Tamang Knife for 11/29 -- Pix and Awesome Buys

[sweetcostarica]

Those and the TGK are off the charts. I am really liking the thinner lighter knives you are putting out. Dont get me wrong a monster Kuk is fun and all, but for all day carry and all day clearing, a light, fast, sharp, blade is wonderful.

You're feelings Siverthorn is what the Nepali Army and Gurkhas figured out with their evolving Military Issued Marks. They found the MKI (very long, too thick spines, and 800 to 950 grams) to today's BSI/BAS Service No.1 (OA 15", thinner spine, and about 450 grams). This change also had to do with the nature of combat. The Gurkhas found a balance between a fighting knife and a utility knife.

According to what I read they like Kukris around the 570 gram weight and about 32 cm in length.
Today, in non-combat the shorter 450 gram Service No.1 and No. 2 are use for parade and utility with less fighting ability.

 

[topgun0728]

My TK#12 has arrived and it's awesome! It feels perfectly balanced like my 14-inch Bura BDC and my 15-inch Sher Katunje. It's a very unique khukuri being light, fast, and smooth. If you want a fighting khukuri, this is it.