It just arrived today. Contrary to Uncle Bill's post and my expectation, it was a normal khukuri. Was it really made by Sher, or was it a BAS of other PGA? was my first thought. When holding it, there was a second shock. It was the lightest for its size, among my khukuris. I quickly ran to the PC, opened HI forum, and compared pix of BGRS by Sher, by Bura, and the khukuri in my hand. It was Sher's. The mark is rising sun, it's Sher's.
Okay, I'll forget my presumption, and see what I got as it is. as raghorn's keen eyes saw, the handle was just like a UBE's. A large handle that lightens the weight balance to the best point with no visible counterweight, but somehow. It feels as heavy as my 18" Gelbu Special when held statically. But once I start to swing thme, the BGRS felt as half weight as GS. I'd thought a GS was best fit for user / fighting combination, but it's BGRS for me now. So light in my hand but the mass is still there. Wide blade width makes the blade rather a deeeeep slasher than a chopper. And the handle is... not for those who has big gloves but an ordinary sized hands like mine. (4" across the palm at the bottom of fingers, from pinky to index finger)
The chakma and the karda were longer than usual size for the khukuri but the same as the handle. Chakma's butt end is hollowed and you can easily tell which is which by seeing the handles.
Thank you, Uncle! It's a NICE blade. Though it was not I expected, but it's what I wanted. Now I know Sher is favored by many people not because he makes beefy khukuris, but he makes good khukuris!
