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Currently up for grabs:
Top row, from left to right: 18" YCS (HI), 14" Balance (KH), rehandled 20" Sirupate (HI), 20" Jange (HI), 20" BWB (HI), 17" Assam Rifles (Windlass), 25" Chainpuri villager (HI).
Bottom row, from left to right: 15" Chiruwa Ang Khola (Sgt. Khadka), 12" Pen Knife (HI), 16" "Tourist model" (Sgt. Khadka/HI), 14" Seax (HI), 14" Seax (HI), 16.5" CAK (HI).
Only the top row of khukuris are listed in this post. Because I'm limited to ten pictures per post, the bottom row will be detailed in the next post in this thread.
18" HI YCS -- $100 SOLD
38 ounces, chandan wood chiruwa-style handle. (You don't see these much any more.) The kardas and awl are also handled in chandan. The khukuri has seen some use and is satin-finished now; the other tools still have their factory polish. The awl arrived without a tip so I ground one on; it's currently flattened from use. The inlays are horn and what looks to be bone. Made by Kumar.
14" Balance -- $30
12 ounces. It's most likely from Khukuri House; as they don't sign their blades, I can't tell you who made it. I bought it secondhand in unused condition and have not used it myself. Buy it along with something else and if I can fit them both in the same box, I'll knock $10 off the price of the Balance.
20" HI Sirupate -- $50
24 ounces. After plenty of use the handle broke. I replaced it (somewhat crudely, admittedly) with local madrona. I don't see this one failing any time soon. I satin-finished it, as it's always been a user. It was made by the infamous "Exclamation Point" kami, so your guess is as good as mine about what his name is. There was some confusion about this on the HI forum a while back and I'm not sure if it was ever resolved.
20" HI Jange -- $70 SOLD
29 ounces. I bought this in second hand, supposedly unused condition; however, there were some minor scratches on the spine near the tip, and the tip itself has very minor damage, apparently from a drop. (The damage is minor enough that I was not able to get a good photograph from it.) As this was purchased to back up my "user" Jange and the damage is strictly cosmetic, I didn't care, but since others might I'm pricing it accordingly. This model is, in my opinion, one of the better ones in HI's lineup, both for looks and performance. I never used it and judging from the blade's condition, it's never actually been used to chop or cut anything. Made by Sher.
20" HI "Bob White Bolo" -- $90
24 ounces. This is one of the ones that I'm least happy about selling, as it's a very useful tool and they only made a couple of these. I made a promise to myself to sell everything that wasn't be used on a regular basis and I'm sticking to it, so there goes the BWB. It's a serious user so it received a satin finish. The pointy chape got hit with the "Christmas Bell Mod" to minimize the holes being left in my leg whenever I knelt. This was etched a few years back and the hardened zone is still showing a bit. The scabbard is slightly tight and always has been. That handle is more comfortable than it looks. Made by Bura.
17" Assam Rifles Khukuri -- $30
19 ounces, made by Windlass Steelcrafts. Supposedly current military issue in India, God help them. It's really not that bad of a khukuri, but it looks machine-made, the kardas (no chakmak, they're both kardas) are ridiculous, and the differential heat treat seems to have been accomplished by dunking the end in a bucket. (I've etched it. You can see it in the picture.) Buy it as a project or for the scabbard, which actually is kind of nice, or as a loaner for your less-than-careful friends that have a habit of hitting rocks and fences. The scabbard features two thin belt loops instead of one thick one and has a tinder pouch situated near the kardas; a load of drier lint is provided free of charge.
If you're buying something else and I can fit this khukuri in the box with it, I'll happily knock $10 off the price. Windlass kamis do not sign blades (I don't blame them) so I can't give you the kami's name.
25" HI Chainpuri villager -- $70 SOLD
35 ounces. The horn handle has some figure to it but you'll have to polish it to really see it. Both the handle and blade are finished to villager standards, so my gray Scotch-Brite job was actually a bit of an improvement.
This is a nice khukuri that I haven't used much; it just doesn't work well for the sorts of things that I do, so off it goes. No English script on the blade (it's a villager) but Bura's crescent moon is there, so I'm betting that he made it.
The Rules
The first "I'll take it," gets it. We'll keep the poaching in this thread to minimize confusion and can hammer out the details via PM, e-mail, or whatever. Paypal is preferred (I'll eat the charge because I'm that great of a guy) and USPS money orders are always fine with me. If I know and/or trust you I'll take personal checks as well. All prices include shipping via USPS Priority Mail to the continental US. Due to the actions of a few knuckleheads, I'm afraid that I can only ship domestically.
Top row, from left to right: 18" YCS (HI), 14" Balance (KH), rehandled 20" Sirupate (HI), 20" Jange (HI), 20" BWB (HI), 17" Assam Rifles (Windlass), 25" Chainpuri villager (HI).
Bottom row, from left to right: 15" Chiruwa Ang Khola (Sgt. Khadka), 12" Pen Knife (HI), 16" "Tourist model" (Sgt. Khadka/HI), 14" Seax (HI), 14" Seax (HI), 16.5" CAK (HI).
Only the top row of khukuris are listed in this post. Because I'm limited to ten pictures per post, the bottom row will be detailed in the next post in this thread.
18" HI YCS -- $100 SOLD
38 ounces, chandan wood chiruwa-style handle. (You don't see these much any more.) The kardas and awl are also handled in chandan. The khukuri has seen some use and is satin-finished now; the other tools still have their factory polish. The awl arrived without a tip so I ground one on; it's currently flattened from use. The inlays are horn and what looks to be bone. Made by Kumar.
14" Balance -- $30
12 ounces. It's most likely from Khukuri House; as they don't sign their blades, I can't tell you who made it. I bought it secondhand in unused condition and have not used it myself. Buy it along with something else and if I can fit them both in the same box, I'll knock $10 off the price of the Balance.
20" HI Sirupate -- $50
24 ounces. After plenty of use the handle broke. I replaced it (somewhat crudely, admittedly) with local madrona. I don't see this one failing any time soon. I satin-finished it, as it's always been a user. It was made by the infamous "Exclamation Point" kami, so your guess is as good as mine about what his name is. There was some confusion about this on the HI forum a while back and I'm not sure if it was ever resolved.
20" HI Jange -- $70 SOLD
29 ounces. I bought this in second hand, supposedly unused condition; however, there were some minor scratches on the spine near the tip, and the tip itself has very minor damage, apparently from a drop. (The damage is minor enough that I was not able to get a good photograph from it.) As this was purchased to back up my "user" Jange and the damage is strictly cosmetic, I didn't care, but since others might I'm pricing it accordingly. This model is, in my opinion, one of the better ones in HI's lineup, both for looks and performance. I never used it and judging from the blade's condition, it's never actually been used to chop or cut anything. Made by Sher.
20" HI "Bob White Bolo" -- $90
24 ounces. This is one of the ones that I'm least happy about selling, as it's a very useful tool and they only made a couple of these. I made a promise to myself to sell everything that wasn't be used on a regular basis and I'm sticking to it, so there goes the BWB. It's a serious user so it received a satin finish. The pointy chape got hit with the "Christmas Bell Mod" to minimize the holes being left in my leg whenever I knelt. This was etched a few years back and the hardened zone is still showing a bit. The scabbard is slightly tight and always has been. That handle is more comfortable than it looks. Made by Bura.
17" Assam Rifles Khukuri -- $30
19 ounces, made by Windlass Steelcrafts. Supposedly current military issue in India, God help them. It's really not that bad of a khukuri, but it looks machine-made, the kardas (no chakmak, they're both kardas) are ridiculous, and the differential heat treat seems to have been accomplished by dunking the end in a bucket. (I've etched it. You can see it in the picture.) Buy it as a project or for the scabbard, which actually is kind of nice, or as a loaner for your less-than-careful friends that have a habit of hitting rocks and fences. The scabbard features two thin belt loops instead of one thick one and has a tinder pouch situated near the kardas; a load of drier lint is provided free of charge.
If you're buying something else and I can fit this khukuri in the box with it, I'll happily knock $10 off the price. Windlass kamis do not sign blades (I don't blame them) so I can't give you the kami's name.25" HI Chainpuri villager -- $70 SOLD
35 ounces. The horn handle has some figure to it but you'll have to polish it to really see it. Both the handle and blade are finished to villager standards, so my gray Scotch-Brite job was actually a bit of an improvement.
This is a nice khukuri that I haven't used much; it just doesn't work well for the sorts of things that I do, so off it goes. No English script on the blade (it's a villager) but Bura's crescent moon is there, so I'm betting that he made it.The Rules
The first "I'll take it," gets it. We'll keep the poaching in this thread to minimize confusion and can hammer out the details via PM, e-mail, or whatever. Paypal is preferred (I'll eat the charge because I'm that great of a guy) and USPS money orders are always fine with me. If I know and/or trust you I'll take personal checks as well. All prices include shipping via USPS Priority Mail to the continental US. Due to the actions of a few knuckleheads, I'm afraid that I can only ship domestically.
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