So who lost the khuk to the TSA back in October?

[Nimick]

I was scanning through the TSA Blog and I ran across something that looks an awful lot like it came from HI (or someplace like it, don't see a kami mark, hard for this novice to tell.) and was tragically lost at a Houston airport

Ooops.

 

[Karda]

Not an HI product.

 

[Shavru]

Looks very much like a Chainpuri instead of an HI to me, but my eyes are novices when it comes to the variations so...

 

[J W Bensinger]

HI doesn't do those obnoxious sheet metal cap pommels...I redo every one that crosses my path-they rattle and they bite ya.
Funny thing to forget in your carryon...

 

[ndoghouse]

Looks like a cheap copy of a Sgt. Khadka Ghopte Balance. Cho aint right, bolster aint right and sheath even looks cheap.

 

[Howard Wallace]

Alas, the TSA and TSA like entities seem well-ensconced in the contemporary zeitgeist. It could be that all the forumites are on NSA/TSA/Interpol lists for special attention to the possibility of concealed khukuris.

On my last trip to Asia I was consistently pulled over at each airport for special attention. Ironically, and in contrast to the practice in the USA, each time I was searched by beautiful young female agents. After about the third such experience my wife Red Flower began to live up to her name. She actually changed color during my post-inspection interrogation, when I had to field questions such as “Why are they patting down your bare legs if you’re wearing a kilt?” Finally she declared that next time she was going through security before me so she could document this practice from the other side when she had her camera back. I believe this shot she took was from the Lhasa airport. The lady didn’t find any concealed khukuris, and I was considerably more comfortable with the whole process than Red Flower was.

There is a recent news story of a search prompted by a TSA agent glimpsing bitcoins in someone’s luggage, so be careful out there!

 

[Karda]

I would chalk it up to the worldwide and time honored curiousity of "whats under the scotsmans kilt"....nothing more, nothing less.

 

[Shavru]

I would chalk it up to the worldwide and time honored curiousity of "whats under the scotsmans kilt"....nothing more, nothing less.

Indeed

 

[wildmanh]

Dang, poor fellow who ever he is. The Khukri in question looks a lot like one of my Sirupati's, though the butt cap is different.

 

[Bawanna]

Alas, the TSA and TSA like entities seem well-ensconced in the contemporary zeitgeist. It could be that all the forumites are on NSA/TSA/Interpol lists for special attention to the possibility of concealed khukuris.

On my last trip to Asia I was consistently pulled over at each airport for special attention. Ironically, and in contrast to the practice in the USA, each time I was searched by beautiful young female agents. After about the third such experience my wife Red Flower began to live up to her name. She actually changed color during my post-inspection interrogation, when I had to field questions such as “Why are they patting down your bare legs if you’re wearing a kilt?” Finally she declared that next time she was going through security before me so she could document this practice from the other side when she had her camera back. I believe this shot she took was from the Lhasa airport. The lady didn’t find any concealed khukuris, and I was considerably more comfortable with the whole process than Red Flower was.

There is a recent news story of a search prompted by a TSA agent glimpsing bitcoins in someone’s luggage, so be careful out there!

I don't know, in addition to wondering what's under that kilt, he looks suspicious to me.
We have a Sgt here that plays bagpipes for funerals and such. He wear's a kilt. He hates me being around. I've slipped mirrors between his feet while he's talking to somebody, even brought a fly fishing pole big long thing to try to lift the hem. He gets downright paranoid and sometimes even a little ticked off.
Had a co owner of a big tool company I worked for that was Scottish, wore a kilt often too. I always brought up that he was Irish, boy did that wind him up. He was kind of a gruff rough customer too, had a lot of fun with him.
Howard when/if we ever meet up, I promise I won't pull none of the aforementioned pranks. I'm long out of practice.

 

[greenwoods]

Oggh. Is that some haggis your smuggling or are you just happy to travel regimental...

Mark