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This is the only magic khukuri I got and it is named the "Gelbu Special number one." It was made by shop 2 kamis who insisted they could make a magic khukuri just as well as anybody (some of them are village kamis themselves, so why not?).
Whether this khukuri is magic or not I cannot say and will leave this determination to the kamis who made this knife. What I can say with certainty is this is probably the best khukuri I have seen come out of shop 2. It is serial # 96 and a far cry from ser. # 1. In fact, it is one of the best khukuris I have seen come out of Nepal.
The finish is excellent. The blade looks like it is hollow ground (you can see this in the pix). It is more than 7/16 inch thick at the back of the blade but narrows to about 1/4 inch or perhaps a bit less (have no mic available) at the center of the hollow grind.
The edge seems to be perfectly hardened -- near 60 Rc in the chopping area and softening gradually toward tip and toward cho. I used the file to test the blade along with a blade of known Rc 60. Against the edge with some pressure the 60 Rc blade slid easily across the chopping area but encountered a little drag where the khukuri blade should be softer.
A note of interest, even the karda is hollow ground!
The knife is about 19 inches long and weighs 1.5 lbs. This first offering will go -- I should say went because this khukuri was sold before I could even post this -- for $150. This is the first of what may well become a series and as such has value to the collector which is where this knife is going today.
The good news is this knife can be readily made in shop 2 so anybody interested place your order via email or phone. Subsequent "Gelbu Special number one" khukuris will sell for $125.
So, goodbye to another khukuri I feel I should be sticking under the bed.
Uncle Bill
This is the only magic khukuri I got and it is named the "Gelbu Special number one." It was made by shop 2 kamis who insisted they could make a magic khukuri just as well as anybody (some of them are village kamis themselves, so why not?).
Whether this khukuri is magic or not I cannot say and will leave this determination to the kamis who made this knife. What I can say with certainty is this is probably the best khukuri I have seen come out of shop 2. It is serial # 96 and a far cry from ser. # 1. In fact, it is one of the best khukuris I have seen come out of Nepal.
The finish is excellent. The blade looks like it is hollow ground (you can see this in the pix). It is more than 7/16 inch thick at the back of the blade but narrows to about 1/4 inch or perhaps a bit less (have no mic available) at the center of the hollow grind.
The edge seems to be perfectly hardened -- near 60 Rc in the chopping area and softening gradually toward tip and toward cho. I used the file to test the blade along with a blade of known Rc 60. Against the edge with some pressure the 60 Rc blade slid easily across the chopping area but encountered a little drag where the khukuri blade should be softer.
A note of interest, even the karda is hollow ground!
The knife is about 19 inches long and weighs 1.5 lbs. This first offering will go -- I should say went because this khukuri was sold before I could even post this -- for $150. This is the first of what may well become a series and as such has value to the collector which is where this knife is going today.
The good news is this knife can be readily made in shop 2 so anybody interested place your order via email or phone. Subsequent "Gelbu Special number one" khukuris will sell for $125.
So, goodbye to another khukuri I feel I should be sticking under the bed.
Uncle Bill
