Indian made Kukuris

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vespa

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which is the best manufacturer ?

i have heard of some indian made Kukuris but a lot are made from cheap steel and is for the tourist market.
i have however heard of proper Kukuries made as well.

i have heard of Windlass Steel, how good are they compared to Nepali Kukuri manufacture.

i want to compare like for like and the differences

Thanks for any input
 
vespa said:
which is the best manufacturer ?

i have heard of some indian made Kukuris but a lot are made from cheap steel and is for the tourist market.
i have however heard of proper Kukuries made as well.

i have heard of Windlass Steel, how good are they compared to Nepali Kukuri manufacture.

i want to compare like for like and the differences

Thanks for any input
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There is no comparison between the Windlass Steelcraft's and the HI Khukuris, none at all!

As far as some India khukuris go they are wonderful and well made knives although the majority we get to see are junk. Any India khukuri that you order online that I know about is junk as well as the ones I see in the catalogs.

There's no way you can compare, "Like for like" and the differences are so much there is no comparison like I've already said.

If you want a real khukuri then order an HI Khukuri. The Deals of the Day that Miss Yangdu has nearly every day gives an opportunity to have great khukuris with minor defects as well as some perfect ones at discounted prices.
If you want a cheap junk khukuri then order the ones online or out of a catalog from India, simple as that.
 
If you want a great khukuri that will last a lifetime, get an Himalayan Imports khuk. Incredibly well made for display and for use. These are the real thing.

Unless you are willing to spring for a super custom made khuk that will cost you a MINIMUM of ten times as much, or more, you will not find a better khuk.

I think that Yangdu's prices include shipping, very fast shipping. Absolute bargains!

The other khuks do not compare. I have a few of the others that I would sell for just the shipping, but they are low end junk. I actually bought one for 99 cents plus $11 shipping. It was a waste of money, a joke. This is not an ad for mine, just a statement.

In fact, I am just going to junk these el cheapos I bought. Not worth your money for shipping.
 
I bought that one that showed up in a crate once. Bill sold it to me for $10 (shipping). The scabbard is nice...decorated with studs and such and fits an antique I had that was missing its original.

The khukuri shaped piece of dead soft scrap metal that came in the scabbard is in the bottom of my pond.
 
The khukuri shaped piece of dead soft scrap metal that came in the scabbard is in the bottom of my pond.>>>>>> Nasty

Hopefully it will not disturb the other bodies you have in your pond, the ones with concrete overshoes.




munk
 
Munk, you are NOT making a good impression on a prospective member!
 
Isn't it bad Karma to hit a fish in the head with a khuk if you don't plan on eating it?...the fish that is. I don't care how blessed the blade is. Eating a khuk will never end well.

Jake
 
Can't add anything more than that above. I suppose ii all you want is a pretty wallhanger, you can just find something you like anywhere to hang up. Even then, I've rarely seen anything nicer looking than a well made HI, though.
 
One good rule regarding Indian-make khukuri is to avoid any with a metal lion's head in relief on the butt (They usually have metal bands around a black, horn handle and really bad scabbards.). These "lion butt" khukuri have been made since the 1920's and are strictly wall-hangers (although they would create blunt force trauma if you hit someone).

Another point. The majority of khukuri for sale on Ebay as Ghurka/ Ghorka/military/special ops/tactical are poor quality. Not all, but relatively few exceptions. ("rare" = He has 100's to sell. "very rare" = he has 1000's to sell).

Windlass/Atlanta Cutlery sells genuine vintage and antique khukri for $79 UP. They are not new and do not appear new.

Windlass also makes more-or-less replicas of a WWII models. Many are sold on Ebay (NOT by Windlass/Atlanta Cutlery) under the guise that they are current-issue models. They are not. They are fair to poor in quality. The most common Windlass item, a more-or-less replica of the Mk. III (AKA "K45" -wooden slab handles w/ no bolster) has much oversized handles compared to the real WWII item. The heat-treating is appropriate to the low price (I have seen them 2 for $19.99 on E-Bay "Buy it Now").

Not all Nepali khukuri are created equal. Other than those made by HI, most new items I have handled are rougher in fit and finish and have less-dependable heat treatment of the blades. Some have expressed satisfaction, however.

(Ed to clarify that I refer only to new items from Nepal. Also note "most." A limited number of nice items are being made on a semi-custom or custom basis.)
 
Munk, you are NOT making a good impression on a prospective member>>>>
Aardvark

I know, and I'm sorry. I don't have enough decorum. The truth escaped my lips before thinking. Those concrete thingies are anchors. Yeah, anchors Nasty was making....




munk
 
Vespa, I want to save you from experiencing dissapointment in your life, by making the following true statement. There is no good khukuri that comes out of India, no, not one.
J. W. Kilpatrick
 
J W Kilpatrick said:
Vespa, I want to save you from experiencing dissapointment in your life, by making the following true statement. There is no good khukuri that comes out of India, no, not one.
J. W. Kilpatrick
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And the basis of that statement would be?
 
In truth, many good and servicable khuks have come out of India. The Brits fulfilled much of their own military khuk contracts there, did they not?

However, I am willing to seriously question if a Great Hamburger has ever come out of India.



munk
 
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However, I am willing to seriously question if a Great Hamburger has ever come out of India.







REPLY: Thats because their Khukuuri,s are not sharp enough to do a good job! L:O:L
 
My Winless khukuri has served its purpose admirably:

to get me hooked on HI khuks.

I was right to want a khukuri, just picked the wrong one first.

No, wait, I had a "khukuri" machete from CTD. 1/8" thick, I think.

The HI's are treated like guns; the WS is out in the garage, all by itself.

Threw the "machete" away.



Ad Astra
 
Greetings: Thomas Linton
The basis of my true statement is based upon my very own personal experience that I have never received one good khukuri from India, no, not one? The one sorry piece of garbage that I did get from India that looked something like a khukuri, I took and threw into the Gulf of Mexico the last time I went fishing.
Please tell me the last time that you got a good khukuri from out of India.
I also fully agree with Munk that I have never gotten a good hamburger from out of India, no, not one.
Also, please tell me the last time that you got a good hamburger from out of India.
He, he, he.
However, if you men think that you can get a good khukuri from India, start ordering or buying them anyway that you can get them and after you get them in your hands, let me know how great you think they are. He,He,He.
However, I am sure that you could be absolutely right that you can get great khukuris from India. I mean after all, accidents do happen, right?
J. W. Kilpatrick
 
Do they make some poor khukuri in India? I think I said so. I will add that my first khukuri was a "lion butt." I have kept it as a reminder to learn about a subject before drawing conclusions.

I collect martial khukuri. I have several (ten) military khukuri made in India just post-independence that are first-rate work, an opinion shared by a gentleman named Powell who has some passing acquaintance with the subject.

I realize that you have a sample of one that was not satisfactory, and, in all honesty, I have no idea where one would get a current-production khukuri from India that is not a tourist item. However, it's a big country - the largest population in the world and with an extensive metals industry. Wootz steel from India was the finest weapons steel in the world at one time.
 
There was a factory in Ishapur that made WW11 bayonets to British/Indian Army spec, they also made kukris. I am desparately trying to picture what it said on the bayonet. Mine is mint but in storage. 'RFI - Rifle Factory Ishapur' is what comes to mind.
 
Andrew Taylor said:
There was a factory in Ishapur that made WW11 bayonets to British/Indian Army spec, they also made kukris. I am desparately trying to picture what it said on the bayonet. Mine is mint but in storage. 'RFI - Rifle Factory Ishapur' is what comes to mind.
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That would make some sense as RFI made SMLE's.
 
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