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Well, opening my front door I found a little surprise on my doorstep. It was a nicely packaged white box with something wrapped in newspaper inside. I opened it up and what do I find? An utter BEAST of a knife. This was a purchase from the 10-16-09 Deal of the Day.
Specifications:
Overall Length (Extreme tip to end, measuring over spine): 18 1/4"
Blade Length: 12 1/4"
Handle Length: 6"
Width (Spine to Butt): 1/2" to 1/4"
Weight: 40.8oz (2lbs, 8oz)
Photo's:
MORE TO COME
Review:
So... first thing I did was stood in awe at the heft of this thing. What was mentioned in the Deal of the Day as 44 ounces and 17" I knew I was in for a big one. But the whole weight of this thing was immense.
The sheath it came with is stitched leather with oddly enough two small button snaps with the seal of Oklahoma on them. Haha. But the sheath is built well enough with only one little stitching mishap.
Pulling it out of the sheath seemed like an endless task. The thing is an absolute beast. I'm not huge on big knives but this just looks fantastic. I could probably cleave through a buffalo with this thing.
Anyhow... I pulled it out and inspected it. The wood and metal all seem perfect (no dings or dents). There is however a few blemishes that I've narrowed the cause down to. Along the side of the knife are scratches. What I figured that's from is the button snap that runs through the sheath. For some reason whoever made it decided to put bare metal on the inside where the blade is as opposed to putting it between leather layers. What that means is every time the blade is pulled out, it makes contact with that little metal button (its backside) and it leaves a scratch. That'll be something I'll need to fix ASAP. The rest of the blade is fantastic. Again, hard to get over this weight. This thing is HUGE.
Edge to edge my four fingers are about 4 inches wide. I have a spare two inches of play between metal and the end of the handle. There is no bolster... at least not in the traditional metal sense. The wood holds the shape and appearance that there's one. This gives me or anyone with large hands a little extra play room.
This knife didn't come with a chakma or karda. Not a huge deal and not that the sheath could have held them. My next purchase I'll get a set because I want to see how well they're put together.
As far as performance is concerned... it's currently snowing so I'm not able to get this outside for testing. So when it eases up I'll go ahead and add to my review. But with how hefty this is, I can definitely see it taking on some serious wood.
All in all a nice piece of equipment. It's very heavy but well balanced. The balance point is centered just behind the tip where the blade makes the downward angle (on the top spine). Should make for some nice swinging.
I'd say this would make a good defense type of knife... perhaps more so at 15" overall as opposed to 18". The size just makes it hard to really swing and control in flight. Doesn't seem like something I'd want to or could, suddenly change my direction with. Then again, that just might be my weak forearms.
It's a very nice knife that has been added to a growing collection. It's definitely a great first start for a Khukuri and I'm glad I picked it up. Thanks HI!
Specifications:
Overall Length (Extreme tip to end, measuring over spine): 18 1/4"
Blade Length: 12 1/4"
Handle Length: 6"
Width (Spine to Butt): 1/2" to 1/4"
Weight: 40.8oz (2lbs, 8oz)
Photo's:
MORE TO COME
Review:
So... first thing I did was stood in awe at the heft of this thing. What was mentioned in the Deal of the Day as 44 ounces and 17" I knew I was in for a big one. But the whole weight of this thing was immense.
The sheath it came with is stitched leather with oddly enough two small button snaps with the seal of Oklahoma on them. Haha. But the sheath is built well enough with only one little stitching mishap.
Pulling it out of the sheath seemed like an endless task. The thing is an absolute beast. I'm not huge on big knives but this just looks fantastic. I could probably cleave through a buffalo with this thing.
Anyhow... I pulled it out and inspected it. The wood and metal all seem perfect (no dings or dents). There is however a few blemishes that I've narrowed the cause down to. Along the side of the knife are scratches. What I figured that's from is the button snap that runs through the sheath. For some reason whoever made it decided to put bare metal on the inside where the blade is as opposed to putting it between leather layers. What that means is every time the blade is pulled out, it makes contact with that little metal button (its backside) and it leaves a scratch. That'll be something I'll need to fix ASAP. The rest of the blade is fantastic. Again, hard to get over this weight. This thing is HUGE.
Edge to edge my four fingers are about 4 inches wide. I have a spare two inches of play between metal and the end of the handle. There is no bolster... at least not in the traditional metal sense. The wood holds the shape and appearance that there's one. This gives me or anyone with large hands a little extra play room.
This knife didn't come with a chakma or karda. Not a huge deal and not that the sheath could have held them. My next purchase I'll get a set because I want to see how well they're put together.
As far as performance is concerned... it's currently snowing so I'm not able to get this outside for testing. So when it eases up I'll go ahead and add to my review. But with how hefty this is, I can definitely see it taking on some serious wood.
All in all a nice piece of equipment. It's very heavy but well balanced. The balance point is centered just behind the tip where the blade makes the downward angle (on the top spine). Should make for some nice swinging.
I'd say this would make a good defense type of knife... perhaps more so at 15" overall as opposed to 18". The size just makes it hard to really swing and control in flight. Doesn't seem like something I'd want to or could, suddenly change my direction with. Then again, that just might be my weak forearms.
It's a very nice knife that has been added to a growing collection. It's definitely a great first start for a Khukuri and I'm glad I picked it up. Thanks HI!
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I didn't expect it to do that... but then I didn't take into account the water softening the wood.