Khukuri prices....

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Knutbar

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Where can one go to see what's available and current prices for HI khukuris?

Also, is it possible to have a left handed sheath made for a khukuri that one orders?

I'm new to khukuris and quite like how functional this blade style is. I received a Cold Steel Mini Khukuri as a gift, and now I'm very interested in purchasing a 'real' khukuri.

Thanks all, and great forum you have here.

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Sum Ergo Cogit
 
Welcome to the catina Knutbar
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Regarding question #1, please go here;
http://www.smoothsale.com/viewMerchant.html?search_merchant_id=1108&skip=0&NOTE=14&sortby=item_name&sort_dir=ASC&search=#Click this link to buy any product on this page.

 
Regarding Question 2, yes.

And I'd like to add my welcome too.

Bob

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The Milk Snake: Beautiful, harmless, good-natured, eats venomous snakes for lunch.
 
Far as khuk prices go, remember the story about the oats. The fresh ones cost more than the ones that have already been through the horse.
 
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Welcome to the Cantina Knutbar!!!!
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I have one of the original Cold Steel LTC's and with its thin blade it does really well on softer materials, it even cuts willow very well.
I like to call it my "Bent Machette since it works much better than the real machette I have."
And for that use I wouldn't part with it.
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And unlike so many of us you have came to the right place to get a "real" khukuri instead of making your next one one of the Genuine Military Issue kukris with the genuine specs.
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Not to say or mean that they're not good, it just takes a helluva good file or belt sander and a few hours to get an edge on the concave side of it.
They do serve their purpose.
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Yvsa.

"VEGETARIAN".............
Indin word for lousy hunter.
 
Rusty,
liked your oats analogy, but very good
(and authentic) antique khukuris are going for more than the new models.

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JP
 
Maybe Rusty meant ones that were sharpened on can-opener grinders (see other blem post). Sorry, couldn't resist
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I've made my share of DUMB mistakes with my khuks--believe me!!

Rob
 
Thanks everyone!

Now are there any recommendations as to what a good starter would be? I quite like the ang khola, as it seems basic yet rugged...any ideas?

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Sum Ergo Cogit
 
(Laughing)Well, since you asked freind...
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Honestly, unless your starting a collection of them ('naw could'nt happen
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) you would
probably get more use (hence enjoyment?) by
purchasing a small to medium Khukuri to start (12"-16.5").Any style HI offers, that catches your fancy will be a good choice. You just can't go wrong. Small to medium is much less
weight to lug around and concealment might be
possible. And you WILL want to have it nearby
you after you've handled it! Yes, fight those
dark impulses for the 20" AK as the initial Khukuri. Good luck.


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The khukuri village idiot
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Maybe Rusty meant ones that were sharpened on can-opener grinders</font>
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Well, that one should be well on its way to me by now and I'll see just how bad it was. Uncle Bill described it more in an e-mail to me and it sounds like a bad scratch more than a "groove" to me. I'm sure I can handle that.

It was just impossible to resist. Blems are the way to go if you're looking for great prices. Uncle Bill is awfully generous in his estimates of what my time to fix it is worth.
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Paul


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Paul Neubauer
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A tool is, basically, an object that enables you to take advantage of the laws of physics and mechanics in such a way that you can seriously injure yourself.
 
Paul, as you will see when you get the knife whatever tool it was that put that scratch -- or groove -- into the blade couldn't bite into the blade in the hardest area. The groove shows up near the tip and back from the chopping area. And, it is more pronounced on the left side, telling us that the blade is a bit harder on the right side so probably made by a right hander.

My guess a stone and 30 or 40 minutes work will get rid of the groove. It just looks nasty so if you want to make a workhorse out of this knife just leave it as is and you'll wear the goove away in a year or two.

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Uncle Bill
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Yep. I expect this to be a good workhorse. Like I said in the thread where this knife was posted, I like the blems and villagers because I don't have to worry about messing them up and I have no temptation to turn a prefectly good working tool into a wall ornament.
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Paul


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Paul Neubauer
prn@bsu.edu
A tool is, basically, an object that enables you to take advantage of the laws of physics and mechanics in such a way that you can seriously injure yourself.
 
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