Humidity change casualties. 3 pix. 3 deals. Save big $$$$

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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It's monsoon in Nepal -- raining everyday with humidity at near 100%. Rigs get humidity soaked and then come to Reno where it's been near 100 degrees with maybe 15% humidity. These blems are a result of the change in climate.

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Here's a perfect 18 inch, 17 ounce Kobra by the kami with no name. The only problem with this entire rig is the tear at the top of the scabbard which you can clearly see in the pix. This tear which you can cover with Kiwi shoe polish or patch saves you $30. We will deliver this very good rig to your door with full HI guarantee for $70.

Call or email if interested.

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Here's another perfect 20 inch AK by the kami with no name. The rig is 10/10 with the following exceptions. There is a nickels worth of rust damage at the tip of the blade. About 10 minutes to get rid of it. And, the scabbard has shrunk -- blade cut through right at the mouth -- you can see the cut in the pix. Can be patched or sent to Terry Sisco for repair. READ THE SAFETY THREAD BEFORE YOU TAKE THE KNIFE OUT OF THE SCABBARD!

The rust and scabbard damage will save you $60. We will deliver this very fine rig to your door with full HI guarantee for $135.

Call or email if interested.

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Last casualty is another 18 inch, 20 ounce kobra by the kami with no name. (He's on a roll!). It's another 10/10 effort that's got about a dollars worth of rust damage at the tip which you can see in the pix. 30 minutes maybe to get rid of it. And the scabbard has pulled apart at the stitching in the back for a couple of inches but nothing shows and it is very tight due to shrinkage but a higher humidity environment may fix this. Rust and scabbard saves you $40. We will deliver this rig to your door for $60.

Call or email if interested.
 
Nice deals. Good savings. Those of us in the midwest or south should find the tightness pretty easy to fix, i.e., let them sit around in your garage for a week or two and they ought to be a lot easier to get out of the scabbards.:) Then clean up the rust a bit and apply some oil or tuf-cloth. All should be well in little time. The tears in the leather won't go away so easily, but they should become a lot less prominent. If you want the rig to hang on your wall, you may care, but if you plan to use the khukuri, it shouldn't be a problem at all.

Paul
 
Sheesh! I finally get here first for a change and my wallet is empty. My daughter was born on the 7th so all my khukuri $ has been converted to diaper $!:D Oh well, money well spent!. Bill, do you have any khukuri recommendations for a newborn?
 
Am I seeing this correctly? It appears the end/butt plate on the Kobras are pinned in three places?
 
Yeah, that's the way they came out.

There are still 25" Kobras, and a few 30"ers were made. I guess Kumar didn't want those ones to come off. The 30" were discontinued because despite warnings, some people tried to use them as khukuries rather than swords, and ended up bending them. So that's what started the 3 pin buttplate, when Kumar scaled up to 25" & 30", if I remember correctly.

Also IIRC, the first Kobra was made from a file, about 17" long, and had the standard single pin butt. The multiple pins came later. Uncle will know the right of it if I've gotten mixed up.

I've always had a preference for the 1"/1 oz. ratio that kobras tend to. I also have a village chainpuri that comes in at 17" and 14 ozs.

BTW, they don't make 30" Sirupatis anymore either ( I think ). Think of a Mega Salyan only stretched to 30". Yeah, that heavy.

I keep mine put back for back problems. If my back is out of whack, I swing the thing til that weight out there stretches my spine into line. I'm starting to rhyme, so to go it is time.
 
You are right about everything, Rusty, except the 30 inch Sirupati. It's still a standard offering and I sent one away yesterday.
 
it's a deal, but I think most of us are holding our breath
waiting on the M43.

Hey anyone know where I can pick up an extra job?
Just make checks payable to Bill Martino.
 
More like a cat trying to cover up it's mess on a linoleum floor:

WIFE: Honey, what happened to that extra hundred dollars we had?

HUSBAND: ( choking on cup of coffee, spewing a mouthful over the morning paper ).
 
Nobody wants this AK. I'll keep going down on the price ten bucks a day. I know somebody will take it for nothing so it'll go eventually.
 
Uncle Bill, I am absolutely dying to own that AK and will take it at whatever price you set. If the rest of youall had any idea of how many times I've looked at it, dropping hints to the Chief of Finance and Budget. I even chopped down a gigantic weed tree yesterday with a 15" villager to show how handy a bigger AK would be! Thanks, one and all for hanging back. . .

Mine?
Stephen
(reply to hotanvil@bellsouth.net)
 
Steve, I hope you get it, you earned it. You need to call or email Uncle Bill though.
 
Steven it's yours for $115 and that's very good buy for this knife. I'll get it in the mail to GA today or tomorrow with much thanks.
 
Thanks Renny, email sent. I hope so too, I have a 60' maple tree that need pruning and thinks it owns the back yard.

I hope the AK is well rested up. . . WOOHOO! I JUST READ UB's RESPONSE!

Stephen
 
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