My renewed interest in the Nepalese kukri knife...

I will certainly take/put up some photos of it right out of the box when it arrives. And, I will put pics up of it if/when I clean her up. I will not use tools or abrasives, just some solvents to clean up any and all grease and caked on gunk on the blade. I really don't have a clue of the chore I got myself into, but again, we shall see :)
 
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Just a thought, but Mercedes makes lots of trucks too, not just luxury cars. I can see lots of broken truck springs, with the road conditions over there. I have one "real" kukri, it's fun to handle and swing. It has a real full tang, so I know it is not authentic.
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Ah, it may not be totally old school, (the traditional way using a partial rat tang), but I see the kukri as having evolved, and still doing so. Today the Nepalese seem to be making all sorts of kukris, but the general tradition is mostly still there on most of them.

Well, now they are not making the steel from scratch, using those car/truck leaf springs instead... But, other than that, the methods they use today are not all too different from back in the day. Yup, these things have got me very interested again in them :)
 
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Btw, does anybody know if the AC antique Bhojpure has any kinds of markings on them? I know the Longleaf variants were known to commonly have Nepalese writing on their blades. Just wondering if the Bhojpure variants have anything like that?
 
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I just finished reading the information found in the attached link... A great read! (I felt sharing it was a must) :)

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https://chinesemartialstudies.com/2012/11/05/identifying-and-collecting-the-nepalese-military-kukri/
 
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The Nepalese Kamis still make the real things. But, it's hand made stuff, and it can vary quite a bit from one Kami to another, and even from piece to piece.
Himalayan Imports has a good reputation for getting things right pretty consistently on the heat treating and such, so it may be worth your time looking into their products :)

If traditional is not an important factor for you, then maybe check out Cold Steel's Gurkha Kukri knives. They are not traditional, (made using modern methods/materials and such), but have a pretty good reputation for having the consistency that modern manufacturing brings to the table. There is also the Ontario Knife Company kukri, offering something in the same realm as Cold Steel. The Ontario is made in the USA and can be had in the $60 range. Both the CS and Ontario offerings are known as fully functional hard working knives. And again, they are made to more consistent modern standards.

If one googles up Nutnfancy Himalayan Imports Kukri, a video he did discussing the pros and cons of the basic traditional and non traditional offerings of kukri knives. I tried putting up the link to it here, but the video is set up to prevent that sharing. A very well done video worth checking out :)
 
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Years ago I learned about the basics of the IMA & Windlass Steelcrafts/AC aquisition of the Royal Nepalese Armoury. The Kukris that to this day are still being sold by them, came from this cache. Well, this video really explains how complex this mission was...

 
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