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Since this forum seem to be the place for all things Khukuri, I though you all might find this kind of interesting.
I am planning on getting a new Khukuri very soon, so I didn't want to spend the money on a new sheath for my old Khukuri that I've had and been packing around since I was a kid. My aunt gave it to me about 20 years ago after she caught me arc welding a handguard on her favorite butcher knife.
She had found the Khukuri on an abandoned sailboat. "You want a knife? Here! You can have THIS and leave my kitchen knives alone!" She obviously wasn't impressed with the new, rugged style I had imparted onto her butcher knife. When she whipped out that Khukuri, once I figured out she wasn't going to kill me with it, it had the focus of my fascination. No kid worth his salt doesn't think one of these isn't cool. I still think they are cool.
Near as I can figure by comparing it to other knives, it's a 16.5" WWII pattern Khukuri. It's exactly 16.5" and the blade is exactly 12". A small chunk was taken out of the top rear of the handle when I got it and I just filed it smooth, so that's why the butt of the handle looks a bit oddly shaped.
One of the other reasons I decided to make my own sheath was the fact that I use the Khukuri constantly in my forays out into the forest and desert, and I didn't want to send it off for an extended period of time. But the old sheath (not the original by a long shot) was falling apart and needed replacement desperately. Maybe when I get the new Khukuri I'll send it off and have a professionally made sheath done for it, but for now I'll use the homemade one.
I made this out of 2" PVC water pipe (3/16" wall thickness) heated up over a charcoal barbeque grill and then formed to fit. The rest of the materials was stuff I already had laying around. The sheath itself was painted with flat olive drab automotive paint. The belt clip is for US military webbing. The webbing stays put because I filed 2 notches in the sides of the scabbard that the 2" nylon webbing lays in. The pouch is held onto the webbing with military paracord. The brass rod held in the webbing loop on the side of the pouch is an EZ-Lap course grit diamond sharpening rod. In the pouch is a fine grit diamond hone, a magnesium firestarter, tweezers, a Suunto compass, a GI folding can opener, a small sewing kit (needles and thread), and a small Swiss made Victorinox Classic folding knife.
I am planning on getting a new Khukuri very soon, so I didn't want to spend the money on a new sheath for my old Khukuri that I've had and been packing around since I was a kid. My aunt gave it to me about 20 years ago after she caught me arc welding a handguard on her favorite butcher knife.
She had found the Khukuri on an abandoned sailboat. "You want a knife? Here! You can have THIS and leave my kitchen knives alone!" She obviously wasn't impressed with the new, rugged style I had imparted onto her butcher knife. When she whipped out that Khukuri, once I figured out she wasn't going to kill me with it, it had the focus of my fascination. No kid worth his salt doesn't think one of these isn't cool. I still think they are cool.
Near as I can figure by comparing it to other knives, it's a 16.5" WWII pattern Khukuri. It's exactly 16.5" and the blade is exactly 12". A small chunk was taken out of the top rear of the handle when I got it and I just filed it smooth, so that's why the butt of the handle looks a bit oddly shaped.
One of the other reasons I decided to make my own sheath was the fact that I use the Khukuri constantly in my forays out into the forest and desert, and I didn't want to send it off for an extended period of time. But the old sheath (not the original by a long shot) was falling apart and needed replacement desperately. Maybe when I get the new Khukuri I'll send it off and have a professionally made sheath done for it, but for now I'll use the homemade one.
I made this out of 2" PVC water pipe (3/16" wall thickness) heated up over a charcoal barbeque grill and then formed to fit. The rest of the materials was stuff I already had laying around. The sheath itself was painted with flat olive drab automotive paint. The belt clip is for US military webbing. The webbing stays put because I filed 2 notches in the sides of the scabbard that the 2" nylon webbing lays in. The pouch is held onto the webbing with military paracord. The brass rod held in the webbing loop on the side of the pouch is an EZ-Lap course grit diamond sharpening rod. In the pouch is a fine grit diamond hone, a magnesium firestarter, tweezers, a Suunto compass, a GI folding can opener, a small sewing kit (needles and thread), and a small Swiss made Victorinox Classic folding knife.
. I love seeing things like this done. It helps keep my mind working on new and different concepts. That looks like a greatly functional sheath. Keep it up!!
