Oh, Yeah! My 18" AK arrived today!

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Douglas

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After my 2 month wait it finally arrived - my new, skookum 18" AK. Simply unwrapping it was a joyous experience. But holding it in my hand... well, I just had to go outside and see how it worked. Now I'm in love!

I'd read a lot of posts on this very knife and thought I was prepared for it, but I wasn't even close! This thing practically EATS wood! 16" stove lengths of very seasoned pine could be reduced to chips in about 2 minutes. What had been branches are now twigs. I'm happy.
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Only one "drawback" to the whole package, and it's just a silly little one: the words "MADE IN NEPAL" are stamped rather crudely into the blade. Makes it look kinda like one of them tourist khuks (except this would chop a tourist khuk to slivers!)

The serial number is 109 (the "9" was actually an upside-down "G", but I think they meant 109)

Bill, thanks oodles for all your efforts. I'll think of you (and all you guys from the forum) whenever I use my new AK. (Ugh, what's that gonna be? A couple of decades?)

Thanks again,
D.
 
After 11 years of selling Nepali khukuris US Customs informed me a few weeks back that we must stamp every blade "Nepal" or "made in Nepal" or they would not allow entry into the US. So, thank your ever alert government for the steel stamping.

Remember almost all the kamis are illiterate so don't be surprised at markings or serial numbers. I got one that was numbered 1010! It must mean something but I don't know what. They have some kind of code going.

At any rate, we are pleased that you like the knife. Our resident expert repair man and maker of wondrously beautiful kardas and chakmas, Yvsa, rates the 18 inch AK as the "best knife if the world."

And, you know our policy -- the customer is always right.


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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
 
They didn`t say that you had to do it in English.Few would be that picky anyway.I doubt much enforcement of that.It came from when the Japs were copying,right down to the blems, with inferior material in the `50`s,and including Made in USA.Yes there is a USA,Japan.Cute huh?

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[This message has been edited by ghostsix (edited 15 September 1999).]
 
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