jdk1
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My Malla, Which I think I will call Bhojpuri-43 (B-43), arrived this afternoon. Two days after order! I love the feel of this khuk. The handle is near perfect, or likely will be perfect after I round the edges of the ring a bit. The length and circumference or very comfortable and the ring fits perfectly between my middle and ring finger which really locks my hand in tight. The handle is pretty much exactly 5, including the bolster.
The blade is a long Hi M-43 blade without a doubt. You can see this in the photos. The spine is about .338 at the bolster and widens out to about .380 near the shoulder or there abouts. If memory serves, .375 is 3/8, but I could be wrong. The belly is slightly wider than my Tirtha M-43, but the shape is near identical. The point is nice also. The edge has an issue, but well discuss that later. The real showstopper with this khuk is the curve. It is more curved than my M-43, including the handle, and feels great. It is very blade heavy since the blade is so long. The blade is 13 ¾ long! Thats long for an 18 khuk. This khukuri is all business. When swung half heartedly, it seems impossible to stop this thing. It will probably chop like theres no tomorrow. Its certainly not quick in the hand, but at 36 ounces, its not going to be too fast.
The blade issue I mentioned earlier is about a 4 of chips, all very shallow. They cover much of the belly, or sweet spot. A photo is below. Im pretty sure this is the polishing/annealing issue often mentioned on the forum. Ive just never seen it like this. Long chunks of steel are just knocked off with some pieces still ready to come off. It is very shallow, maybe a millimeter. I really want you guys with more experience to please tell me its the polishing and will sharpen out. I believe this is the case, since the chunks only seem to go to a shallow and uniform depth. None go any deeper. As though there is a brittle edge that needs to be cleaned off.
I really like this khukuri. As I said on the 12-15 DOTD thread, it is most certainly not a Malla. It is blatantly obvious to me its an M-43 with a ringed handle. More authentic maybe than the standard HI M-43. It also seems likely the M-43 was based off the Bhojpuri, since this one matches the Bhojpuri AC was selling, in profile anyway, pretty closely. Again, I like it. Its a brute, no doubt. It seems it should be lighter, with the spine being what it is. Auntie also sent a wonderful Christmas present. Ill have to showcase it in another thread, since the Mrs. Is waiting for me to get off the computer. Thanks for looking, take care and God bless.
B-43 and Tirtha M-43
This one really shows the nice curve.
In hand. Is that not an M-43 profile?
Now for the chips.
Thanks again.
The blade is a long Hi M-43 blade without a doubt. You can see this in the photos. The spine is about .338 at the bolster and widens out to about .380 near the shoulder or there abouts. If memory serves, .375 is 3/8, but I could be wrong. The belly is slightly wider than my Tirtha M-43, but the shape is near identical. The point is nice also. The edge has an issue, but well discuss that later. The real showstopper with this khuk is the curve. It is more curved than my M-43, including the handle, and feels great. It is very blade heavy since the blade is so long. The blade is 13 ¾ long! Thats long for an 18 khuk. This khukuri is all business. When swung half heartedly, it seems impossible to stop this thing. It will probably chop like theres no tomorrow. Its certainly not quick in the hand, but at 36 ounces, its not going to be too fast.
The blade issue I mentioned earlier is about a 4 of chips, all very shallow. They cover much of the belly, or sweet spot. A photo is below. Im pretty sure this is the polishing/annealing issue often mentioned on the forum. Ive just never seen it like this. Long chunks of steel are just knocked off with some pieces still ready to come off. It is very shallow, maybe a millimeter. I really want you guys with more experience to please tell me its the polishing and will sharpen out. I believe this is the case, since the chunks only seem to go to a shallow and uniform depth. None go any deeper. As though there is a brittle edge that needs to be cleaned off.
I really like this khukuri. As I said on the 12-15 DOTD thread, it is most certainly not a Malla. It is blatantly obvious to me its an M-43 with a ringed handle. More authentic maybe than the standard HI M-43. It also seems likely the M-43 was based off the Bhojpuri, since this one matches the Bhojpuri AC was selling, in profile anyway, pretty closely. Again, I like it. Its a brute, no doubt. It seems it should be lighter, with the spine being what it is. Auntie also sent a wonderful Christmas present. Ill have to showcase it in another thread, since the Mrs. Is waiting for me to get off the computer. Thanks for looking, take care and God bless.
B-43 and Tirtha M-43
This one really shows the nice curve.
In hand. Is that not an M-43 profile?
Now for the chips.
Thanks again.
. What an awesome and unique gift. Thank you so much Yangdu! Merry Christmas and God bless
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. The handle actually fits my hand like a glove. I can actually say it is an incredible handle. This khuk really has some awesome features. If the weight was less, I can say this would be my favorite khuk so far hands down! The curve really does make it feel good. As far as I'm concerned, it was the deal of the year and I'm just thrilled I was able to snatch it up! My shoulder is still healing, but my doctor said at this point it's "no pain/no gain". I took it kind of easy and the bushes weren't that big. The 16.5" WWII did a good job on them. Right know it's probably the most versitile khuk I own. Thanks for the edge advice, I'm not worried about it anymore. Thanks everyone for looking. Take care and God bless.
