Very interesting khukuri-like-object

[ferguson]

20" L6 steel. Should be an extremely tough knife.
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Steve

 

[Josh Feltman]

Nice! All it needs is a cho .
--Josh

 

[Daniel Koster]

wow...that lil' lady's got some hips!

 

[Thomas Linton]

Looks like a long version of the Thai Special Forces Kukri.

 

[raghorn]

Very cool, Steve!

 

[Rusty]

Looks like the top has been swedged to either lighten weight or to sharpen - can't tell from pic.

PS: I'm not so sure of micarta or the straightness of the handle's top strap. I think a badly struck blow might be very educational.

 

[Spectre]

Micarta's damn tough. If you smash a thin enough piece of it with wood, though, it will break. Doh!

 

[DannyinJapan]

i really like their heavy tanto, that thing is nice...

 

[Drdan]

Go here, http://www.smithandboltonknives.com/ and hit the customs button for a better picture of the blade. It's probably close to indestructable, being made of L6...

Dan

 

[ferguson]

Go here, http://www.smithandboltonknives.com/ and hit the customs button for a better picture of the blade. It's probably close to indestructable, being made of L6...

Dan

Oh man, why would they use a milling machine to put that ugly H-shaped fuller in an otherwise nicely made blade! :barf:

Steve

 

[Drdan]

Oh man, why would they use a milling machine to put that ugly H-shaped fuller in an otherwise nicely made blade! :barf: Steve

You're right on that, Steve; it's downright UGLY... Maybe he'd be willing to do a custom piece getting some ideas from the beautiful Sword of Shiva.

Dan

 

[hollowdweller]

Doesn't give the weight or thickness. I'd be really interested if the OAL was like 16" and the thickness was like 5/16".

 

[Spectre]

Yeah, ugly fuller. Aside from the handle angle and that, it looks pretty good, though.

 

[Daniel Koster]

remember that to most people, it's still a blood groove in their eyes. Takes some explaining (even to other knifemakers) that a khukuri has fullers, not blood grooves.