Which model do you recommend?

The General

The General

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Well I am looking at some point to use a khukri to replace a Gerber Sport axe and 7" D2 Ka Bar. Which model is best able to do this. Oh and I am told that Himalayan Imports make the BEST Khukris. Is this true? What about the *cough* other company? *cough*

Don't you DARE call me a Troll for asking this...
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W.A.

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Hello General, welcome. Your very best recourse is to read as many postings as you can stand, look at the HI site and choose something that sounds suitable. I cannot see how you will be disappointed unless you select a very light knife for very heavy chopping, or some other clearly inappropriate combo. I bought a simple 15" villager, similar to the BAS model (go find it, it'll be part of the selection process) and so far have yet to find a need it doesn't fulfill. Pruning, chopping, cutting, camping and all, it works fine. Other models, heavier or lighter, tend to excell in chopping, speed or what have you. You are the buyer, there is a great variety, you choose.

And by the way, *what* other company?

Hwyl!

Stephen

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Well the primary need is for it to be able to replace the axe. At the same time it needs the ability to replace a Ka Bar. Thus it needs to be a heavy chopper first but retain some ability to do cutting and slicing. However I do not want to get lumbered with some giant monster that is to heavy to carry. I am also worried that the horn handles could come loose. I see a number of decrative models. I will have another look.

As to the 'other' company, they are the one next to H I on the Makers/Mffgrs page...Does that help? I don't want to go droping names as that is Trolls work.

W.A.

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Hi General, welcome to the H.I.Forum.
Most of us, if not all of us here feel that the H.I.Khukuri's are the best or we would all be over playing on the *other forum*, make sense?
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We really try not to discuss the
*other forum* nor it's kukri's here.
They are 2 different companies doing 2 different things and whereas the other dealer buys his kukri's from the Khukuri House the H.I.Khukuri's come directly from their own manufacturing facility in Nepal. I know which ones I had rather have.

As to finding a khukuri that will fill the requirements you have I don't know if you're gonna be able to do that with a
khukuri.

The YCS 1st comes to mind because of the 2 small karda's she has. They would come more near replacing the Kabar and the khukuri would come more near replacing the axe. And if the axe you're gonna replace is a full sized axe then it won't work, if it's a smaller axe then you should be alright.
The info on the YCS and her tool's is somewhere here if you do a search. I'm too lazy to go get it out of the bedroom and measure mine again.
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A plus with the YCS is that you get a punch that will punch holes in different materials that won't tear out like something cut with a knife will.

Another way out would be to get 3 different ones. The Kumar Karda, the JKM-1 and a Baby GRS, but that's probably not what you had in mind.
The Baby GRS would definitely replace your axe IMO, but even the sizes of the other knives I mentioned would fall short of really replacing the 7" blade of the Kabar.
Either way is a compromise one way or the other IMO.

The other guys here will no doubt offer their opinions which will differ from mine and that's alright, that's one of the things that makes the H.I.Cantina interesting.
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General, I think that two good choices for you might be the 18" WWII and the 19" Gelbu Special. They both are good overall khuks. Another consideration might be the Yvsa Cherokee Special (YCS). Its about 17" or 18" OAL. Its pretty light for its size (about 1.5 lbs or slightly less) due to the fullering on the blade, yet it chops like a much larger khuk due to its wide "belly".

Bob

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Let's not foget the UBE (Uncle Bill Especiale)--I don't have one yet but from what I hear it may be the knife you are looking for.
 
Hello, General. Welcome to the HI Cantina and Stage Stop. Pull up a chair next to the cracker barrel and set a spell.

We call it the Cantina 'cause of the scene in the first "Star Wars" where Obi-wan Kenobe takes Luke Skywalker into the bar. Don't worry, most all of us ( I wuz gonna say all, but then I remembers
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the ghost, but then he's really not here anyway ) are pretty easygoin'. Just think of us as your gentlemanly and properly courteous great white shark in a dinner jacket. That is, til Uncle Bill puts up an UBDOTD ( Uncle Bill's Deal Of The Day ) and causes a feeding frenzy.

As to which khuk you should get, it most likely won't matter. There's this thing called Himalayan Imports Khukuri Virus (HIKV). If you fondle your khuk long enough, you'll start talking to it. Then it'll start agreeing with you, and then it'll start talking to you... And then it'll start whispering in your ear how cute and sexy that Sirupati looks and before you know it the two a'them are breeding. Yeah, I know, I said that to meself two dozen khuks back.

Pardon me while I go take my medication.

 
Welcome General I have enjoyed you posts elsewhere in the forums and it is good to see you here. We don't get too many trolls in here for whatever reason and everyone is very helpful and respectful. For your requirement I would suggest to start with a 15" Ang Khola. If you are like the rest of us then it will only be your first. Let me warn you about HIKV or Himalayan Imports Khukuri Virus. It is an affliction that is incurable, characterized by the relentless purchasing of HI khuks in search of "THE ONE". I have found it most enjoyable. Good luck, you are about to pass the point of no return...
 
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With all due respect, no single khukuri from any source is going to replace all the features of these two knives. The Gerber Sport axe has a LOA of 13.875", a 1.75" blade, and weighs 24oz. A 15" AK comes closest in dimensions, should chop at least as well, but doesn't feature an "unbreakable fibreglas handle". The KaBar D2 Extreme has a clip point and 2" of serrations on its epoxy powder-coated blade. If any of those features are important to you, keep the KaBar, 'cause they won't be found coming out of Nepal, any more than Kraton handles. If you are interested in learning more about khukuris, read all you can wherever you can, and get your hands on one that appeals to YOU, based on the features you find most important for your needs.
 
That's easy. It will be even easier when they get around to making a plain version.

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PS - That's a YCS by the way.
 
That is a good choice.
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I haven't gotten a chance to take it out for a spin yet, but I think that it will perform quite well. Just my initial reactions say that it will outperform a sport axe, two or three times over. The kardas (both of them) are also quite big. Overall I would have to say that you really get quite a bang for your buck here.
 
As regards HI vs. the Other Outfit -

The khuks sold by the Other Outfit are high quality blades and good value for money.

The khuks sold by HI are exceptionally high quality blades and outstanding value for money.

I'd suggest an 18" BAS as a good first khuk; be aware, however, that buying just one khuk is like having just one drink...

Fortunately, too many khuks don't spoil the broth. Quite the opposite.

 
Wow! Those blades are STUNNING!
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My carry at the moment when camping is as follows.

D2 Ka Bar
Gerber Sport Axe (the Med sized model)
M2 Nimravious
Leatherman Super Tool
SAK Adventura
Leatherman Micra
and one good folder, I rotate this as the mood takes me. Recently it has been a M2 AFCK, Gerber Gator ATS-34,Gerber EZ-OUT ATS-34,Browning 708 and a Spyderco Military. I am hoping to use my MOD CQD soon.

Well I think I needed to be a bit clearer with my carry. Sorry about that.

BTW, you guys ROCK! You are very very nice Formites! Makes a change to visit a place and not get hammered for not starting a question with "please sir". I know some of my posts have been a little... poorly worded in the past, but I hope I have turned that corner now. Thanks again for the very warm welcome. I like the Star Wars reference BTW! I love Star Wars (almost as much as B5!). Anyway thank you, it means a lot to me. It will be a few months before I can invest some cash to such a blade, but I now know I can do a little more research and not get a thick ear. As to the collecting Virus, that would be an offshoot of the Benchmade,Sebenza and Spyderco Virus?
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Have a great day!

W.A. (stunned and learning something new every day)

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General, yes it's about the same virus but the HIKV seems a little more "mystic" or have a sort of religous calling.

Your camping list is about like mine so it looks like you don't mind a little extra weight as long as you have lots of knives!

I don't think you can replace all of the features of the KA-BAR D2 with a khukuri. You will miss the serrations and D2 steel (I have one too)but you can mate it with the AK 15" (Ang Khola) for the chopping and it will also do some good BIG slicing jobs.

If you think you can ween yourself off of the KA-BAR then I think you might want to look closer at the UBE. It has a lot of slicing area with its upswept blade and will prove to be a "GIGRUNTUS CHOPPER" too. Its a little heavy but would replace 2 items.
With all of the other knives you carry I think you will have something for everything.

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Good luck on your search.

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Ron,
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General, et al:
Here's the link for the description and dimensions of the very 1st.YCS and "her" tool's.
The things I had a few misgivings about on the 1st one has been corrected in the subsequent YCS's that were made.(The very thin edge and the hardness.)
The last one I got is 1 Lb.10 ounces. Four ounces heavier.
And the kamis or Sanu made the 2 kardas heavier as well. And that's what Uncle Bill means when he says we need to get things standardized first. The 2 kardas were alright as they were, but the kamis like to make everything extra heavy anyway.
They're alright (kardas) as they are now and to save confusion it might be best to leave well enough alone.

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Welcome!!!
My 1st khuk was a British army service. Uncle Bill recomends the 15 inch Ang Khola For 1st time buyers. I would go With the A.K. it's a very good knife, I own 4! You just can't hurt that knife! Do your homework You'll love whatever you get!! Good luck

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Chris B.
 
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