SOLD - Gurkha Gator Swamp Khukuri

[David Mary]

Here for your consideration, a khukuri design collaboration between me and BFs member P Psycho who first hired me to make him a new khukuri design.

Specs
Steel: 1/4" AEB-L, heat treated by Jarod Todd to 60-61 RC, this is a stainless knife that performs like carbon steel.

Geometry: Full height convex, .012" behind the edge

Overall Length: 15"
Cutting Edge Length: 9"

Weight: 21 oz

Handle: Black Suretouch (G10 and rubber layered together to make a comfortable, grippy, and impact absorbing handle)

Sheath: Black Boltaron taco sheath included. First four eyelets accommodate both sized of Tek-lock, the rest are spaced for Molle.

Price expired, payable via itemized PayPal invoice, which I will send to your email address. Includes tracked and insured expedited North America shipping. I will ship internationally at buyer's expense and liability. First "I'll take it" with comms by PM or email (ie send me the email address you want the invoice sent to) gets priority. My email address is in my sig if you turn your phone sideways.

Thanks for looking!

 

[David Mary]

 

[on_the_edge]

Whoa!!! Nice!!! VERY nice!

 

[David Mary]

Thank you very much!

 

[Survivalistd]

That is so so tempting brother. Sweeeet !!

 

[HoldTheMayo]

Insanely cool, David.

 

[Grady slaughter]

Jeepers, y'all go from teeny to whoppers and no doubt anything in between. This beauty reminds me of Hmong bush knives as displayed in the Knife annual of 2020. Such delightful curves anywhere one looks. Very .

 

[Alone]

Damn, David!

Hollywood just called. They want that thing for their next Horror flick.

 

[rpn]

Love the shape of the handle and blade profile!

 

[lmalterna]

I have the one David made as a hidden tang with slightly longer blade. After having many variations of Khukri/Bolos- this one hit the spot perfectly. Works as a chopper, slices well, drawknife and does fine feathers. A really ideal large knife.

Bill

 

[MrMahalo]

Hi David, if it's still available, I'll take it per our pMs.
thanks!

 

[cbach8tw]

One heck 0f a blade.

 

[David Mary]

Good morning everyone and thank you for all the kind words.

 

[d762nato]

Sweet blade I like it, we need a 12" version now with a distal taper to cut down on the weight with it being a longer blade. Although this is a nice size also.

 

[Boombats]

This is wonderful and I hope you make more!

 

[Bigfattyt]

"Aebl is stainless that performs like carbon steel".....

It already sold...but you are selling AEBL short there!! Think "even easier than carbon steel to sharpen....and twice as tough...also holds an edge netter than simple csrbon steels like 1095...

No down side!! Fantastic knife and the new owner will love it!!

 

[David Mary]

Bigfattyt I agree completely. My default carbon steel is now 8670, which I think is the toughest knife steel, even tougher than AEB-L and 5160, hence the admittedly subjective comparison. AEB-L and 8670 are my preferred large knife steels. MagnaCut is going to get a fair shake in a couple months here as well, since I am making an R&D 10" chopper with it, and will be testing it on wintered wood. Many CPM steels are thought of as tough enough for harder use blades, and I am eager to see just how thin I can grind a "medium toughness" steel and still work hard without damage. But if I find I can make it cut like my AEB-Ls and 8670s do without chipping or rolling, it will probably take top preference for me on account of its nigh imperviousness to corrosion. On paper, LC200N would be my favorite large knife steel, but it's twice as expensive as MagnaCut, and eight times as expensive as AEB-L.

 

[Boombats]

I love the idea of a really slicey khukuri, as most of them are so stodgy.