I was searching through the Khukurihouse.com and online.com stores and found a few of their khukuris that I am interested in.I did a seach here but their wasn't alot of info on their blades and the company itself that I could find.Has anyone here had any experience with their products?Specifically what kind of steel do they use,is it treated properly,full tang? Do they and their sheaths hold up well.Any information is appreciated on the above and anything else about them-customer service,items packed well for shipping,do they arrive within a reasonable amount of time,etc. I already have a CS LTC and a Ka-Bar Kukri both of which I like and am looking to expand my collection.Was going to put this in one of the two Kuk forums but as they seem to be HI specific I wasn't sure so I put this here instead.Thanks in advance.
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Take a look around the HI sections and the website, you'll see why I also reccomend them without yet doing business.
Speaking of which, can we get some people who HAVE done business with them to back this up?
Speaking of which, can we get some people who HAVE done business with them to back this up?
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is a little bilton I just picked up. Too small for chopping but might make a good EDC. Fit and finish is good, beautiful color and grain on the wood handle. Haven't had a chance to try it out and see how it holds up.
I will say that HI is very good. I've been beating on my big WWII for close to four years now. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Get on of each.
Frank
I will say that HI is very good. I've been beating on my big WWII for close to four years now. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Get on of each.
Frank
Well I take it that most have not ordered from them-SilverFoxKnows-thanks for the input on what you have.Thanks also to Puukkoman & Mackenzie4856 for the HI input. I'll have to think about it for a while.I'm looking to get a M43 from HI at some point next year but with the holidays here I was looking for a less expensive and hopefully still quality item from Khukurihouse that I could get for myself.
I've ordered from them 4 or 5 years ago, had a bunch shipped from Kathmandu. Each khuk as US$25-40 at the time, but shipping was US$90 base plus $3 for each knife. So I had half a dozen, give or take, shipped at once to save the shipping costs. Had a variety of models from the sickle-shaped knife to the brass-handled Ang-Khola (which was very heavy and patinated too easily for my taste).
From what I remember, the finish on the blades was fairly decent. The "Jungle" model did have a very coarse satin finish, but it said so in the description, so that was normal. The handles vary from horn to wood. I had most of mine done with wooden handles (rosewood?) instead of horn, they did them to order, the lacquer on the stands and the jeweller's rouge on one of the handles was still fresh. The blades weren't very sharp, but sharp enough to slice cardboard, and a little touchup gives them a decent edge.
Personally I don't use them all that much, I moved and there's no woods out the back anymore. I did give one as a present to a friend, and she and other friends used it for anything from a doorstop to a throwing knife. The horn handle split on them eventually, and buttcap loosened, but a khuk was never meant to be thrown, so the stress of the impact on a hard throw (by a 6', 220 lb guy) might constitute abuse. The blades do stand up to gardening and occasional cutting and chopping, the edge didn't chip or roll.
Side by side with HI stuff, the finish on HI is better, the handles are a little longer, the blades are a little sharper. From what I remember the HI handles are a little bigger, but KH ones fit my hand just perfect, not too big and not too small. The blade spines were about the same thickness too. I haven't seen them in a while, they are in a drawer somewhere. So Khukuri House blades are still usable enough. If you are going to order one from Nepal, consider the shipping cost, and maybe buy half a dozen khuks and sell them off here or on EBay, it'll help cut down the cost of each individual blade.
I just went and Googled their websites, and URLs are different now from the one I contacted them through. But the boss is still the same guy I corresponded with through email (Lalitkumar Lama), so it's still the same outfit. Their Chokuri model looks curious...
The blades I had were the Panawal ("with rivets") model, the Jungle, Service No.1, Officer's model (slightly more polished than No.1), a long 11" Sirupate with a wooden scabbard and brass belts on it without leather cover, Ang-Khola with brass handle and the sickle-like blade that wasn't really a khuk. There were a few others in the second batch, but I can't really remember what they were, except for WW2 model and another Jungle. But all these were years ago.
So overall, they're pretty nice blades.
From what I remember, the finish on the blades was fairly decent. The "Jungle" model did have a very coarse satin finish, but it said so in the description, so that was normal. The handles vary from horn to wood. I had most of mine done with wooden handles (rosewood?) instead of horn, they did them to order, the lacquer on the stands and the jeweller's rouge on one of the handles was still fresh. The blades weren't very sharp, but sharp enough to slice cardboard, and a little touchup gives them a decent edge.
Personally I don't use them all that much, I moved and there's no woods out the back anymore. I did give one as a present to a friend, and she and other friends used it for anything from a doorstop to a throwing knife. The horn handle split on them eventually, and buttcap loosened, but a khuk was never meant to be thrown, so the stress of the impact on a hard throw (by a 6', 220 lb guy) might constitute abuse. The blades do stand up to gardening and occasional cutting and chopping, the edge didn't chip or roll.
Side by side with HI stuff, the finish on HI is better, the handles are a little longer, the blades are a little sharper. From what I remember the HI handles are a little bigger, but KH ones fit my hand just perfect, not too big and not too small. The blade spines were about the same thickness too. I haven't seen them in a while, they are in a drawer somewhere. So Khukuri House blades are still usable enough. If you are going to order one from Nepal, consider the shipping cost, and maybe buy half a dozen khuks and sell them off here or on EBay, it'll help cut down the cost of each individual blade.
I just went and Googled their websites, and URLs are different now from the one I contacted them through. But the boss is still the same guy I corresponded with through email (Lalitkumar Lama), so it's still the same outfit. Their Chokuri model looks curious...
The blades I had were the Panawal ("with rivets") model, the Jungle, Service No.1, Officer's model (slightly more polished than No.1), a long 11" Sirupate with a wooden scabbard and brass belts on it without leather cover, Ang-Khola with brass handle and the sickle-like blade that wasn't really a khuk. There were a few others in the second batch, but I can't really remember what they were, except for WW2 model and another Jungle. But all these were years ago.
So overall, they're pretty nice blades.