Old Kukri

[Grimp2001]

This is an old kukri I've had about 25 years. I recently gave it a good clean and sharpen, and made this sheath from untreated leather finished with printer ink and boot polish. It's a bit rough but it's the first sheath I've made! Sorry if I've posted in the wrong section.
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[johnnywizzo]

Nice! I sold all of mine quite a few years ago because I had no real use for them, but I must confess that I miss having them.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Gorgeous old blade and well done on the sheath!

I have a soft spot for the old leaf shaped blades even if I tend to gravitated toward a khuk with a choppier profile for use.

 

[BladeScout]

That is a good looking blade.

 

[Grimp2001]

It's extremely sharp, despite a couple of tiny dings in the edge. I use it for chopping kindling

 

[b00n]

Nice! I sold all of mine quite a few years ago because I had no real use for them, but I must confess that I miss having them.

I'm in the "Never had one but whenever I saw one I think about buying one" boat, but I have no use either. Then again I have no use for a FS Dagger either

 

[zhyla]

I “have no use for” a dozen folders but I still have them.

I have my first Kukri en route from Nepal right now. Not sure what to expect exactly. Years ago when I was more active in knife forums you couldn’t be online without someone beating it into your head that the kukri is the ultimate knife. That seems to have died down a bit.

 

[Steely_Gunz]

I “have no use for” a dozen folders but I still have them.

I have my first Kukri en route from Nepal right now. Not sure what to expect exactly. Years ago when I was more active in knife forums you couldn’t be online without someone beating it into your head that the kukri is the ultimate knife. That seems to have died down a bit.

Well fad or no fad in the west, the khukuri has been a pretty proven design over a couple millennia

I don't think they are the be all, and all, but you can do much much worse for a survival blade. But I may be biased. I've got over 50 of them

 

[Hickory n steel]

Nice looking old khukri there.
I'm not really into them, but thats just because I have no need for one.

 

[zhyla]

Well fad or no fad in the west, the khukuri has been a pretty proven design over a couple millennia

I don't think they are the be all, and all, but you can do much much worse for a survival blade. But I may be biased. I've got over 50 of them

Yeah, we’ll see if I find it more useful than a machete. Machetes are my jam.

 

[USMCPOP]

About 25 years ago, there was a very nice, old Kukri at a flea market for about $25. Not a tourist piece, but I passed. A little too bent for my taste. More of a head-hacking combat knife to my way of thinking.