anywhere_!. Stunning.
What else: Mike's collection of monster blades in post #138 (including the Falcatta he's keeping for me!), and Il Bruches great looking 22" Berk's special in post #139. I've never seen wood that dark on a Berk's. Not to mention his rehandled kukris in post #144.
Anyway, there's my quick and dirty guide to the 8 pages of this thread, and what hit me the most. I know there was lots more I missed.
I can't believe the variety and beauty of many of these, really great looking knives, and in variants I never knew existed.
Thanks for starting this thread Skyler! :thumbup:
Norm
P.S. I've never figured out how I could shark every Ganga Ram I could find for two years, and never able to find even one with a standard bolster, and then Skyler in Post #1 posts pics of his one Ganga Ram, and there it is!
I was obviously doing something wrong!
I saw some stuff here I never knew existed. Some of these are _way_ nicer than my versions of the same, but maybe it's just because the pics are so good!
I really liked:
Jimmy's beautiful collection in post #6. There were too many great ones to mention, but I especially liked that incredible antler kumar karda with the curved handle which was not at all common. Very well done. I'm sorry Jimmy had to part with many of them.
WestForks pics in post #45 are great. That 20" "Ultimate Fighter" really flows, but I have to point out that the blade shape is way different than the first couple UF's, being much more of a flowing shape, and looking like a very large UBE. Really special.
Steve's incredible chandan Royal Kothimora in post #55. Also _his_ antler KK. I have two of them, one by Kumar and one by Sher, and neither looks half this good! Maybe I need to send one to Steve...
Alilioff's great leather Bilton in post #60, and his 12" AK rehandle in post #135. I dream of doing that kind of work on a couple of mine.
Mpisi's green handled Sgt. Khadka in post #94, and his 4 unique YCS's in #95. That's the only pic I've seen of an original YCS on the right there, by Sanu. I'm jealous.
I also have an Osage Orange as his on the left, but the handle on mine is much larger and not as comfortably tapered, and I'm not sure it can be taken down.Wolf_1989's 20" AK in post #96. Great handle on that one.
Skylers M43 in post #99. Wonderful pic. Looks like antler.
H2OCutters Foxy Folly with amazing handle grain in post #105. I've never seen anything like that. The handles on my FF's are positively boring in comparison!
Ted's amazing new style foxy folly in purpleheart in post #126. I'm kicking myself for turning down a new style antler FF a year ago, but for some reason it wasn't what I was looking for at the time. However this one is even more amazing. Also Ted's fantastic picture of a Sgt. Khakda kukri in post #129. That's got to be in the top 3 of the best pictures that has ever been taken of a kukri, _anywhere_!. Stunning.
What else: Mike's collection of monster blades in post #138 (including the Falcatta he's keeping for me!), and Il Bruches great looking 22" Berk's special in post #139. I've never seen wood that dark on a Berk's. Not to mention his rehandled kukris in post #144.
Anyway, there's my quick and dirty guide to the 8 pages of this thread, and what hit me the most. I know there was lots more I missed.
I can't believe the variety and beauty of many of these, really great looking knives, and in variants I never knew existed.
Thanks for starting this thread Skyler! :thumbup:
Norm
P.S. I've never figured out how I could shark every Ganga Ram I could find for two years, and never able to find even one with a standard bolster, and then Skyler in Post #1 posts pics of his one Ganga Ram, and there it is!
I was obviously doing something wrong!
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Did a little work on this DOTD 18" WW2. Sanded down the sisau handle and gave it a danish oil soak.Then I hit it with some Briwax and buffed. Etched the blade with a vinegar/FeCl solution. I sanded the karda and chakma this morning and they are soaking now.
I got one of those D-guards from a forum member who was sold it on the Exchange, so if Yangdu can't help you, that's someplace to watch.
I got a great deal on mine; the previous owner had sanded the handle quite a bit because it was uncomfortably large for his hands. I have medium to small hands in proportion to the rest of me, so that mod was OK by me, but most folks were turned off because the carvings on the handle were damaged. I recall (back when BF searches were available to merely Registered folk) seeing a posting where he caught some grief for "desecrating" the handle, but as far as I'm concerned, anything that makes it more usable is all good.
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Did a little work on this DOTD 18" WW2. Sanded down the sisau handle and gave it a danish oil soak.Then I hit it with some Briwax and buffed. Etched the blade with a vinegar/FeCl solution. I sanded the karda and chakma this morning and they are soaking now.
Great work Bruce. :thumbup: Sisau wood is the best all around wood HI offers IMO. Very hard and super pretty. This looks even better now. I've been watching many sale threads closely lately, and 18" WWII's are really making a comeback. I've seen several very nice ones, including one yesterday, that look perfect and have super prices.
jnphares, I remember that sale. You got a nice deal there, from Seth I think. Antler, right, and 18"? I have a 16" D-guard, the first one offered, but one of my biggest sharking goofs was missing a nice 18" chandan D-guard a few days later with a split scabbard. I'm keeping my eye out for that one!
Norm
jnphares, I remember that sale. You got a nice deal there, from Seth I think. Antler, right, and 18"? I have a 16" D-guard, the first one offered, but one of my biggest sharking goofs was missing a nice 18" chandan D-guard a few days later with a split scabbard. I'm keeping my eye out for that one!
Norm
Yep; That's exactly the one.
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My brother's 20" Sirupati:
My Gelbu Special:
And, last but not least, my beloved JKM-1!
By the way, this thread is awesome. Browsing through it with a fast connection is FUN : )
And it's a quick way to find more things you need to buy...
-David
My Gelbu Special:
And, last but not least, my beloved JKM-1!
By the way, this thread is awesome. Browsing through it with a fast connection is FUN : )
And it's a quick way to find more things you need to buy...
-David
Three Chitlangi Khukuris:
Top to bottom:
26" Chitlangi, saatisal handle, Kami Bura
21.5" Chitlangi, horn handle, Kami Sher
15.5" Chitlangi, horn handle, Kami Santosh
The little 15.5" Chitlangi is my wife's second H.I. khukuri. Her first was a kagas katne.
Top to bottom:
26" Chitlangi, saatisal handle, Kami Bura
21.5" Chitlangi, horn handle, Kami Sher
15.5" Chitlangi, horn handle, Kami Santosh
The little 15.5" Chitlangi is my wife's second H.I. khukuri. Her first was a kagas katne.
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Two Pen knives -
They have become my favorite khuks.
The stones are artifacts picked up around our property, mostly scrapers of various sizes.
Andy
They have become my favorite khuks.
The stones are artifacts picked up around our property, mostly scrapers of various sizes.
Andy
Two Pen knives -
They have become my favorite khuks.
The stones are artifacts picked up around our property, mostly scrapers of various sizes.
Andy
Great looking pens, it makes me regret letting my 15" go.
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Thanks, Skyler. I really like the Pens. I think they are one of the most useful of the HI designs.
I just bought an 18" Pen from a friend, that'll make three for me.
Andy
I just bought an 18" Pen from a friend, that'll make three for me.
Andy
Your photographic skills are far better than mine, Senor Ferguson.
You really captured in that pic just how beautiful the chitlangi khukuri truly is.
That's just like the one I bought my wife.
First thing she did with it was teach those doggone multiflora roses a fatal lesson about sticking her.
Second thing she did was cleave a head of lettuce with it in the kitchen.
Our research indicates a 15" chitlangi is a nice cleaver for use in pursuit of the culinary arts.
Just be sure you use a substantial cutting board.
You really captured in that pic just how beautiful the chitlangi khukuri truly is.
That's just like the one I bought my wife.
First thing she did with it was teach those doggone multiflora roses a fatal lesson about sticking her.
Second thing she did was cleave a head of lettuce with it in the kitchen.
Our research indicates a 15" chitlangi is a nice cleaver for use in pursuit of the culinary arts.
Just be sure you use a substantial cutting board.