The 18th Century model. Pix for those who have never seen this one.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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Here's the 18th Century model. It is 19 inches in length and about 2.1 wide. Weight 1lbs 14 oz. This is the khukuri that Julian broke 1/4 inch off the tip and the new tip reground by Cliff. Knife is still going strong.

I thought the hatchmarks might have been responsible for the tip breakage so I asked the kamis to omit these on future khukuris of this style. You can see what I got. The closeup gives you a better idea of blade detail.

I got three in just in case anybody is interested. This is probably as close as we are going to get to the "curved" style khukuri from shop 1.

Uncle Bill



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Uncle Bill I will take one !!!
I thought these were gone for good and I was gonna get one of the new ones later,but this is what I really wanted.

I hope it's not too late.

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The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.


[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 07 August 1999).]
 
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Thanks Uncle Bill.
It is much appreciated!!!

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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;---¥vsa----&gt;®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Saturday night and another is gone! I am really surprised.

One left.

Now it is Heineken time.

Uncle Bill
 
I think you'll like it's feel. I'm glad I got the last one with the hatchmarks, even if Uncle Bill did regrind the tip. I guess Ghost got the last with hatchmarks that had the original tip.

This looks big, but is really much more fullered than you can tell from the picture, so it feels lighter than it looks. Remember Tom, this one doesn't have the hatchmarks. But that doesn't matter when you've got full blown HIKV, does it? It is a slippery slope, isn't it? Now take a deep breath. I've found that the LaMaz breathing does help get through the wait til the new one shows up at the Post Office.

Oh God, now I'm trying to choose which khuks I'd leave behind on a trip. Not which ones I'd take. What am I doing to myself?!!! I'm getting withdrawal symptoms just thinking about having to do it.
 
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Uhhhh,Rusty,you might want to reread Uncle's post.
These are the real enchilada!!!!
Why do you think I jumped on it so quick? The Kamis thought Uncle couldn't be serious about the marks and made 3 more at least.
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I was gonna wait until I had a couple of others before I bought the 18th Century without the hatchmarks.
Oh well.Here goes my bank account again.
One of these days I will get the 12" Sirupati???? (VBEG)

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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;---¥vsa----&gt;®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Enjoy the 18th Century, Yvsa, and please be sure to post your impressions after you've played with it a bit. 12" Sirupati... hmmm...something to think about...
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Cheers,

--+Brian+--

 
Aha: kamis know better than that white monkey boy that married sherpa girl. They could not have heard right so they did the way it should be done. Will continue to misunderstand til white monkey boy "gets it".

Ayieee - shop personnel have same personality whole world over!!! My dad was one of these guys, I was one of these guys, etc., etc., etc.



[This message has been edited by Rusty (edited 07 August 1999).]
 
18th Century model ... 19" in length ... about 2.1" wide ... Weight 1 lbs 14 oz ... the hatchmarks ... tip breakage so I asked the kamis to omit these on future khukuris of this style ... is probably as close as we are going to get to the "curved" style khukuri from shop 1.
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The "curved" style blade, the length, the width, the weight and without hatchmarks is exactly another model that I am looking for - Pakcik Bill, please RESERVE 1 FOR ME when it is ready. I am really interested to have a "curved" style bladed Khukuri since I read a thread about a bowie style knife at National Muzium of Nepal.

Pakcik Bill, thanks a lot for the replication of that extint model.

 
Uncle Bill, all kidding aside, perhaps you should reconsider dropping the hatchmarks. They are the major thing to me that makes this model stand out. Yes there are other things, but the hatchmarks are #1.

Just tell the kamis to be careful not to get any folds or marks near the tip or edge. Simple direction they can follow. Hey, they make these things for a living. You hire them because they are good.

Yeah, I've got mine, but there are others out there who don't yet. If they know enough to want this model despite it's history of being the only blade failure in HI's line, and understand there is a small but real chance the thing may fail at the very point and have to be reground, then give them what they want, Please, Please, Please, Please???
 
You see how much the kamis listen to me. The hatchmarks look like they are there to stay on this model. I talked with Kami this AM and it seems the kamis think if we want a replica of the 18th century then it should look like the one in the Nepal National Museum which was the model -- and it has a hatchmarked blade.

Who am I to argue with kamis and customers?

Uncle Bill
 
Sheesh... to actually know and admit it when you're licked is truly wisdom. Awesome.

I'd be even more impressed if I hadn't displayed uncommon maturity and wisdom so very often, only to turn around and make a complete jackass out of myself.
 
No wisdom involved, Rusty. Simply facing the facts.

I forgot. I called Kami this AM and he said there were five more 18th Century completed and that he would be shipping them next week. Two of these are already spoken for so that leaves three if anybody is interested.

Uncle Bill

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I am pleased to see the hatchmarks back. I knew that I would probably never get to have one of these blades
and now I have one coming my way.
I really did want one of these too,very bad!!
Admitadly it's a little sooner than I planned,but I like many others have lost out because I didn't act soon enough. I sure wasn't gonna question fate and let one slip through my fingers now.
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And so goes the plans of mice and men.......( It proves like an old Lakota Grandfather said,"We are just silly humans.")

I think that any H.I. Kuhkuri that should happen to fail is nothing but a Total Fluke!! I believe that the one the tip broke on was for sure.The knife is still going strong!!

I would also rather get one and have it fail in the first 30 minutes of chopping and other testing than get one that is not up to
H.I. standards
If it doesn't fail in that amount of time we all know that you can bet your life on it for
everything.

It doesn't take much to know if a Kuhkuri meets H.I. standards. Chop some nails and hardwood,beat on some bricks or concrete blocks.Lean on it,drive the edge into a hardwood or other stump and twist it side ways.
We all know the routine.

If the edge rolls overly much or chips or the spine breaks down overly much or it bends or twists.Get a hold of Uncle and it will be set straight!!
I know I would be willing to help Uncle or anyone out like Cliff did when he reground the point on the (1) one 18th.Century that the point broke on.
I beleive that any of Uncles customers would do the same for anyone else that didn't have the skill or tools to do so.
Just another reason I hang out here mostly.
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Hoka Hey !!!
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(It is a good day to die!) Ya gotta love the Indin languages.It doesn't take but two words to make a sentence.That's why we (I/me) talk so much in this language.(veseg)


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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;---¥vsa----&gt;®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Yvsa "Hoka Hey"
Isn't that a line from the movie with Chief Dan George and Dustin hoffman?
Thanks for the tip on the hangers.
Also, what is the story behind your signature line diagram? Sorry Bill, I know this is off the topic but I have been wanting to ask for a long time.
Jim

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What? Another knife? Don't you have enough of those things already?
How many does one person need?
And just what are you going to do with this one that you can't do with the others?
What is the purpose of all these knives anyhow??

 
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Yvsa "Hoka Hey"
Isn't that a line from the movie with Chief Dan George and Dustin hoffman?
Thanks for the tip on the hangers.
Also, what is the story behind your signature line diagram? Sorry Bill, I know this is off the topic but I have been wanting to ask for a long time.
Jim
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Jim the words are old and have been used in several movies.
The meaning is much deeper than what it first appears. It also signifies what a "Good" day it is to live.
It is kinda an Indin thing.but some people do have the understanding.

As to the other.

The quote is something I probably read in Analog,Science Fiction and Fact. I can't remember who said it,but it struck me as true. I added the (with a knife) to it because of the forum. It seems to me that the more "civilized" we get the more we have to protect our "things."
It is like Howard posted in another thread about going into a roadside hut and finding some Buddhist paintings that were pristine. Hellfire around here in the states the rocks aren't even safe,let alone any prehistoric petroglyphs or such.

I go to powwows and leave my dance box under the dancers bench and it is never bothered around in this part of the country.I have heard stories from other parts of the country where a lot of non-indians dance and nothing is safe to leave alone.Just a mindset.I know that not all non-indians are like that as well as knowing that not all Indins are good.
I know some of them as well.They are not in my circle of friends.
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My name was given to me by an old Cherokee grandmother after I told her of well anyway..
It means Buffalo and is the southern Cherokee slang word for it. My whole name means Red Buffalo or Prarie Fire and has meaning.The prarie fire burned everything in its path and allowed new growth to come up behind it. The ash from the burned grass fed the new and the rains the lightening brought let things grow.The prarie always bloomed with beautiful flowers after the fire and many medicines bloom.
It is sometimes not an easy name to live up to,but I must.


Oh and you are welcome.I hope they are useful for all who reads them.
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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.


[This message has been edited by Yvsa (edited 08 August 1999).]
 
It is a good day to die means exactly the same as a good day to live.I`m Norsk,not Indin.I do know the Way of the Warrior.It is the same.

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You got it ghost.Understanding is only part of it as you know.

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&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;---¥vsa----&gt;®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
Yvsa, the mindset to which you refer is alive and well at the Rendevous. It is nothing to leave your camp for the day secure in the knowledge that your possessions will not be disturbed. It usually takes me a while to return home even after I have returned home. I think most of us here long for a simpler way of life. I know that I do.

Anyway, I am leaving this week for a 'vous up in Tioga county.
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My AK and my villager will be put to good use getting wood for the cook fire and other "primitive" activities. They probably arn't "period correct" but I don't much care! I'll have to figure out a plausable story as to how an 18th century eastern rifleman got his hands on a khurkri. Now that I think about it I may just have to break down and buy an 18th Century model. For authenticity of course! (wink, wink, nod, nod)

Mike
 
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