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Originally posted by stripey357
Some of these are still here?
is everyone at Blade?
Don't look at me, there are already two khukuris waiting for me (USPS should deliver them today) on my doorstep as I type this.
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Car payment...or katana? Car payment...or katana? Oh, the humanity! I'd forgotten about the downside to internet whenever I want it; seeing UBBBs while they're still available and I just happen to be broke. Oh well, someone take good care of it for me. My day will come.
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Katana left.
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Is it still there?
I am really suprised if so, I have beat the crap out of my katana that I got as a UBDOTD awhile back. I have literally tryed to break it by chopping phone books (Note: I almost made it through it), and whatnot.
It is a great blade to have in your collection for fun, or home defence. Someone out there will be really happy with it.
Edited to add:
Woah straight blade fixed by Art. Now I really want this one, it could probably beat the crap out of mine in the toughness category.
I am really suprised if so, I have beat the crap out of my katana that I got as a UBDOTD awhile back. I have literally tryed to break it by chopping phone books (Note: I almost made it through it), and whatnot.
It is a great blade to have in your collection for fun, or home defence. Someone out there will be really happy with it.
Edited to add:
Woah straight blade fixed by Art. Now I really want this one, it could probably beat the crap out of mine in the toughness category.
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I finally picked up the chiruwa-WWII with finger-grooves today, it has only been waiting on me since Monday.
The khukuri has the usual excellent fit and finish, and pretty sharp too. The ifnger grooves are interesting but just a tad too small for my hands. If I compress my fingers together then they will fit in the four grooves. Otherwise, grabbing it will result in three fingers in the grooves and the first finger around the bolster in a forward grip. I bet in a 18" WWII the grooves would fit me better. The detail of the finger-grooves is amazing, the wood and steel almost moulded together. Very nice work! All in all I'm very pleased and I can't wait to see how it does in the field, and as usual it was a screaming baragain. Thanks again Uncle Bill, Kumar, and crew!
The khukuri has the usual excellent fit and finish, and pretty sharp too. The ifnger grooves are interesting but just a tad too small for my hands. If I compress my fingers together then they will fit in the four grooves. Otherwise, grabbing it will result in three fingers in the grooves and the first finger around the bolster in a forward grip. I bet in a 18" WWII the grooves would fit me better. The detail of the finger-grooves is amazing, the wood and steel almost moulded together. Very nice work! All in all I'm very pleased and I can't wait to see how it does in the field, and as usual it was a screaming baragain. Thanks again Uncle Bill, Kumar, and crew!
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mPisi,
I missed the Chiruwa World War II you got by a fraction of a second. It certainly looked beautiful in the photo and after what Rusty said about his 16.5 inch WWII, I wanted one. Lucky for me, there were two of these by Kumar and Uncle Bill sold me the twin of yours (I had to pay a little more than you did though).
Mine is presently with Terry Sisco. Terry is making a quick draw sheath for it. It will then take a few weeks to get to Australia. It seems the perennial problem of Nepalese small hands has risen again. I hope the grip is not uncomfortable. I can't wait to read the field report from you - well I can - but please do it quickly - the agony and the ecstasy of anticipation is a killer.
I missed the Chiruwa World War II you got by a fraction of a second. It certainly looked beautiful in the photo and after what Rusty said about his 16.5 inch WWII, I wanted one. Lucky for me, there were two of these by Kumar and Uncle Bill sold me the twin of yours (I had to pay a little more than you did though).
Mine is presently with Terry Sisco. Terry is making a quick draw sheath for it. It will then take a few weeks to get to Australia. It seems the perennial problem of Nepalese small hands has risen again. I hope the grip is not uncomfortable. I can't wait to read the field report from you - well I can - but please do it quickly - the agony and the ecstasy of anticipation is a killer.
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I wouldn't call it uncomfortable, just tight. It could be modified with a file too, to maybe make the first and last groove a little bigger. There is enough room above and below the grooves. When I do get my fingers in the grooves the handle is definitely not moving.
Field report will be a while to wait from me, as I don't have much to chop beside the traditional "chop-up-the-shipping-box" test. Plus if I followed the order of seniority there'd be 4-5 waiting on a test before this one
I'm sure it will be a great khuk for you especially with one of Terry's awesome sheaths. It is a definite rarity.
I forgot to mention that my sheath is uncommonly narrow and trim, and holds the khuk very securely. Unfortunately that makes it easy for me to clumsily stick the tip of the blade into the side when sheathing it... The K & C are also held good and snug and do not touch either handles or blades, which is a pet peeve of mine.
Field report will be a while to wait from me, as I don't have much to chop beside the traditional "chop-up-the-shipping-box" test. Plus if I followed the order of seniority there'd be 4-5 waiting on a test before this one
I'm sure it will be a great khuk for you especially with one of Terry's awesome sheaths. It is a definite rarity.
I forgot to mention that my sheath is uncommonly narrow and trim, and holds the khuk very securely. Unfortunately that makes it easy for me to clumsily stick the tip of the blade into the side when sheathing it... The K & C are also held good and snug and do not touch either handles or blades, which is a pet peeve of mine.
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I forgot to mention, go to This Thread and save the picture of Kumar, you can see some finger-groove khuks in the background that are probably the 16.5" WWIIs almost completed. A good addition to the history file.
Edit: Scratch that, the pic seems not to show chiruwa models, but regular hidden tang but with finger-grooves. In fact they show horn handles.... Some of my khuks would be up for sale if I can get horn-handled ones like that, especially with big grooves.
Edit: Scratch that, the pic seems not to show chiruwa models, but regular hidden tang but with finger-grooves. In fact they show horn handles.... Some of my khuks would be up for sale if I can get horn-handled ones like that, especially with big grooves.