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I'll take an 18" - 20" khukuri, pure weapon, with a blade 1/8" thick or LESS.

I'll send the cash up front if it will make the order go faster, (still waiting for that katar
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What I want is the HI version of khukuri as pure slashing fighting knife so's I can keep it REALLY sharp.

-Dave

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"...not men, not women, not beasts, but this."

[This message has been edited by Dave K (edited 06-24-2000).]
 
Why would a 1/8" thick khukuri blade be "pure weapon"? 1/8" thick machete type blades are used in agriculture all over the world, and, while it might not be be much of an axe substitute, it should be a rather effective harvesting knife and weed-whacker. For cutting fiber, not hardwood.

And thin-stock machetes, normally used to bring life from the earth, are alse terribly deadly weapons. One word - Rwanda. Khukuris likewise, of course.

As I understand what I've read here and elsewhere about khukuris and Gurkhas, the khukuri may be their "Weapon of My People," but it is also an everyday tool. The Japanese tradition, on the other hand, has combat blades that one would never, or hardly ever use to do work. Only a Yank like me would use a tanto with a nice hamon to slice up something edible.

Hmmm ... Topic drift happens.
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Bill,
Right up my alley, but I am still going to hold out for something from Nara - been waiting a long time to hear about him! Has any of the village stuff shown up yet? If it is really iffy then I might think about a wood handled 18 - 20 incher. Figure anything from Nara or as radical as a 3/16" Khukuri will take until about the end of summer anyway. For a real knee slapper you might want to ask Sher to make these blades. Also, it might be a good time to threaten the sarkis with terminal unemployment if they don't dis-band their Rum and Rum mutual adoration society. I am a wee bit tired of exploding sheaths and needing a tensile strength tester to extract large and very sharp blades from their Nepali vice-grips. Yep, that picture of sarkis said a lot.
Blessings as always,
Leo
 
Leo, I love your sense of humor. As a matter of fact, I was thinking this would be a lot of fun to tell Sher he had been selected by US customers to make this special khukuri -- 1/8 to 3/16 thick. He would go nuts!

I think 1/8 is too thin and I don't believe the kamis will want to do it so I'm putting this one as out of reach -- sorry, Dave. 3/16 maybe but even this is stretching it.

They don't seem to mind doing thin blades in other blade forms but they balk at doing thin khukuris. My guess is it goes against their basic philosophy of thin blades bend and bread, thick blades don't.

I'll lay the groundwork for this before I leave for the plains.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ
 

Bill,
Put me down for a 18in. sirupati 3/16th thick, wood handle.
Terry
Bill,
When will there be any Hanuman specials available? I like the 3/8ths thick blade.

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Bill
I have AK's with 11.5" blades they are 3/8's thick.Maybe thoughs that are looking for a dui or tin chirra in their blade could take 3/8 thick.It would sill be light enough for good speed yet have enough beef for a deep chop.
I would take one of these at 20" with a 5 inch handle max.


Or Iam I in the wrong thread,at the wrong time?
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Ray
 
Yea I thought so but there was and is so may requests for ripples in a blade and 3/8 is safe for that.
Maybe next project.

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Ray
 
An opinion: Regarding the "pure weapon" concept applied to an 1/8" bladed khukuri, weapons with blades this thin are primarily good for slashing. The blade shape of the khukuri is a poor choice for this type of weapon as it is designed to maintain contact with and penetrate the target. There is a very good reason that blades made for slashing attacks are either straight-sided with a distal taper or rearward-curved to varying degrees. While a slash from a broadsword or saber type bladed weapon may penetrate to and through smaller bone structures, the basic action of the slash is to not over-commit and keep the blade in motion. I say this from the perspective of scholarly study and much handling (read cutting) of many different blade forms utilizing different target mediums to prove or disprove what was stated to myself .

Peace

Finn

 
Just thinking about how nice a job Kumar, Sanu and Bura have done on the Kobras. What about a fat Kobra with the blade made 1.5 times wider with the same Kobra thickness and length?

Harry
 
Pakcik Bill.
  • OAL: 24 @ 25".
  • Maximum Thickness: 3/16".
  • Saatisal Handle (standard model).
  • 1 unit.
Do you remember about my special 25" Sirupati & 25" Chainpuri orders whereby I requested Sirupati's weight in between of 1.75 to 2 lbs while Chainpuri's weight in between of 1.5 to 1.75 lbs?

The 25" Sirupati is still flying around - retoured back to US by POS MALAYSIA (due to some confusing legal procedures) but still not arrive yet at Reno - I guess it's thickness s/b about 3/16" to 1/4" only - otherwise it's weight will be exploding to more than 3 lbs ... and of course it is just too heavy for my thin arms, I really have very thin arms compared to Malaysian (I guess maybe equivalence to arms size of 12 @ 13 years old American boy)!!!

The 25" Chainpuri, I guess is still not ready (it is OK; I know that our Kamis are having a very tight schedule with so many orders around) ... IM2cO ... it is supposed to have a thickness of about 3/16" only to make it's weight to about 1.5 to 1.75 lbs only.

NEPAL HO!
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino:
Harry, that's another thread. Who wants a fat, thin kobra! Is this going to confuse the kamis?
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Uncle Bill, what I meant was keep the blade thickness the same as the regular Kobra, but increase the width between the spine and the edge by 1.5 times. That is the "Fat Kobra" I envision.

Harry
 
I knew what you meant, Harry, and it would be easy to explain it to the kamis but I just couldn't resist. Comprende?

If you really want one I'll order it so let me know.

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Blessings from the computer shack in Reno.

Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
Khukuri FAQ
 
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