How to maintain a khukuri

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crappiejosh

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So now that I have my KMVUK how do I care for and maintain it being from Oklahoma we have high humidity so what's the best way to care for my khukuri blade and handle
 
an oily rag, Boiled linseed, or just food grade mineral oil wipe it off when you are done using, and use the BLO on the wood handle and if not that use pure tung oil ( I also use clarified walnut oil for my wood)
 
Will gun oil work? And do I leave it in the scarab when I'm not using it or remove it for anti rust purposes
 
I leave mine in the sheath coated in mineral oil after cleaning, gun oil , (I use 3 in one) will work just fine, but if you got critters running around mineral oil is preferred as nontoxic-- but yeah gun oil is just fine, you just want to keep the rust off like with any steel
 
Post #1 from Yvsa:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...Which-Is-Best-For-Handles?highlight=ballistol

Post #6:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...lean-protect-your-khukuri?highlight=ballistol

Post #16:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/927640-Khukuri-storage-options?highlight=ballistol


Post 7:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...est-quot-handle-treatment?highlight=ballistol

In short, you only need a couple of items.

The only other advice I can give you is not to go from a hot location such as a trunk of a car to a cool indoor location without checking the knives in a few hours for condensation. Also, satin finish blades resist rust far better than full polish ones, as they hold any surface oils better.

Norm
 
Or alternatively, you can do nothing except wash every once in a while and clean with a Scotch-Brite pad.
 
Jay fisher says in his website to not keep your oiled blade inside a leather sheath because it damages the sheath.
 
ok, I knew there where khukuri wood sheaths. Didn't knew (i'm deducting from your post) they were SUPOSSED to be of wood. Thanks for the clarification, sorry for the bad advice :o
 
aguijonmagico said:
ok, I knew there where khukuri wood sheaths. Didn't knew (i'm deducting from your post) they were SUPOSSED to be of wood. Thanks for the clarification, sorry for the bad advice :o
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They are made in the traditional manner of wood covered with water buffalo hide.
Your advice is good, for leather sheaths. No worries.
 
Got some super traditional original authentic Ghurka Kukri and sheath and there isn't any wood in the sheath :-0
 
the military ones made during british service were metal and leather, much thinner than traditional-- traditional sheaths ( antiques) are almost always wood core, with buffalo hide, I even have a couple that are solid wood with 3 interlocking pieces fit on a nail and kept together by rings of brass :D
 
Gehazi said:
the military ones made during british service were metal and leather
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Huh?:confused:
Never seen a metal scabbard for a military issue or private purchase kukri. These are all wood and leather.
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doh i thought the thin ones were metal! cool , i never actually cut the leather off of one to find out --just assumed the british much thinner kind was metal inside -- good info ( also I know I know assume , ass out of u and me ?)
 
Berkley said:
Huh?:confused:
Never seen a metal scabbard for a military issue or private purchase kukri. These are all wood and leather.
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I never have either. BTW it was Uncle Bill who gently corrected me that _sheaths_ were 100% leather items enclosing the blade, while _scabbards_ were what khukuries resided in, a modified wood form, covered with buffalo hide

The only metal scabbards I have are for bayonets...

Norm
 
What are these leather sheaths which are supposedly 100 years old and came with my bojpure Kukri out of some Nepalese arsenal? Fakes? Pretty good ones. The leather certainly looks its age :-)
 
@bawanna and phil , thanks really :D-- does it have no wood at all jens or is it like a leather wrap?
 
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