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Over the week or so that I've had my GRS, I've become very familiar with the concept of relativity. A couple of days after receiving the GRS, I pulled my 16.5" WWII out of its sheath and was shocked by its appearance. To me, it looked as though the blade had been replaced by one from a sirupati!
I'm not kidding, I half-thought that someone had snuck into my room and ground the blade narrower.
Yesterday, the 25" khukuri I got a few weeks ago came in the mail. The last few inches of the blade before the tip weren't hardened enough and it had folded while chopping wood. I had exchanged it for the GRS, but bought it back at a reduced price because I just didn't feel right not having it (BTW, you did a hell of a good job refurnishing the part of the blade that had folded, Bill). When I had first looked at the 25 incher's blade, it was very wide to me, maybe a little too wide for its shape. Now compared to the GRS, the blade on the 25 incher looks narrow, and the difference in blade width is only 3/16".
Bob
[This message has been edited by Big Bob (edited 04-20-2001).]

Yesterday, the 25" khukuri I got a few weeks ago came in the mail. The last few inches of the blade before the tip weren't hardened enough and it had folded while chopping wood. I had exchanged it for the GRS, but bought it back at a reduced price because I just didn't feel right not having it (BTW, you did a hell of a good job refurnishing the part of the blade that had folded, Bill). When I had first looked at the 25 incher's blade, it was very wide to me, maybe a little too wide for its shape. Now compared to the GRS, the blade on the 25 incher looks narrow, and the difference in blade width is only 3/16".
Bob
[This message has been edited by Big Bob (edited 04-20-2001).]