Newly Acquired HI Everest Katana

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Finn

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I traded a 22" GRS to Spectre for an HI Everest Katana as per Johns post a while back and felt I had to put in that it is everything it is cracked up to be. I wouldn't hesitate to take it in harms way. Thanks to John.

Think of it as a Nepalese saber, and as such is as fine a weapon of this type as I have ever used. My confidence in Sanu is once again justified. I haven't had time to perform any test cutting, but from what I have read, these swords have passed many difficult tests with flying colors. You have to handle one of these to appreciate just how solid and well balanced they are, and compared to what is all over the market at many times the price, how superior.

A much belated "Another Winner" Uncle.
 
Finn, I just got email a couple of days ago from a fellow who tested his HI katana against some other he said he paid 3 times as much for and the HI beat it hands down.

To date they have stood up very well to some pretty severe testing -- but they don't pry like a 20 inch AK!!!
 
Uncle,

They do flex, which indicates the tempering process necessary for a long blade to withstand linear and lateral shock - essential for use as a weapon. The longer the blade, the more energy comes into play. I have been trying to decide on a "companion sword" for it that would be Nepalese and complement the play and length. I am leaning toward the 21" Gelbu Special.
 
The Chitlangi is a good one Wal. Thanks.

No, I haven't gotten a tarwar yet Uncle. That might be a little too much as a companion sword, but I've never handled one so I'll reserve judgement. I have a 20" sirupati, but the sirupati has never scuppered me uppers like the GS or UBE (which is under consideration). The blade should be about 9 or 10 inches shorter than the saber blade as a general rule. The UBE I have that is that long is a two-fister unto itself. I'm still working on the Pop-eye arm.
 
I'm still learning the controls on my big UBE - the thick handle does help in many ways, but there is no such thing as switching grips with this baby. I wish I knew what Sanu had in mind when he made it. The extra belly makes it an excellent draw-cut blade, and of course it chops almost like an AK.
 
I know what you mean Wal. I really think of mine as a stand-alone type. I definately want to have two hands available.
 
Originally posted by Finn
The Chitlangi is a good one Wal. Thanks.

The blade should be about 9 or 10 inches shorter than the saber blade as a general rule. The UBE I have that is that long is a two-fister unto itself. I'm still working on the Pop-eye arm.
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Of course I have to agree with Walosi about the Chitlangi,;) but if that's not the whole answer perhaps a special order is in the making?
How about a Tarwar with a little shorter blade?

I haven't given up hope in coming out to Arizona for at least part of the winter yet and I will bring my Tarwar if we do get to make the trip so you can check it out Bro.
The only Katana I have got to handle a bit is one that T-Bone had in his shop for some work.
The best I can recall the Katana has a bit smaller diameter handle than the one on my Tarwar, that is if all Katana and Tarwar handles are very similar in diameter.
The handle on my Tarwar isn't as large as the one on my UBE, but it's still a handful for me, but doesn't seem as unwieldly as some large handles feel for me.
And it's definitely a hand and a half handle which I really like.
I don't believe that a shorter Tarwar and a Katana would prove any problem for you Bro with the training you've had in sword work.

I'm gonna have the little Dodge loaded down with H.I.Khukuris and Variants.:rolleyes: :D \

Dreaded topic change............ :-P
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On another note I'm sure glad I paid the $1,500.00 for an extended 100,000 thousand mile warranty from bumper to bumper on the engine and drive line when I bought the little car although I hated to spend that kind of money for something I may never need, but also knowing a major trip to the shop would more than pay for itself.
We definitely got our money's worth!!!!:D
The little Dodge has been shifting a little funny for a while, but still running very well.
Put it in the shop for an oil, filter and lube and to check the tranny out last Monday and got it back yesterday.
Come to find out the front seal was gone and the heat sensor was bad along with a few other things.
Then when the tech got the tranny out of the car he discovered the headgasket was leaking oil as well.:eek:
Anyway it's all fixed up now and ready to go any where and at a total cost to us of only $109.95 for the deductable and the oil
change.:D
The total bill was around $1,300.00 and my Shop Advisor told me that when the insurance was used it was done with a very deep discount from Chrysler Motors.
Without the warranty it would have ran us somewhere around $2,000.00:eek: :rolleyes:
And with the around $300.00 brake job that was done early last spring the warraty has more than paid for itself and everything from here on out is gonna be gravy.
Needless to say Barb and me are very happy campers right now!!!!:D
 
That's a lot of good news for one post Bro.

You might be right about a custom. For me I don't care if it matches as much as functions. A 15 to 18 inch blade would be about right. I think the main difference between a 21.5" chainpuri Gelbu Special I have and the chitlangi is a single fuller instead of two. The blade shape and width looks to be about the same.
 
Of course I will bring the Chitlangi as well.:)
I also have the GS and for me the Chitlangi is faster and has better balance.
Haven't had them both out together to compare but I think the Chitlangi's blade is just a hair wider, probably not enough to make a difference although the wider bladed khukuris are my favorites and look to me what a khukuri should look like.:)

"That's a lot of good news for one post Bro."

Sometimes the good guys win one!!!! :D :D :D :D
 
While not necessarily on topic (?), the GRS is incredible. I tend to like my knives large- normal people call them swords- but I couldn't call this GRS a knife. With kukris like this, I can easily see how animals as large as bears could be stopped.

I still love my WW II, but the feeling is much different from the GRS. In my martial art, we train to strike so powerfully that we could punch right through any block our opponent offers. The GRS has a similar feel- not as fast as some, but crushingly powerful and devastatingly effective.

Thanks again, Pat.
 
Originally posted by Yvsa

How about a Tarwar with a little shorter blade?
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I think a nice HI gladius would be very nice. Basically just take the Tarwar and make it more of a diamond cross-section with both edges sharpened and the correct point. Nice HI-quality thrusting sword, ohh yummyy...
 
Bro,
I'll email you pix and measurements of the GS so you can compare better. I like the wider ones too, for the reason you mentioned and the extension of the blades wedge shape.

John,
Frankly, I would have never found out just how fine a sword the HI Katana is if we hadn't done that deal. Thanks.

mPisi,
Thanks for the input, appreciate the idea. The HI Gladius wouldn't work for me in this particular application in that it is double edged, and couldn't be fully utilized with the techniques I prefer to use in this instance. I have always liked the gladius form though, just in a different context.
 
Does HI make a gladius?!? I was thinking about carving out a sample wood version down the road and sending into HI. However, if they already make one...
 
Very interesting and helpful stuff and many thanks to all.

No, we don't make a gladius. But if we had 100 when the movie, Gladiator, came out we could have sold them all.
 
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