Karda for everyday carry

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Azraell

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I find myself using the karda rather than the khukuri for essentially all my daily tasks.

Are there any plans to make a chiruwa karda? I know the YCS exists, but it's also 9"+ long. If it were downsized to 4.5" or 5", it would be the perfect length for a pocket.
 
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I find myself using the karda rather than the khukuri for essentially all my daily tasks.

Are there any plans to make a chiruwa karda? I know the YCS exists, but it's also 9"+ long. If it were downsized to 4.5" or 5", it would be the perfect length for a pocket.
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I was hoping we'd get a mini Kerambit. It's a great knife but a tad too big for most carry (being of illegal length).
 
Look at a JKM-1 around 7 1/2 inches
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The JKM-1; the R-10; The R-6 and the Biltong all are within the size range you specify.

I have one of the Kerambits and it would make a fair EDC knife but I need to make a different sheath first,

The JKM-1 makes a great back pocket or dangler balde. The R-10 is a great bushcraft balde.

I have yet to get a Biltong but plan to.
 
The JKM-1s that I've seen are a bit long and thick for a lot of the duties you'd use a karda for.

For a full-tang knife that's small, the R-6 is probably the best bet.
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I got into this kind of conversation, months ago, in my case about a longer karda, around 4". I wound up talking with Yangdu about a Kumar Karda.

The point being, that there's some way to get around this, and find the knife you're looking for, somehow.
 
I probably should have specified. When I say 4-5 inches, I meant overall length, not blade length. That means the size of the traditional kardas that come with our khuks is what I'm looking for. Except, I imagine they would be much nicer to use and carry with a premium heat treatment, slicker blade geometry, pinned handles, and their own comfortable sheath.
 
Azraell said:
I find myself using the karda rather than the khukuri for essentially all my daily tasks.

Are there any plans to make a chiruwa karda? I know the YCS exists, but it's also 9"+ long. If it were downsized to 4.5" or 5", it would be the perfect length for a pocket.
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Azraell

Talk to or email Yangdu, I have a YCS karda that is 7" long overall and the blade is 3.5" long. If you need a smaller handle or a longer blade Yangdu might get the kami's to make you a custom YCS Karda. Mine has the chiruwa style handle with a carved dragon on each side of the handle. Hope this helps.
 
Yep, if you want a chiruwa karda with a good hard blade and its own sheath, email Yangdu, she can have one made.
 
Mmm, I did send an email to her back in September about it. She seemed receptive of the idea but probably forgot about it in the fervor of the Nepalese holidays.
 
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Mmm, I did send an email to her back in September about it. She seemed receptive of the idea but probably forgot about it in the fervor of the Nepalese holidays.
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Send her another email or give her a phone call. She was very receptive when I wanted to order a YCS karda it just took a while to get from Nepal to Nevada.
 
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