Is this one worth picking up?

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erik the red

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No idea the manufacturer of this one, so my apologies if this thread is in the wrong place. Just wondering what the general consensus is on this blade. Owner doesn't know much. Has a dotted design and "India" stamped on the blade. Is it worth picking up? Or is it junk?

Thanks.

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Looks like a more recent blade and the rust is fresh too. So its not a historical piece.
Would be good to hold it in hand to see how it balances and if the blade wiggles in the handle and such.
I like the metal inlays in the handle but probably wouldn't go more than $30 on this one. Lets see what the others say, maybe Im way off. Should be interesting :)
 
tourist piece. the steel is likely not very hard, the cast aluminum pommel 'lion' is not very detailed. likely not worth the effort of de-rusting it. i doubt it would stand up to actual use for long. i just don't like the look.

personally i would not touch it with a barge pole. i think it's not worth anywhere near $30. might be worth about the cost of a six-pack - and i'd rather have the beer. the only good thing i could say about it is that i've seen worse.

if you/he want a real historic wallhanger piece, try AC, they have a few ones left tho most of the better ones are gone.

if you want a real working tool as well as a decorative piece of the blacksmith's art, buy one from auntie yangdu and HI. they're beautiful, strong as well as yar.

but that's just me.
 
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I tend to agree. I have seen many of these Just like this one with "india" punched on them. Looks like someone let a woodpecker loose with a center punch. I wouldnt touch it with Kronckews' barge pole:D I did get a very nice Gurkha Army Khukri "long leaf" from AC a month ago and so did a few others here. Another forumite also got a bhojpure with a crack halfway across the blade as well so never know what you will get. For historical pieces the "longleaf" seems to be your best bet at this time. Buying an HI blade is worry free. You know what your getting. Thats my two cents!
kronckew said:
tourist piece. the steel is likely not very hard, the cast aluminum pommel 'lion' is not very detailed. likely not worth the effort of de-rusting it. i doubt it would stand up to actual use for long. i just don't like the look.

personally i would not touch it with a barge pole. i think it's not worth anywhere near $30. might be worth about the cost of a six-pack - and i'd rather have the beer. the only good thing i could say about it is that i've seen worse.

if you/he want a real historic wallhanger piece, try AC, they have a few ones left tho most of the better ones are gone.

if you want a real working tool as well as a decorative piece of the blacksmith's art, buy one from auntie yangdu and HI. they're beautiful, strong as well as yar.

but that's just me.
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Those are junk. Just move along. Im not a kukri elitist either but once youve seen about 500 of those youll understand what I mean.
 
erik the red said:
Right on. I'll definitely pass on this one. Thanks for the advice guys!:thumbup:
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If the price is right, why not? For a beater to do some experiments on. Messing it up in some bluing tests wouldn't hurt. Trying different angles of sharpening. Reshaping the blade etc.
Just buying any piece of knife steel that big (even the cheap steels) would probably more costly than this Kukri. So depending on what you are going to do with it it might be a deal.
Using it for real however could be dangerous if the blade suddenly breaks and starts flying. :(
 
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