Just received my 20" Sirupati for Christmas; it's a beautiful blade with horn handle done by Sher. I ordered it as a blem (the horn had shrank according to Yangdu) in order to re-handle it with stacked leather. Upon initial inspection I couldn't find where the horn had shrank, finally found it after holding the blade up to the light. There is a slight gap between the bolster and the horn, so slight a piece of paper couldn't even fit. I hate to destroy a good handle so now I'll have to use it till the handle falls off before I redo it in stacked leather. The edge came rather rough compared to my other Khukuri, it seems like a coarse stone was ran across the edge. No worries a little time on the belt sander (another gift to replace my broken one) will bring it back in line. I haven't done any cutting/chopping with due to the holidays but plan to put it to good use trimming the various palm trees and brush around the house. Using a saw takes to long and machetes don't have enough weight behind them.
Just wanted to thanks Yangdu and Happy Holidays to all
Just wanted to thanks Yangdu and Happy Holidays to all
. My first HI khukuri was/is a 20" sirupati blem with a superglue-fixed horn handle I bought from Uncle Bill in 1999. I beat the heck out of it for several years. Sarge took it on his first tour in Iraq, and brought it back none the worse for wear (and a lot sharper
). It's still going strong, like the Energizer bunny. I wouldn't be surprised if your leather dries out or rots before you get to replace the original handle!. Enjoy, and happy holidays.
