Village models

foxjaw

foxjaw

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Just wondering if I could get some input on the Village Khukris. From the pictures on the HI site they look pretty good. Some have nice thick decorated butt caps (which I like) and look fairly finished. I read something about the handles sometimes getting a little loose. Is this a problem to fix ? If they are what they appear to be they must be a fantastic deal. Please fill me in I'm still a newbie :D
 
They are tough khukuris and will stand up to a lot of abuse. However, they do not have a very good finish usually. Handle failure is about one in 100 -- best guess since I don't keep any records on this. HI handle failure is probably about 1 in 1,000-- again best guess.

Villagers are a good buy and I should have a few this week.
 
Surely, Ya'll have more to say on the Village made Khukris besides Uncle Bill
 
A lot has been said about them, mostly good. you might try a search on village and see what you turn up.
 
Originally posted by foxjaw
Surely, Ya'll have more to say on the Village made Khukris besides Uncle Bill
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Well those of us that have been around a awhile don't like to say too much about the village models.;)
Just wait until they come on sale!!!! I remember the 1st sale of villagers.
I was pretty new here myself then and wanted to be nice and polite so as to be accepted as a newbie in this forum.
Sheeesh!!!! Sheeesh!!!! Those village khuks went like they were made of 24 karat GOLD!!!!
I never saw such backstabbing and whinining and wheedling!!!! It was shameful I tell you!!!! Absolutely Shameful!!!!
Sheeesh!!! The old timers at the time acted as if they had never heard of one another let alone became buds online here. You know what I mean?!?!?!?
Just when you think you can trust someone and they throw up an entirely new and much different character as to what they normally portrayed!!!!!:D :D

All kidding aside............;)
They're the absolute best bang for the buck that H.I. has IMO.
No, they aren't finished too well, but they do represent what you would get if you went to a kami in Nepal and asked him to make you a khukuri. And since you commisioned it you would probably have the right to ask for a full tang instead of a partial, specially if you brought your own spring.:)
There's nothing wrong with the partial tangs that a few minutes with a drill to fit your pin size and a brass or other soft metal pin a couple of inches long. Drill a hole through the handle and tang crosswise, insert pin, cut to length and then peen it over and file the rough edges off. The handle should last as long as the khukuri now.

I have 3 villagers at present I think. A chiruwa AK is in the trunk of the car, the village BAS is setting by the front door and my favorite 17" steel mounted villager is setting, actually standing up beside me along with my 21"+ Chitlangi, my YCS, my Malla, my BGRS and a Royal Dhankuta.
And you take your chances with a village khuk. They're usually very well made and most are full tang.
Sometimes a village model isn't quite up there in hardness, but what it lacks in edge holding it makes up for in pure toughness.
My 17" Steel mounted Villager has earned a place among my fancy favorites. I can chop seasoned Blackjack Oak with it and the edge doesn't roll, something that can't always be said of knives costing a whole lot more!!!!
I also like the village models because they usually come in a bit thinner than the standard H.I.Model's.
They truly do represent what the average village person gets when they visit their local kami's shop in Nepal.
They're rough, tough and will work like hell for many, many years. Nothing more can be asked for IMO.:D
 
Hey Thanks for the rundown on the villagers ! Cant wait to get some. Guess I'll have to fight hard for em. ;) Perhaps ya'll can tell me the best way to get one before they are gone !
 
If you can catch one...take it! Do not hesitate and ask questions, it might be too late then. All questions will be answered when the kuk arrives. Also, be careful...Villigers tend to speak in wierd yet beautiful ways.

Also, you will soon learn that to survive in this forum you have to be a courtious, kind, cold hearted back stabbing gentleman.:D
 
Guys,
Did you all "see" THAT NDN, trying to run one on us!! NICE &"POLITE"!HEE ,lol,lmaorotf!:D Not likely!! You all, can bet "HE"(not the way "I" do things,I'm more refined),was right in the front,bet he scored on the first of the Vill.! When it comes to getting K's he has no SHAME or MORALS!It's kinda sad ,watching him carrying on hoarding K's & he is NEVER satisfied!:p :p Unknown to you all, I've tried to help him,oh the calls I've made, the private mail I've sent ,all to ne avail!:( ! I have tried to get him to join the fellowship,so "I" can guide him(hee),for some reason he keeps saying, maybe later! So there is HOPE! Can you imagine what I can do to.., I mean for him!:D
Of course first,I would have to ck. his K's;) ,THEN....!bWAA!
jim
 
Villagers got here yesterday PM. Some pretty well done for villagers, others a little ugly.

I'll try to post a couple of pix later.
 
Lying quietly in his bed in the mental health unit, the young Fish and Game officer tells his nurse...
"I used to know a retired city officer in West Virginia...he had a beautiful village khukuri that he purchased from The Sarki Shop. The quality was excellent, he was very pleased with it. That was before I got the call that day...the one that took us to The Cave...where HE was doing "research"...ON THE BATS!...HE WAS WEARING A CAPE!...chanting Durba Durba Durba!"

The nurse, quite used to these PTSD episodes, reaches for the meds...
 
TS,(there are other meanings for this than Town Sarg!!) Vill."YES"!:D UH OH,HE DID SAY UGLY,thats all he sends me is the Ugliest! I ain't gonna bid! :barf: Any Durba's OR Keslers???:D
jim
 
TS,
To save all you guys from being disappointed if you don't get a Vill. I just mailed Unc with a lump some for "ALL" of them! hee!:p
Just think I will have them all for research!bwaaa! You all can "hope" there is another shipment!hee,hee! MINE, all mine!:D
Even THAT NDN & JP(WITH ALL HIS $$$)won't be able to get one!hee! bwaaaa!What no Rymes JP!
jim :cool:
 
Originally posted by jim_l_clifton
TS,
To save all you guys from being disappointed if you don't get a Vill. I just mailed Unc with a lump some for "ALL" of them!
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So Jim, does that mean we will be getting them for free?:D:D:D


Heber Ellsworth
 
What Tsimi sent to Uncle turned out to be more "lump" than it was "some". :eek: There will still be a feeding frenzy - SHARPEN YOUR TEETH and oil up your mouses...er...mices...er meese :confused:
 
If the cave man latches on to all the villagers I might have to pick up the ndn and go to Florida with a cohorn mortar and flamethrower to flush him out of that hole :eek: and try to cut a deal for a couple.;) :) :)
 
Villagers are getting pecked off, one by one, before I have a chance to take pix. I'll try to get some pix up while I've still got a few.
 
Originally posted by Bill Martino
Villagers are getting pecked off, one by one, before I have a chance to take pix. I'll try to get some pix up while I've still got a few.
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Dang, dang, dang, if it wasn't for a hot date coming up one of those would be mine.

Hey, anybody want to donate one to me? Call it a worthy cause? :D:D:D


Heber
 
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