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I am sort of leaning towards smaller khuks
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SASSAS said:
The originals never had the Chiruwa handles nor did I make the model to reflect that.
The kamis and other folks have different ideas of what works best.
:grumpy: The only knife I designed that would have benefited with a Chiruwa handle is the Cherokee Rose Bowie, been better for balance and you don't chop that often with a Bowie anyhow.
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Kis, didn't you sell off your 12" AK to finance the Sarge knives?...or am i losing my mind? If so, did you ever recoup another one? They are great all around little knives. I'll have to find another one that speaks to me one day.
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Jake?
I sold everything of H.I. but a villager 12in AK and Greg Sike's Pen knife from Afganistan.
The villager has a slightly longer handle, and loves to work. It is less conspicuous, as well.
The one I miss at times is the Bura 15in AK. It was blade heavy and remarkable.
I sold everything of H.I. but a villager 12in AK and Greg Sike's Pen knife from Afganistan.
The villager has a slightly longer handle, and loves to work. It is less conspicuous, as well.
The one I miss at times is the Bura 15in AK. It was blade heavy and remarkable.
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Steely_Gunz said:
Huh? Kis, I've got this special 12" AK (sweet handling piece of work by Kumar Shanker, Trisul makers mark). Say the word and I'll have it headed to Wisconsin on the first thing smokin'. No joke. Already gave my villager 12" AK to a young fellow who's swearing his oath of enlistment next thursday. What, me worry? My need for a small chopper/camp knife is well covered by my dandy wood handled villager Pen Knife, it slices, it dices, makes hundreds of julienne fries, no wait, that was something else, where'd I put that blasted gizmo?
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Sylvrfalcn said:Huh? Kis, I've got this special 12" AK (sweet handling piece of work by Kumar Shanker, Trisul makers mark). Say the word and I'll have it headed to Wisconsin on the first thing smokin'. No joke. Already gave my villager 12" AK to a young fellow who's swearing his oath of enlistment next thursday. What, me worry? My need for a small chopper/camp knife is well covered by my dandy wood handled villager Pen Knife, it slices, it dices, makes hundreds of julienne fries, no wait, that was something else, where'd I put that blasted gizmo?
Sarge
Sarge, What do you want for the 12" AK? Sounds like something I'm interested in hiding from the MRS.
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Astrodada said:Sarge ! What do you like about that 12" AK by shankar ?
may get one soon
The "Whiz Kid" does a jam up job on the little AK's, nice balance/handling, pleasing proportions, and nicely tempered edge. A 12" AK should chop well for it's size, without feeling heavy/clunky, and he seems to have a good grasp of that concept.
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aproy1101 said:
Sorry hoss, but if Kis don't need it, I reckon I'll hang on to it, kind of attached to the little devil.
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Well thanks anyway Sarge. I wouldn't want to part with it either!!!
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13" Yangdu Katunje - Small, light and has an elegant simple design. It's got chop, a narrow but thick blade, and the handle fits my hand a lot better than the 12" AK or chitlangi.
SO TRUE!
The Katunjee is one SWEET little khuk with a full-size heft to it. It makes a great belt khuk, has plenty of a$$ to do a decent chop, and is very handy and versatile. The 13" Katunjee and 12" Sirupati make GREAT "truck" khuks for tucking between the console and the seat, especially when traveling in handgun-unfriendly states.
Like a BAS or 16.5" WWII, the 13" Katunjee is one of those "sweet spot" HI khukris. Those that own one know what I'm talkin' 'bout. Word.
Noah
SO TRUE!
The Katunjee is one SWEET little khuk with a full-size heft to it. It makes a great belt khuk, has plenty of a$$ to do a decent chop, and is very handy and versatile. The 13" Katunjee and 12" Sirupati make GREAT "truck" khuks for tucking between the console and the seat, especially when traveling in handgun-unfriendly states.
Like a BAS or 16.5" WWII, the 13" Katunjee is one of those "sweet spot" HI khukris. Those that own one know what I'm talkin' 'bout. Word.
Noah
I don't care all that much for the smaller khuks. My 15" BAS is the smallest one I've got that seems to be a real useful khuk. My 12" AK and 9" Bilton are limited in use both as choppers and as knives. Thats not to say that the "smaller" HI stuff is limited. My 12" Bowie chops well and my KK, Sarge and especially JKM are very useful smaller blades.
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Shann said:
Not to discount your opinion, but I reckon it depends on what you use them for, and how you use them. I've got one old Bilton that saw a lot of use in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a utility knife. Got it in my head one day to bang together a piece of makeshift furniture for my tent. Used the Bilton and a baton to split some 2x4's into 2x2's, then used the Bilton as a drawknife to shave the split sides down smooth. Speaking of shaving, I'd stropped up the same Bilton earlier in the week and used it to touch up what is my standard "deployed haircut". Yup, shaved my head slick as a cue ball with it.
This past weekend I was helping a buddy of mine build a shed. The knife I used to slice bread, cut rope, sharpen pencils, clean up rough saw cuts on the ends of boards, et cetera, et cetera, was my new horn handled Bilton I picked up on a special for twenty bucks.
I do agree that the Bilton doesn't make a good chopper. Give me a 12" AK, on the other hand, and I can improvise a litter, construct a shelter, and quarter a deer with it, all in the same day.
Sarge
Sylvrfalcn said:Not to discount your opinion, but I reckon it depends on what you use them for, and how you use them. I've got one old Bilton that saw a lot of use in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a utility knife. Got it in my head one day to bang together a piece of makeshift furniture for my tent. Used the Bilton and a baton to split some 2x4's into 2x2's, then used the Bilton as a drawknife to shave the split sides down smooth. Speaking of shaving, I'd stropped up the same Bilton earlier in the week and used it to touch up what is my standard "deployed haircut". Yup, shaved my head slick as a cue ball with it.
This past weekend I was helping a buddy of mine build a shed. The knife I used to slice bread, cut rope, sharpen pencils, clean up rough saw cuts on the ends of boards, et cetera, et cetera, was my new horn handled Bilton I picked up on a special for twenty bucks.
I do agree that the Bilton doesn't make a good chopper. Give me a 12" AK, on the other hand, and I can improvise a litter, construct a shelter, and quarter a deer with it, all in the same day.
Sarge
Can't argue with experience. Glad to know that its all good.