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OK, let me formulate a statement from my imagination, which statement could be contested:
Steelmills produce countless stampings appoximating khukuri blades in appearance, which are grabbed by smalltime operators, who have assistants who hammer the stampings a bit more with the help of a furnace of sorts, and then . Exit: very yucky tourist khuk.
Surely the tourist items forged by hand from start to finish have to be considered in a more sympathetic light than this?
I know some will say don't waste time arguing about tourist khuks. But consider that big time coin gurus like Eli Levine wrote a whole book just on counterfeit coins. All I'm trying to establish is the manufacturing methods used by the "counterfeiters" of khukuris.
Steelmills produce countless stampings appoximating khukuri blades in appearance, which are grabbed by smalltime operators, who have assistants who hammer the stampings a bit more with the help of a furnace of sorts, and then . Exit: very yucky tourist khuk.
Surely the tourist items forged by hand from start to finish have to be considered in a more sympathetic light than this?
I know some will say don't waste time arguing about tourist khuks. But consider that big time coin gurus like Eli Levine wrote a whole book just on counterfeit coins. All I'm trying to establish is the manufacturing methods used by the "counterfeiters" of khukuris.