Tinker made a KLO

Steely_Gunz

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meh. I think he did a nice job on it, but it still has too much of that "Sinbad of the 7 Seas" look to me.

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Thomas Linton

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The FAQ at HI (now gone) used to show a khukuri much like this one, even to the slightly rising point. "A compete mystery with regard to the unit/trooops they were made for . . . can be used in a stabbing mode . . . ."
 
Daniel Koster

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guess I'll be the bad guy.....


I don't like the handle - looks very uncomfortable.



It does have a recurve, and a significant bend angle, but that doesn't necessarily make it a khukuri.

Looks more like an Aranyik/Aranyig knife....do a search on this forum - you'll see what I mean. Like this one, the blade is mostly flat on the face, and the tip is very pointy.



Aside from that - it does look like a fun knife to play around with. Kevin Cashen made something similar out of damascus for the 2003 ABS World cutting competition. Nice piece.

Thanks for posting the link.
 
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Josh Feltman said:
I like it. Wouldn't necessarily call it a khukuri though...
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Yvsa said:
Sorta reminds me of an UBE.;)
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Josh Feltman said:
Yup, I was thinking that as well.
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Methinks the UBE can't rightfully be called a khukuri either no matter whether it has a cho or not.:rolleyes:
The AK Bowie and one of Bura's models falls into the same category too methinks, was it the "Movie Model" or is that the one that turned into the BDC?:confused:
Methinks a cho a khukuri does not make although to be a khukuri a cho it must have, generally. :grumpy: :confused:
John Powell has some khukuris that do not have a cho so that mostly proves to me that nothing is set in stone.

How about y'all?

What makes a khukuri a khukuri to you?

ALthough I do recognize that the angled blade weight forward is a true khukuri to me a *Real* Khukuri is the old fully curved khukuris like the Bhojpure and the Long Leaf like those that AC is selling, and they indeed must have a cho.
Although I do also recognize the non-cho khukuris that John Powell has are also true khukuris.
The generally recognized shape of the khukuri is what seperates the KLO from a *Real* khukuri too me.
In other words the KLO that Bill Marsh bought off of eBay the other day is a KLO and Not a khukuri.
Capiche?;)
Dayum I hope so as it's kinda hard to explain.:eek: :D ;)
 
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DannyinJapan said:
she is a wicked little beehotch though, isnt she?
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Yes, she is! She could sleep in my safe anytime she wanted to. The handle looks to be much more usable than the greatly oversized one on a UBE.:D :cool: :D
 
Daniel Koster

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I know it's not the right answer, but fuller make the khukuri for me.
 
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If it's got a curve, more or less, and your average Nepali would use it for daily work/wood chopping/home defense, then in my book it's a khuk. Derivitives also qualify - therefore a kothimoda would qualify, though it would not likely be pressed into daily service. Likewise, a kami who hammers out daily-use khuks probably wouldn't come up with a UBE or Movie Model. In my book, the clip point/tip geometry disqualifies it. Is the Cold Steel stuff a khuk? Probably by the above definition. I'm sure that they would be pressed into service in Nepal, were they cheaper than a kami-hammered product. However, given the heritage and soul of a khukuri, they are substandard examples.
 
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