Will, thanks for the review on the knife you received. I too have found that the HI ang khola handle is a bit larger than my handles. Of course, I am not a big guy (5'8"), and so it has never been a problem for me. If you are unsatisfied, I can exchange your knife out for my larger version, the WWII, which comes with a slightly larger handle and blade. I should also point out that I can send special orders for different sized people to the knife maker.
Cliff Stamp has an knife inbound to his location. I sent it normal mail, so it may be a week or so before he has a chance to thrash it. Also, although I promised him a WW model, I ended up sending a 15" model. Two reasons: 1) I sold out of the WW models at a show I did last weekend, and won't be getting more for about two weeks, and 2) I wanted to send a knife as close in size to the Ang Khola from HI.
I've been experimenting with the price of my knives lately (based upon various internet auction prices and show prices), and have settled on a final retail price of $59.00 for the 15" model. That's $10.00 more than I used to charge, but the price is set firm. Of course, members of this forum and former members are entitled to the old $49.00 price indefinitely. I don't want to be accused of the old bait and switch
In any case, I have taken Will's comments to heart about the handle size. In response, I will be ordering more World War models, which should accomodate larger people quite nicely. For people of my stature, though, I think the 15" Service Number One is sufficient (Will: if you are my size, please correct me!).
We are going to start taking credit cards in a couple of weeks in response to customer demand that we do so. That's all from Gurkha House.