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Who designed the M43 !!
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I thought it was from an old WWII khuk that Terry Sisco had.
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That's right. It's a replica of an old design.
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Waiting in anticipation !! I love the look of this knife and am expecting one from Uncle soon, made by Kumar. Wonder how this will compare to my others. It's in the post with my Bura Chiruwa which is going to replace my Kumar villager - that is a knife. My mother-in-law took it back to south africa for her hubby as she said he would love it and bought me the chiruwa. Im going to be bankrupt but seriolsy prepared for blade combat soon !! hehehehe
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M43 would, I suspect, stand for Model of 1943.
However, I have little doubt that during WWII there were other more elbowed designs issued to troops that look much closer to the present HI WWII than to the M43 which itself looks to me more like the WWI and pre WWII khuks.
Since getting my M43 I've done my best to alter the handle to the continuous curve of a hanshee and have pretty well succeeded.
Now watch John Powell pop up and tell us that my by guess and by golly reasoning is so well put together that it's a shame it's a bunch of hot air.
However, I have little doubt that during WWII there were other more elbowed designs issued to troops that look much closer to the present HI WWII than to the M43 which itself looks to me more like the WWI and pre WWII khuks.
Since getting my M43 I've done my best to alter the handle to the continuous curve of a hanshee and have pretty well succeeded.
Now watch John Powell pop up and tell us that my by guess and by golly reasoning is so well put together that it's a shame it's a bunch of hot air.
I just used my Kesar-made M-43 to take out a cedar at my new place. This version is more curved than the M-43 that the kamis seem to be making now.
It's a thin blade with a fairly thin edge, Brendan. But, the design is all "sweet spot". It definitely had the cedar chips flying. Still, I don't think that I'd use it on hard, dead wood.
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It's a thin blade with a fairly thin edge, Brendan. But, the design is all "sweet spot". It definitely had the cedar chips flying. Still, I don't think that I'd use it on hard, dead wood.
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The M43 has a full ( sandwich of steel between slab handles ) tang. I filed the tang's top a bit to make it conform to the curve following back from the blade. Then I turned it over and filed a curve on the lower tang to match. After that, I blended the slabs to match mostly by sanding, but needed the file to smooth down the two steel pins holding the slabs on. Not perfect, but close enough for me.
The thing is that if I pick it up and hold it between thumb and forefinger it nestles into the rest of my palm and other fingers like a SAA ( Single Action Army aka Cowboy gun used in all the old John Wayne western movies ) does. Just feels so right. Another thing is it automatically lines up the blade edge straight down. Kind of like a balance khuk - only not the same thing. I've small hands though, so you might wish to leave the slabs a bit thicker to fit your preferences.
Don't have a digital camera or scanner so can't provide photos. Sorry.
The thing is that if I pick it up and hold it between thumb and forefinger it nestles into the rest of my palm and other fingers like a SAA ( Single Action Army aka Cowboy gun used in all the old John Wayne western movies ) does. Just feels so right. Another thing is it automatically lines up the blade edge straight down. Kind of like a balance khuk - only not the same thing. I've small hands though, so you might wish to leave the slabs a bit thicker to fit your preferences.
Don't have a digital camera or scanner so can't provide photos. Sorry.