First off, thanks everyone who was willing to take the time to read this post and actually willing to give me the time of day.
I've been admire just about everything in Himalayan Imports for the past few days now, and would love to pick up one of these beautiful kukris. I was wondering if anyone could help me decide what would be best for my needs. Right now, the two knives I've really been considering have been the 20 inch Sirupati and the 20 inch Kumar Kobra but I've been keeping the Ang Kohla in the back of my mind as a possiblity.
I'm looking for something that would combine ballance with speed precision and draw cutting ablity with the raw chopping power one tends to think of when you mention the word kukri. Given everyone on this forums greater level of experience with these knives I would love to hear what you would recommend.
BTW, a guy at a local knife store told me some tale that any time a kukri is drawn by a gurka that it must draw someone's blood, and that the little notch, cho???, at the base of the blade was put there so a Gurka could prick himself rather than slice into his arm. Is this true, or is this guy as full of crap as he usually is?
Thanks for your time,
Robert Williams
I've been admire just about everything in Himalayan Imports for the past few days now, and would love to pick up one of these beautiful kukris. I was wondering if anyone could help me decide what would be best for my needs. Right now, the two knives I've really been considering have been the 20 inch Sirupati and the 20 inch Kumar Kobra but I've been keeping the Ang Kohla in the back of my mind as a possiblity.
I'm looking for something that would combine ballance with speed precision and draw cutting ablity with the raw chopping power one tends to think of when you mention the word kukri. Given everyone on this forums greater level of experience with these knives I would love to hear what you would recommend.
BTW, a guy at a local knife store told me some tale that any time a kukri is drawn by a gurka that it must draw someone's blood, and that the little notch, cho???, at the base of the blade was put there so a Gurka could prick himself rather than slice into his arm. Is this true, or is this guy as full of crap as he usually is?

Thanks for your time,
Robert Williams