Ultimate blade for Amazonian/ Borneo/ Papua New Guinea/Siberian jungles

JayGoliath

JayGoliath

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Dear all,

I would like to compile a list of Want's and Don't Wants in a design that you will like to have if you are to be thrown into any of the thick jungles with vicious beings waiting (like the Predator Berserker), a bad-ass blade that will help you get through the hell to the 1st daylight (and perhaps more).

Please also list your build as height and weight and the background of your favourite HI blades in length, weight, construction (chiruwa and etc) and why is it your favourite?

Again, i might be missing out many essential points to be taken more seriously but all these are towards a Gurkha Elite team knife.
This thread is by no means general and hopefully fruitful as it's intend to survey the preferences of both trained and untrained human into the wild.
I respect your opinions and criticisms with opening arms.

Maybe eventually the Berserker will want a piece as well.

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Drop your 2 cents here, si vous plait.

Jay
 
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Super CAK, what I consider to be the ultimate khukri :cool:

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It's a little over 20" long and weighs a mere 34.45 oz.

Light, fast, and agile, full chiruwa tang and delightfully balanced. I think it was a broadsword in a previous life. It's my favorite because I love the combination of brute force cleaving power with speed and agility.

I'm 6'5" and currently about 230 lbs.
 
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I am about 143 lbs, 5'10" and have a lean athletic build. For me, a chitlangi, sirupati, ASTK, kobra, or M43 would be best. The blade needs to be strong and quick. I need to be able to carry it all day, clear paths if need be, and fight with it. I don't plan to chop down enormous trees for making a house, so a lighter kukri that can fulfill all survival and fighting needs would be good.

For me I am not sure if a greater curve or a straight kukri is better. Straight is easier to re-align on target after 1st stroke, but heavily curved optimizes the cutting...
 
I only have an M43, but the design of the Tamang really looks right to me.
a little thinner, less pronounced curve, full tang, and no points on the pommel to bite into my hand.
 
Ereshkigala
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Can hack the biggest limb, or slice the lightest grass. Stabs well, and the sharp shoulder makes deflecting incoming blades easier.

ETA: 5' 10", 245 pounds, your basic tank with legs.
 
Tamang at probably 18 inches or a 15 inch CAK or a 16 inch Super CAK.

5 foot 6 inches and 100 kilos in weight. There I said it, I iz a barrel!
 
A replica of the issued version of the MKII / M43. 18 inches overall, 13" blade that is evenly tapered to the point, 5" wood handle, tapered full tang and a weight of 650-750 grams. I am 5'6" and weigh about 170-175lbs.

Because the blade is masterfully tapered from bolster to tip and from the spine to the edge, it can thinly slice a tomato, cut down a big tree, hack hanging vines with the best of them and is light, nimble and long enough to take on an enemy. It is light enough to carry all day but also big enough to take care of virtually any business you have.

(I have yet to hear a story on any forum of someone being out for a days work and their MKII/M43 wasn't enough kukri for the job. Yet you hear that a lot about other models. You also never hear; its too heavy, or, its too light to get the job done. Lastly, you rarely, if ever, hear about a varient of this model. Reason; not necessary! And to this day, no one has come up with a better all around kukri that can be carried all day, do real bush/jungle work and fight!)

I guess thats why it was issued in two world wars and is what people carried when they really lived in the bush and their lives depended on it!!! It is also (in my mind) the most attractive kukri ever built.

Bill
Virginia
 
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JayGoliath said:
Dear all,

I would like to compile a list of Want's and Don't Wants in a design that you will like to have if you are to be thrown into any of the thick jungles with vicious beings waiting (like the Predator Berserker), a bad-ass blade that will help you get through the hell to the 1st daylight (and perhaps more).

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Jay
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If I know the above is near me in any jungle...:eek:
I'd say a large shovel to quickly hole yourself up...:o
also useful for disguising other smelly matters...one may leave along the trail:D
 
If our "old" commie friend Danny Glover can take one of those Predators with that circular boomerang then you can certainly take one with an M43!

Bill
Virginia
 
I'd think that if Warty's feelings about his Bahadur is correct (i.e. a heavier-duty Tamang), it could work extremely well in jungle conditions, where machetes normally reign supreme.
 
M-43 is the best combination of utility, weight and chopping power in the line-up. Tremendously lively blades as well.
 
DanSmithy said:
If I know the above is near me in any jungle...:eek:
I'd say a large shovel to quickly hole yourself up...:o
also useful for disguising other smelly matters...one may leave along the trail:D
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the new predators have no honor. shooting from cloak, and attacking unarmed civilians ;)

they're not even good sports if you beat them in an unfair fight ;)


Bladite
 
Wolf_1989 said:
Super CAK, what I consider to be the ultimate khukri :cool:

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It's a little over 20" long and weighs a mere 34.45 oz.

Light, fast, and agile, full chiruwa tang and delightfully balanced. I think it was a broadsword in a previous life. It's my favorite because I love the combination of brute force cleaving power with speed and agility.

I'm 6'5" and currently about 230 lbs.
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a shame there's only one :)

but it's good it's getting used :>


Bladite
 
Bladite said:
the new predators have no honor. shooting from cloak, and attacking unarmed civilians ;)
they're not even good sports if you beat them in an unfair fight ;)
Bladite
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It would seem the M43 got the most votes so far...keep it coming.:thumbup:
 
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Lots of sleepers in the HI lineup. I'd look for versatile blades which can hack, slash or poke.

I'm 5'11", 220 lbs.

Andy
 
I will also say that this Bonecutter I got recently is very quickly proving itself to be a very nice all around kukri. Good chopper, good weight and a good feel.

16.25 inches overall
11.25 inch blade
5 inch wood handle (full tang)
694 grams
Bevel is 1/3 of the blade that many prefer

The handle is very nicely sized and feels comfortable in the hand. The only thing I think could be done to this design is to follow the lead of other blades with a curved spine and weight forward design; slightly curve the handle to match the curve of the blade and your palm. I have found that the heavy choppers with more weight in the belly greatly benefit from a slightly curved handle.

As a test, hold one of your heavy choppers straight out in front of you. After you hold it there for a few seconds you will feel your wrist want to tilt down slightly. You will also feel the top of the butt plate lean against the back side of your palm (near the wrist). Now, if you have one, pick up an old MKII or M43 that has a curved handle. When you hold that out in front of you, you feel your hand work "with" the curve of the handle, which compensates for the forward weight and you don't get the uneven feel in your wrist or the pressure on the backside of your palm. It produces less hand fatigue and you don't get that sore on your hand. Using one of today's biggest buzzwords in advertising, its an "ergonomic" shape. Its that modern thinking; that was already thought of over a hundred years ago!

Bill
Virginia
 
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I'm going to add more weight to the M43 argument pending, HIKV, I mean more research:p
I've been beating the snot out of mine(formerly killa_concepts) since Saturday and I have a hard time putting it down.
 
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