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ayup, that's what we have here... a giant! the spec sheet reads out:
22 inch 50.4 oz (3 lbs 2.4 oz) BAS CHIRUWA by sgt khadka
handle material is the usual hill walnut, standard bolsters thank you very much
and silver fittings of course.
ah, but wait. it's a BAS with a chiruwa handle? what ho! that's kinda fun.
the brass inlays are nicely done, and the chakma/karda are well done and sharp. speaking of sharp, this bad boy is RAZOR sharp. the finish is somewhere between mirror and village. it's interesting. there's a bit of polished spot near the bolster where markings would ordinarily appear, but nothing... so, it seems a bit odd to have that polish - it's distracting from the rest of the blade. oh well. maybe down the road it'll even out, or i can try.
you'll notice in the picture, the other BAS, that specs out as:
15 inch 20 ounce horn handle villager BAS by Sher
bit of a contrast, don't you think?
haven't testing it out (yet/ever?) but it's a beast. the handle is quite large, but it fits my hand well. what can i say? big hands big heart. the box arrived in 2 days flat. zoom, though the extra weight cause the box to implode slightly (gravitational attraction?), yangdu's excellent packaging and wrapping inside saved the day perfection.
so, a big thank you to auntie yangdu for securing this for me, as it was something of a special request, you sharks can rest easy :>
boo yah!
bladite
22 inch 50.4 oz (3 lbs 2.4 oz) BAS CHIRUWA by sgt khadka
handle material is the usual hill walnut, standard bolsters thank you very much
and silver fittings of course.ah, but wait. it's a BAS with a chiruwa handle? what ho! that's kinda fun.
the brass inlays are nicely done, and the chakma/karda are well done and sharp. speaking of sharp, this bad boy is RAZOR sharp. the finish is somewhere between mirror and village. it's interesting. there's a bit of polished spot near the bolster where markings would ordinarily appear, but nothing... so, it seems a bit odd to have that polish - it's distracting from the rest of the blade. oh well. maybe down the road it'll even out, or i can try.
you'll notice in the picture, the other BAS, that specs out as:
15 inch 20 ounce horn handle villager BAS by Sher
bit of a contrast, don't you think?
haven't testing it out (yet/ever?) but it's a beast. the handle is quite large, but it fits my hand well. what can i say? big hands big heart. the box arrived in 2 days flat. zoom, though the extra weight cause the box to implode slightly (gravitational attraction?), yangdu's excellent packaging and wrapping inside saved the day
perfection.so, a big thank you to auntie yangdu for securing this for me, as it was something of a special request, you sharks can rest easy :>
boo yah!
bladite
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