Kopis

[Astrodada]

I think it'll be nice if HI produces Kopis. Even mini ones like 16-20 inchers

Reasons ? I heard that the kopis were the predecessors to the khukris and the falcatas. And not much producers make kopis. Still, HI will do a better job than any others producing those recurve blades. My 2 cents

 

[Yvsa]

Hey Astro! Good too see you here!:thumbup: Where have you been keeping yourself, just busy
or?
HI has made a Falcata but not a Kopis so far. Do you have a pic of one?

 

[kronckew]

hi yvsa,

top one: 15 3/4 in blade, horn grip, brass guard

 

[Astrodada]

Hey Astro! Good too see you here!:thumbup: Where have you been keeping yourself, just busy
or?
HI has made a Falcata but not a Kopis so far. Do you have a pic of one?

Yes kinda busy......and learning how to do convex edge

And Kronckew, love your Kopis. That is why I started this thread. After seeing the picture of your Kopis.

 

[kronckew]

me too, saw a picture of one on the HI website & ran across the real thing a few years later. the rest is history.

pic from HI site:

 

[Dave Rishar]

I still would like to see an HI kora.

 

[Astrodada]

Kora....I recall seeing one of those in Rusty's collection.

 

[Nasty]

Tom Linton brought a kora to the MWKK...very cool and fearsome weapon indeed!

FWIW, Bark River made a kopis called the Evo-1, a modification of their earlier Mamb. I have one and it's also quite a weapon.

 

[jamesraykenney]

Tom Linton brought a kora to the MWKK...very cool and fearsome weapon indeed!

FWIW, Bark River made a kopis called the Evo-1, a modification of their earlier Mamb. I have one and it's also quite a weapon.

I have one too, and yes it is!!!
Also the bottle opener is a lot safer to use than the one on the Jure
And the can opener is nice to have too!
(This is not a joke...It is a design feature!)

 

[Krull]

me too, saw a picture of one on the HI website & ran across the real thing a few years later. the rest is history.

pic from HI site:

just my two cents but,if one could get a guy to make and put on a greek kopis handel to a 20 or 25 inch khuk blade you'd be set.

 

[kronckew]

just my two cents but,if one could get a guy to make and put on a greek kopis handel to a 20 or 25 inch khuk blade you'd be set.

dan koster is working his way towards that:

 

[Kazeryu]

Maybe it's just that I like to own very unique things, but I'm sort of tickled by the thought of having a Kopesh.