Pix of another big ole' khuk

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Bill Marsh

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This is 31" overall. The grip looks like it has bone inlays. The scabbard is old tooled leather. No karda or chakma.

Would like your opinions.

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What do you think?

Bill Marsh
 
Bill,
That is a beautiful Khukuri. I would love to have seen it the day the maker finished it. It must have been a sight to behold!
 
Bill,

The blade looks to be very thin on this knife. Can you tell me how thick it is at the spine?

n2s
 
N2S,

The blade is about 5/16" thick at the spine. About 3" wide and 22.5" long.

Will do a spinal picture next time. It is thicker than it looks. Certainly hand forged.

Does not seem to be a tourist piece, (but I don't know), it is quite well made --- bad sharpening job however. I think that sometimes, particlarly with a Janawar Katne (animal cutter) they did not spend time with "pretty sharpening."

Have stabilized the dark rust spots, but don't know about really removing them. What do you think?

Bill Marsh
 
Bill, If many of the real knife collectors are anything like the gun collectors, don't try to get all the color off the blade. Use a piece of smooth hard wood and oil to rub the blade down with. Unless you want to keep it forever and want it pretty you can polish it. Most will not want an old blade that looks like a new HI Khuk.
 
Bill,

Stabalize is the key. You want to do just enough correction to stop the rust. If it is active and red take care of it, if it has turned into a brownish patina then leave it alone. Removing inactive rust just exposes the protected surface to further corrosion.

n2s

BTW, here is an old alloyed handled example that runs 26 inches OAL and approximately 1/4" in thickness.
 

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A couple of years ago I bought a secondhand Stanley smoothing plane for woodworking, and it had a fair amount of rust over it all. The seller suggested using a single-edged razor blade to "plane" off the rust. Worked remarkably well. But I'd want to be careful on something like this nice khuk not to take it down to shiny metal.
 
Bill,

This one is a keeper.

You can always test the finish at the base of the blade. It's an unoffensive spot and common for checking patina/age.
 
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