Ive been playing around with my new villiger sirupati and i got to thinking that i would like to get a small light khukri with about a six inch blade. What would you guys suggest? I looked at the pen and such but not being able to hold one or see one sometimes makes it hard to visualize the khukri. I plan on edc'ing it as more of a utility / camp type knife for food prep, etc when doing field work with the kids at the military school i work at. Any ideas? Everything else i have is to big. I cant wait till auntie sends me my new ak bowie but in the mean time i think i need a new toy to play with....... lol
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small khuk question......
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the BDC, you can see some in the newer holiday listings.
i have 1 thats 10.5oal and its 3/4" longer than legal carry from tip to cho
when i get my custom from the SGT. K. i am going to ask for another BDC from him to match my custom, and make sure the BDC is 5.5 tip to cho
sometimes waiting is killer, ive been waiting on the ak bowie for a while now. and i wanted it for a xmas present for under the tree
i have 1 thats 10.5oal and its 3/4" longer than legal carry from tip to cho
when i get my custom from the SGT. K. i am going to ask for another BDC from him to match my custom, and make sure the BDC is 5.5 tip to cho
sometimes waiting is killer, ive been waiting on the ak bowie for a while now. and i wanted it for a xmas present for under the tree
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Karda (not to be mistaken with our dear mod) would have done the job well.
I would get Kumar Karda, Salyan, BDC and a chitlangi.
I would get Kumar Karda, Salyan, BDC and a chitlangi.
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The Kerambit is a nice sized EDC piece. A little on the heavy side. However, it's STOUT as all get out and packs nicely. Nice Khuk-ish shape, LOTS of belly. About the only down side is that you have to keep up on the edge if you want to use it as a utility knife. Most of them come with a very thick convex edge. That said, I love mine. Probably my most carried EDC HI product
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Steely, don't suppose I could trouble you for a pic of that kerambit? I haven't seen the HI version yet.
Ive been really considering the karambit but wondered if the ring would get i. The way during food prep, etc. Also we recently used passaround knife 3, to field dress four deer. I took several boys from the school with me and they learned ro field dress, skin, and butcher the deer. We then ate fresh bambi chops over a fire by the pond and had some hot tea. I was lucky enough to get a massive 11point buck. I will be doing a write up on it soon!
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Check your email, Badasp
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oh, darn it!
sometimes I get so close to getting mad about it... thanks for showing me those - now I need a karambit. My wallet sure is upset about it, ha ha ha!
sometimes I get so close to getting mad about it... thanks for showing me those - now I need a karambit. My wallet sure is upset about it, ha ha ha!
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For about a year I was on a quest to find the smallest working kukri to use as an EDC. What I found was not what I was hoping for. The kukri has certain characteristics that make it unique and like most other tools or knives, it has its strengths and weaknesses.
A kukri is at its best when it has the correct proportion of weight, shape, feel and balance. Without that, all you have is a sharpened lawn mower blade. Unfortunately for me, I found that once a kukri gets smaller than the BAS size it stops acting like a kukri. You give up all the forward weight (belly weight) that give the tool its power and the shorter blade can no longer take advantage of the angled blade design.
On the other end of the spectrum where you consider it to be a cutting/slicing/dicing camp tool all the kukri does is throw you a curve. Its curved blade is mediocre at best at this type of work. Now if it were a huge advantage as a chopper you could live with its poor kitchen qualities but with the smaller models, you give up all the best qualities the kukri has to offer and are left with a hard to use kitchen knife as well.
I would try the BAS or 15" Ang Khola. Ask Yangdu (owner of HI) if you can have one made with a larger than normal, real user village karda (companion knife that comes with the kukri) for your food prep work.
A kukri is at its best when it has the correct proportion of weight, shape, feel and balance. Without that, all you have is a sharpened lawn mower blade. Unfortunately for me, I found that once a kukri gets smaller than the BAS size it stops acting like a kukri. You give up all the forward weight (belly weight) that give the tool its power and the shorter blade can no longer take advantage of the angled blade design.
On the other end of the spectrum where you consider it to be a cutting/slicing/dicing camp tool all the kukri does is throw you a curve. Its curved blade is mediocre at best at this type of work. Now if it were a huge advantage as a chopper you could live with its poor kitchen qualities but with the smaller models, you give up all the best qualities the kukri has to offer and are left with a hard to use kitchen knife as well.
I would try the BAS or 15" Ang Khola. Ask Yangdu (owner of HI) if you can have one made with a larger than normal, real user village karda (companion knife that comes with the kukri) for your food prep work.