The yes and no of unsheathing a khukuri! Cont.

Bill Martino

Bill Martino

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This is a new thread on the same subject -- safety! The old thread was too long.

In case anybody is wondering the khukuri is a 20 inch Ang Khola.

Uncle Bill

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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
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Braar Ayrey Bill,
I was just thinking that you should add these pictures to your main site also, it might get more people to see them.

(oh, and Braar Ayrey is the more traditional way to say uncle Uncle in Gaelige. Before the english word was adopted, Uncle was Mother's Brother (Braar Mayrey), or Father's Brother (Braar Ayrey)
 
Bill, thanks for posting the pic.
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Incidentally, I was taught this technique this year when I almost severed my fingers trying to pull out a Moro Barong. This technique also applies to wood sheaths too, as some are two pieces connected by twine.

 
Last time I went up I took a village chainpuri with a wood sheath that had shrunk and left a big gap down the edge.

I figured Bill could take a picture so you guys could *SEE* why Bill makes such a big deal of it.

Then Pala saw it, took it, and told me to come back in the morning. End of safety lesson, but boy is that scabbard epoxied together!

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