Khukri carry options

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Gentlemen, was interested in seeing some of the ways you have come up with to carry your KHUKS. Whether they be on packs, belts or anything else.Maybe go into the reasons for those choices.The Prince Harry pic got me thinking.Contemplating carry of one of the 3 sisters or maybe a villiager on a tactical vest.Pics would be appreciated.

thank you
ryan
 
I usually either run a rifle sling through the frog and wear it baldric style or put it on a pistol belt. I usually cary a 20" CAK, which is way too heavy for a regular belt.
 
Depends on what else you're packing. Most times I carrry mine on a heavy leather belt at 8 o'clock with a small pouch on the other side.
Uplander
 
This post shows the Sarge baldric.

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5279978&postcount=25

I have a sheath Aliloff made for me that had 2 brass D rings for attaching to a strap. The strap I'll be making for it will be similar to the Sarge strap. Just a 1" belt blank from Tandy with two harness snaps that will attach to the sheath. For the quickdraw sheaths I'll be making I plan on including both a belt loop and the D rings for baldric carry.


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great ideas guys. anybody carry them in a modern tactical rigging?not that these arent tactical, they i guess would be considered traditional tactical.

thank you all

ryan
 
Ryan...pictures I've seen of contemporary Ghurkas show the blades carried on the web belt, around the back--about where your right rear pocket would be.

They really aren't quick-draw tools. The images of Prince Harry showed them on the back of his pack.

Show us what you end up doing, if you would please.



Kis
 
yes i will keep you updated.

also, would i look to a saddlemaker to make a leather system such as a baldric carry. i am at this time not an accomplished leather worker. what type of craftsman should i seek out.
 
A khukuri in its sheath fits nicely in the ski slots that run top to bottom on some larger packs. Drawing is pretty easy, and then depending on your flexibility and degree of care for your ear, it can even be resheathed after using :D Downside is that it can be separated from you when you're not wearing the pack.
 
When I go hiking with a pack (not NEARLY as often as I would like), I use a ruck from an Army surplus store. The bag has double leather loops on the side in which a 18"-20" khuk will easily strap. If I am going to do a bit of bush whacking, I strap on my Kobra. It fits great. If I need an all 'rounder, I strap on the WWII. Generally speaking, anything around 15" or less gets a flat leather quick draw sheath made for it. I can make a sheath (ugly as it may be) so that the belt loop holds the handle at a nice 45 degree angle on my left side so that I can draw it with my right easily. It also makes it nice to be able to sit down without the handle digging into my side.
 
Howard Wallace, that is a superb write up.

Jake,what does that quick draw sheath look like.

ryan
 
Ryan, there have been several variations of the "quick draw". Some have various snaps and fasteners. Mine, however, are made so that the khuk rides at a 45 degree angle. The sheath is made in such a way that it is totally custom and form fitting (my fit is much better than my finish). The mouth of the sheath is such that it is open from basically the "break" at the spine to the bolster. You sort of slide the khuk in so that the blade is held secure from the tip of the blade to the break in the spine. If balanced correctly, the weight of the handle will keep the edge of the knife against the bottom weld of the sheath, and the top of the sheath will snuggly hold the top of the spine.

The end result, hopefully, is a sheath that allows you to draw the knife by yanking the handle up slightly and pulling the knife free, yet holding the knife fairly firm when the handle is left at rest. Sometimes a nice snap strap is fitted across the back of the sheath mouth to keep the blade from bouncing around and coming unseated.
 
Not to stray too far from the original topic, but how are the smaller sheaths like those with the JKM-1 and R-6 worn?
 
DrThunder88 said:
Not to stray too far from the original topic, but how are the smaller sheaths like those with the JKM-1 and R-6 worn?
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Typically those are dangler sheathes where the sheath hangs loosely on your belt. The plus side is that it is really easy to maneuver the knife around on your belt so that you can sit or slide it out of the way if you bend over. The down side is that drawing the knife can be a chore since the sheath moves with the blade as you pull up on the handle. Not a big deal, but not my favorite. They also have no strap to hold the knife in, so the knife can fall out if you tip it too far.

I make ugly sheathes for those knives too. I'm not a big fan of snaps or keepers, so I just make the sheath snug enough that friction holds the knife in and that most of the knife mass is seated into the sheath so that it doesn't tip out. I also make the belt loop out of stiff leather so that when you yank up on the handle, the sheath stays put. UGLY but functional.
 
the very word "tactical" causes that pre-puke tickle to start in the back of my mouth..
How about we use the word "useful" instead?
 
l wear them in the scabbards they come with, on my left for cross draw.

For my long khukri's though l'm designing an angled frog which will attach them to my belt more like a sword.

I have a special request khukri coming. l'm going to make a custom sarki for it, angled, and with a pouch for a Leatherman.
 
DannyinJapan said:
the very word "tactical" causes that pre-puke tickle to start in the back of my mouth..
How about we use the word "useful" instead?
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sorry guys still learning. just trying to use a word that makes sense in my head from my limited point of reference.my apologies.

ryan
 
Wolf_1989 said:
l wear them in the scabbards they come with, on my left for cross draw.

For my long khukri's though l'm designing an angled frog which will attach them to my belt more like a sword.

I have a special request khukri coming. l'm going to make a custom sarki for it, angled, and with a pouch for a Leatherman.
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would love to see that.

ryan
 
DannyinJapan said:
the very word "tactical" causes that pre-puke tickle to start in the back of my mouth..
How about we use the word "useful" instead?
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my ebay sharp pointy thing search filters include "-tactical" as well as "-fantasy" as i steer away from anything nasty enough to need either of those words in the item description.
 
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