Looking for advice regarding what to buy.

Okay, I have a new infatuation. The Malla Khukuri! Anyone have recent experience with this Khukuri?
I'm now down to the Gelbu Special, the Malla, and the Sirupati, but the sirupati is quickly loosing ground.
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Thanks again for all of everyone's help and knowledge.

Bob
 
Rusty has just described with frightening accuracy the internal dialog that begins when you acquire your first khukuri.
I'm not going to put in my .02 as to what you should buy, on the grounds that your probable journey of a thousand miles of khuks must begin with a single step, and it really doesn't matter where you start.
But when Uncle Bill gives advice, one is wise to listen.
 
That is good advice. The GS is superb, next to of course, the UBE.


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"To know and to act are one."
 
Okay, I've decided now, I'm going to go with the GS 21"!!! I'm not kidding! Uncle Bill, once I finally have the money saved I want you to hold me to this.
Borrowing from Intel here's my roadmap:
1) 21" GS
2) 20" AK
3) 20" or maybe even 25" Kobra
Then fill in the rest of the spectrum as I see fit.
Stupid Khukuris, had to go and complicate my infatuations with Viking/Anglo-Saxon and Roman era weapons and armor.
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Thanks again,
Bob
 
Oh, so we finally know your true affections concerning knives/swords!

Well, now that you are going to buy a Khukuri, you're just gonna have to buy a Falcata for your Roman collection
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DeathDancer
 
Hi Deathdancer,
Actually, you have it backwards. It was my initial interest in the Falcata(don't have one, but I still want one) that blossomed into my interest in the khukuri.
I hope to eventually become an active member of a local roman reenactment group, as soon as I get a suit of lorica, caligae, make a scutum, buy a pilum head, and just about everything except the gladius. :-)
 
Bobwill,

Ever read RANKS OF BRONZE, by David Drake? If not, why not? Science Fictions answer to the Lost Legion.

Sorry, guys. I'm a great admirer of the Roman Empires.

Rene
 
Haven't read it. Haven't heard of it. :-) That's another one that will try and fit its way into the spring/summer reading list.
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">...Borrowing from Intel here's my roadmap:
1) 21" GS
2) 20" AK
3) 20" or maybe even 25" Kobra ...</font>
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Bob --- Why not ...
  1. 21" GS --- lightweight,
  2. 15" BAS --- Bantamweight,
  3. 25" Kobra --- middleweight,
  4. 6" Kagas Katne --- featherweight,
  5. 30" Chainpuri --- light-heavyweight, and
  6. 38" Janawar Katne --- heavyweight![/list=a]... then you were a confirmed HIKV victim
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    NEPAL HO!
 
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Bob --- Why not ...

1. 21" GS --- lightweight,
2. 15" BAS --- Bantamweight,
3. 25" Kobra --- middleweight,
4. 6" Kagas Katne --- featherweight,
5. 30" Chainpuri --- light-heavyweight, and
6. 38" Janawar Katne --- heavyweight!
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My thoughts were to get the extremes of the spectrum out of the way first. Then come back in and fill in the gaps. Going from a nice well rounded khukuri to a heavy-duty chopper, to the nice lightweight and agile Kobra. For chopping, going by reviews, it seems not much can content with the AK. If there is one, the magazine reviewers don't have nearly the experience as you guys, don't keep this information to yourself.
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That WWII is really growing on me, as is the BAS, so I'll have to find a place in there for them aswell. :-) Also, the more I look at that Malla, the more I like it. Plus the sirupati will have to fall into the lineup sooner or later, you know when a job calls for more chopping power than the kobra, but needs a long agile blade. :-)

And so ends my belief that I would be able to make it through the next three years of my life with at most 3 khuks.
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What potato chip company had the slogan "Bet you can't eat just one."?
Of course there's also the AA motto, "The first step is admitting you have a problem." Of course I won't have a problem until I finally can afford that GS from Uncle Bill.
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