Near Fatal Mistake Warning

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hi all,just thought i would mention here an incedent that nearly resulted in a fatality.
remember i gave my son a angkhola khuk, well it sits on his mantle piece above the fire in his home.
he had visitors over for tea the other day,my niece + her hubby + new baby, 3mths old.
well steve my son was showing nieces hubby the angkhola khuk as he had asked about it and wanted to have a close look.
well the phone rang so steve quickly placed the angkhola khuk on the mantle piece above the fire and rushed to answer the phone.
got as far as the door and there was a shreak of horror, he turned to see the angkhola embedded firmly in the floor,3inches from the new babys head, who had been placed close to the fireplace, in his carrycrib,and was blissfully asleep unaware of his near brush with death.niece and hubby nearly fainted with shock as did my son steve.
i cant stress eneough,please - please be careful with your khuks and never put them down un sheathed,the result had the baby been 4 inches closer chills my blood, i would never have forgiven myself,and nor would my son,if that child had been killed by a careless mistake.
a razor sharp khuk is very - very dangerous even if dropped from a small hieght. :eek: :eek: GOD THE THOUGHT OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
 
:eek: That IS a scary thing to have happened. Glad the little one is all OK, and a lesson is learned at the same time.
 
Good reiteration of the safety thread. I keep my khuks as close to ground/floor level for such a reason. When I show them, it is done over a table. Mass+sharpness+gravity is dangerous!

Keith
 
MURPHYS LAW= what can go wrong usualy does. :(

i presume it was an accident bill i am sure it would not have been intentional. son just in a hurry to answer phone,placed it down on mantle next to clock ect,and :( look out. and yes i saw sisco's leg ouch.makes me shudder to think. like they say its not the weapon or tool that causes the danger bill , its the owners lack of ,thought,or hurried impatience. so beware. :)
 
Some kukris are just made to draw blood. A few months ago I was showing a friend an ancient budhume of extraordinary size (22"). He wanted to handle it and I warned him of the power and sharpness living in this amazing kukri. I carefully handed it to him so he would just hold the grip and a few seconds later the fingers of his left hand were sliced and gushing blood. He swore that he didn't touch the blade, but merely had his hand near it.

This is a great example of a very early (late 18thc) kukri. If anyone is interested in seeing a picture of it, just email me. This is something worth sharing for those of you who like the "old stuff".
 
Well Bill,

Let's see:
We know it wasn't the infant's fault;
We know it wasn't the khukuri's fault.
We know the shelf didn't break and fall.

What's left?
 
The khukuri John's talking about:

budhume.jpg
 
I agree with JP. It does seem that some Khuks are blood thirsty. Maybe just coincidence, but some seem to draw blood just by looking at them. Just glad that this did not turn out worse.
 
I'm glad the accident wasn't a tragedy... and I'm sure he'll be a LOT more careful now. :/
That is one beautiful khukuri, John. I've never seen one quite like it. The two older khukuris I own are both sharpened and have quite an edge. Modern steel has come a long way, but the old stuff ain't no slouch...
 
I have taken a lot more care with where I leave my knives since my 3 y.o. nephew came to live with us. The Sirupati that usually hangs near the bed goes into a locked drawer every morning before I go to work. I dont suppose he could draw it (scabbard is tight) but better safe than sorry, I figure.

Regards
Andrew Lim
 
Glad no damage was done.

Gravity and heavy elevated knives...potent.

My bare feet in the kitchen have had a few narrow escapes from big chef's knives. And I've known some people who weren't so fortunate in the kitchen.

I keep the khuks on the floor under the bed like Uncle for the most part. That way they can't fall on me. Gravity is always on the job.

And I love those old sinuous curvy khuks...Why do the kamis like that sharp angle in the spine anyway?
 
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