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Roger if I was able to get one like that I would probably never know how it would cut as I doubt that I could bring myself to test it even knowing I could bring it back to as good as it was originaly.
Kinda reminds me of the story about one of the 1st Doberman Pinschers I read when I was into training my
Airedale's I used to
raise.
This happened when the Doberman was 1st recognized as a breed and the Doberman had such a reputation of being viscious.
One of the best of show Dobermans that had won a myriad of all kinds of ribbons and was the stud dog of many, many litters of pups had never had his teeth looked at.
Then one day there was a judge at one of the shows that did look at this top dogs teeth.
The judge found there was a very serious flaw in the dogs bite.
The dog had no back teeth at all what so ever!!!
The consequences were severe as the dog was stripped of all it's former glory and his pups were all checked as well for the flaw that could be heriditary and the ones found with the same flaw were all discounted as well.
No judge up until this paricular one had the courage to look at the dog's teeth.
Nothing was said about the previous judges being discounted, but I imagine some reputations were fouled that eventfull day as well.
How does this relate to a khukuri?
It's like what Bura told Uncle Bill when Bura made the Kothimoda blades so heavy and Uncle Bill told Bura that they were just presentation khukuris.....
Bura said something on the order of, "But Bena how do you know the khukuri won't ever be used? Some day a man may need this khukuri to defend his home and if he does I don't want it to fail. Thin khukuris break or bend, but the thick and strong ones never will and I want to know the man will be able to defend his home with it knowing it won't fail."
How do you know a dog can bite if you don't check its teeth and how do you know a khukuri won't fail unless you test its strength?
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