Kami Kumar Bishwakarma shows us what a karda should be.

I rather like the scabbard.if it can pass the jump test.I do not like the khukuri,too much angle.The wood scabbard with silver mouth for the 18th.Cent.holds more securely than most.It`s a matter of fitting.Bill was kind enough to send me a oversize BAS frog,which I shrunk fit to it,as I seldom wear a sash,and it is quite secure.I`m a little more careful,as the carved wood could be dinged,but,overall,it is a nice,presentation grade khukukri.I was in Winona,MN the other day and heard of their arms collection on the second floor of the old bank.It is very impressive for a small college town,no real security.I remember the surprise among the members when I exibited weapons at the local bank.The khuks were a hit.

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That is really incredible work on that karda and chakma. The brass fittings, the size, shape and apparent sharpness/quality of the blade.

At the same time, I have the feeling I get whenever I realize my new car/computer/piece of software becomes immediately obsolete. Not good.

In the case of something with a tradition as long as the kami and khukuri, my question is, why has HI not done it before? Is it possible to retrofit my khukuris? How much would that cost?

tallwingedgoat, that is incredible stuff, better looking than anything I have, and equal to the customs I see in blade magazines. Where can you find something like that? Who or what is "JT?"

Eric Takabayashi
Fukuyama, Japan
 
When we get it zeroed in this karda will become the standard shop 2 karda so we won't have to call it anything except a karda.

And, if we ever get them, the CBKC khukuri is a 9 incher. The kidney surgery down at shop 1 has really put us behind down there. When the boss is not there to supervise no work is done on HI khukuris and this has put us deep in the hole. If they cannot pull out soon we will simply make the run in shop 2. Better late than never.

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
 
Hey Ghost!

I have never been to Winona but I used to go to school in Northfield. Their old bank has been converted into a Jesse James museum to commemorate his Northfield bank robbery back in the day. Lots of old Single Action Revolvers, but sadly no khukuris.

Every September they have Jesse James weekend, a carnival, and (I believe) a re-enactment of the shootout.

It was apparently not his most successful raid. The Scandinavian immigrant farmers whose money he was attempting to steal did not take kindly to the notion and there was a big shootout.

In any case, Jesse James was never a folk hero to the Swedes!

-Dave
 
I actually like the wooden scabbard. Not quite traditional, but attractive nonetheless. Fantastic job on the Karda! Anything in particular you can tell us about this little beauty? Heat treat? Forged? I really like the brass bolster. Do the Kami's have a lot of experiance with smaller type blades. What do they use when a khukuri is too big?
As usual, way too many questions!
Always a pleasure Bill,
Sutcliffe
 
Such a lovely karda Uncle, a real deal when everything else comes free
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Looking forward, with ever decreasing patience for my first purchase from HI. The mail up here is terribly slow, I know it has only been 2 weeks.

Ah well have some work waiting for it when it arrives
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That is one really nice karda. I like the size and the finish. If it's hardened as well as you say, it should be a very useful utility knife to have along with the khukuri. The shop 2 offerings are getting better and better. What with the improved scabbards, the only thing left to improve is the chakma.
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I'd like to see the standard chakma come up to about the same size as that karda. What a terrific rig that would make.
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The kamis were, at first, not used to the idea that anyone might care about polish or looks, and we've seen the remarkable results that they've achieved since they went to work on that. Now it looks like they're starting to decide that the "incidental" pieces could be of interest too. I can hardly wait to see what gems they'll be producing in the next couple of months.


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Paul Neubauer
prn@bsu.edu

 
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