Hunting and Survival Kukri

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For all you hunters out there. If you had to pick one kukri to live off of in the outdoors which would it be? It would have to be light enough so you could move and not tire. It would have to slice game and break open ribs of game. Remember you can only take this one kukri and no other blade. You would also need it to make other weapons ie. bow and arrows.

hmmmmmm :)

Weapon X
 
YCS for sure!!:D :cool: That is still my favorite. So far that is. Check it out. They are great.
 
Originally posted by ArchAngel
YCS for sure

Yep, I designed the YCS to be a complete hunting survival rig. It really pleases me that it kinda became a favorite.:)
And I really appreciate all the praise the YCS has generated!!!!:D

I still believe it's not too pretty to be used.:rolleyes: :p :)
 
Yvsa - I purposely bought a YCS that was not as nice. It has the same basic elements and the awl actually has its tip. I've redone the handles, but they still don't look as great. The next task will be grinding down those thick karda blades...:rolleyes:

It's been a true worker for me and I've actually bent the blade about halfway through the recurve (while chopping). I tried to realign it with a chakma to no avail. Since it's not a convex edge anyway, I've decided to just leave it until I'm brave enough to put a convex edge on it. I'll get around to it eventually. In the meantime, the setup gets used on a regular basis.

My only gripe: a spot for a piece of flint would have made it a perfect survivalist setup. Oh, and also a chisel. And a ...

:D
 
Can we still get one of these? They look great on the site but no price? So everyone this is the ultimate survival/hunting setup?
 
I love my bro, but I've never held one of his YCS's. I have held a horn handled 16.5" Bura, and it would still be with me if it hadn't done 6 mos. in Afghanistan.
 
I haven't tried one of the YCS blades but they sure do look like a good bet. As it is I would go with my 15" Ang Kohla. It takes and holds a great edge, is easy to sharpen and is unbreakable. It is just about the best knife I own, and I own a lot! My only caveat would be to include a more functional karda.
 
I've never handled a YCS, but of the ones I own, I'd pick my 18 inch Chitlangi. It is lighter than my AK, and works better as a draw knife, which would be a big deal in a survival situation.

It also would be better at butchering game than the AK, and while it doesn't chop quite as well, it still chops pretty good.

Besides that, it seems to like me better than my other two khuks for some reason, and has more personality.;)

The AK is all business.

This is the only place I could write something like that about a knife and not be considered a wacko...:)
 
Well me and my wife saw the movie "The Hunted" last night. I love it. Being a martial artist it had one of the most realistist knife fight I have seen in a movie. Sad to say I have been in a few and it was good. Now the knife they had in the movie..... well that is another story. As I was watching I was thinking of this thread and what would be the ulimate fighing/survival and butching kukri. Running around the wood it would have to be very light.
 
I've done all the stuff you list as criteria with an old 4 and 3/4" bladed Marbles Woodcrafter. Ribs are soft.

BUT...of the khuks... the YCS was designed by a wise and insightful man.

Of those that I have...did you call this a survival knife?...probably the 15 in AK. But the 12 incher that just arrived would please me as well.
 
I am glad that some one mentioned the 12" AK. The one I have is by Bura and is pretty much a do every thing knife. I am glad that I am retired. When I get up in the morning I can grab that knife and put it on when the trousers go on. It isn't a heavy chopper but, It will cut up limbs for a camp fire just fine. For a last ditch weapon I would probably pick one of 15" knives. I have thoght a lot about this situation and it is hard to make a choice. I think that in most cases any thing over an 18" knife is too long for running the boonies. I would not leave the 12" AK behind no matter. Other than that I have finally comne down to four. 15 inch AK, BAS, and the 18" Sirupati and, the 16.5" WWII. The BAS and the 18" Siru. in all honesty are the better fighting knives by vertue of their lighter weight. Still the WWII has been almost all over the world and has been in some pretty good fights. The older I get though that long and slim Siru still moves pretty fast compared to the heavier blades. Like Sarge says the 15" Siru. is very very fast. :)
 
I'd have to concur with Jaeger on this one. The 15" AK would make a great all-around outdoors do-anything knife. Couple that with a well made karda for dressing and skinning duties and you should be pretty well set.

I have an 18" kobra that could be probably be substituted for the AK and meet the same demands.

Of course the whole concept of "best all-around" knife goes against my natural desire to collect a wide variety in order to sample and appreciate each for its own special attributes. :)
 
I would have to agree also, but running in the woods hunting /survival would the differnce in size between 18" Sirupati and, the 16.5" WWII make a difference?
 
I've got a 16.5", 2+lb. Chiruwa Ang Khola, made by Sher, that is my hands-down pick of my khuks. This thing is a real beast, and chops like there's no tomorrow. Just gravity alone brings it down hard onto tree limbs. The blade is very heavy, but REEEEEAL nice. ;)
 
Originally posted by djweaponx
I would have to agree also, but running in the woods hunting /survival would the differnce in size between 18" Sirupati and, the 16.5" WWII make a difference?

If you mean ease of carry, I find that the 18" and up don't lend themselves well to belt carry out in the brush, they tend to drag through everything. When I'm on a hike I slip the 18" into the side straps of my pack. It's easy to reach over the shoulder and draw, and adds no noticeable weight or drag to the pack.

I'd probably pack a 16.5" on my belt. It would likely be more difficult to draw from a backpack unless you had it arranged in such a way that you could reach under your arm to draw it. Hmm, now you've got me thinking. I'll have to experiment with ways to pack the shorter blades now.

I see "hunting" and "survival" as differing scenarios and feel the need to make a distinction here. In a "survival" situation I'd forsee having the knife readily and quickly accessible, while a firearm might be condition two or three and not necessarily ready for a snapshot at all times.

In a hunting situation I'm carrying a rifle and ready at all times to react and fire quickly. Any knife over six inches will be tucked securely inside my daypack, as was the Pen-knife all season. This eliminates it as a source of noise, reflection and drag. It also keeps me from crushing the scabbard or spearing myself on it if I drop quickly into a firing position or take a spill down a steep slope.

And lastly, it minimizes unnecessary wear and tear on the knife itself. I sometimes come home from hunting looking like I was dragged behind a street sweeper, and while a small Schrade fixed-blade can weather it well, I'm not willing to subject a khukuri and scabbard to the abuses of riding my belt during a long hunting season. It'll get to prove its worth after the chase is done, no need to beat it up beforehand.

Good topic! :)
 
Just a note on the knife mentioned by djweaponx.

Well, I guess Tom Brown finally got his movie (sort of). He was talking about it 11 years ago when I took his "standard" class - then I discovered the animosity toward him on the West side of the country. His Tracker knife is meant to be an all purpose tool. I got a custom made by Dave Beck in '92. TOPS in Idaho Falls is now manufacturing them, they have the capability to mass produce them in anticipation of large demand generated by the movie. However, the survival instructors I know in the western U.S./Canada (Cody Lundin, Mors Kochanski, BOSS, Earth Knack, etc.) all rely on the inexpensive puukko type Swedish knives from Mora, specifically Frosts of Sweden - they feel outsized "survival" knives are just silly.
 
Have returned from Khonvention. Didn't see any 16.5" WW2's. 18"they had.
 
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