Well Here it goes...

[knife_nut73]

After not getting any knives for a couple of years and the suddenly getting 4 khukris, getting exactly what I wanted and now I can't seem to get enough. Its nice getting a knife that does exactly what you want, solid, simple and pretty. Now I've been thinking how I need the 16inch WWII model...for..stuff..

Already read a few reviews and now it seems another must have. Come on tax rebate!

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Habit forming, ain't they?

I think you'll really like the 16.5" WWII. I have an 18" model that has been a pretty constant camping companion for over 5 years. I have handled a 16.5" villager, and I really liked it Rusty, our late moderator and all around fantastic human being, used to go on and on about how the 16.5" WWII was just magic. Oh, the 18" version was a very good khuk, but the smaller version was just the be-all-end-all of what a WWII variation could aspire to be

I'm still keeping my eyes peeled for a 16.5" WWII villager to come down the pipes

 

[TomFetter]

Of the various HI products knocking around our house, the one getting the most use has always been my first khuk - a 16 1/2" WWII. Light enough ... yet heavy enough. Long enough ... yet short enough.

I find it doesn't excel at any one specific task, but overcompensates by being bloody good at most of them. So while it doesn't simply destroy a branch like my larger AK, being lighter and faster (while still hitting respectably hard) means I can use it much longer without tiring.

That snub nose makes it less pretty than its cousins, nor would it be as good as a thrusting weapon. But dumping that higher proportion of weight forward means that as an all-round tool, it's magic.